Jackson County Missouri - File #: 4551

• File #: 4551
• Version: 1
• Name: Special election sales tax for economic developer
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/12/2013
• In control: Legislature As A Whole
• On agenda: 8/12/2013
• Final action: 8/26/2013
• Title: AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County at a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax at the rate of one-half of one percent for a period of twenty years for the purpose of promoting economic development by establishing a medical research and development institute, in collaboration with Children's Mercy Hospital, Saint Luke's Health System, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute.
• Sponsors: Greg Grounds, Dennis Waits, Theresa Garza Ruiz
• Indexes: CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, SALES TAX, SPECIAL ELECTION
• Related files: 18411

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/26/2013	0	County Legislature	approve as amended	Pass
8/26/2013	1	County Legislature	perfect as amended	Pass
8/26/2013	1	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
8/26/2013	1	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
8/20/2013	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Perfection	Pass
8/16/2013	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
8/12/2013	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

Floor Amendment
August 26, 2013

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County at a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax at the rate of one-half of one percent for a period of twenty years for the purpose of promoting economic development by establishing a medical research and development institute, in collaboration with Children's Mercy Hospital, Saint Luke's Health System, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute.

Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 4551, August 12, 2013

INTRODUCED BY Greg Grounds, Theresa Garza Ruiz, and Dennis Waits, County Legislators


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WHEREAS, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute have identified the area of translational medical research as a key opportunity for the Kansas City/Jackson County region; and,

WHEREAS, translational medical research is the critical phase of the discovery and development of disease cures that occurs between the microscope and the marketplace, or that follows the birth of a basic scientific discovery made in the laboratory but precedes the clinical trial phase of a new therapy; and,

WHEREAS, an investment in translational research and translational medicine can lead to cures for rare and known diseases and result in economic development and job opportunities for citizens of Jackson County and the region; and,

WHEREAS, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, through an extensive community process, identified translational medicine as one of the Big 5 areas that would improve the long-term outlook for the region and its citizens; and,

WHEREAS, the Kansas City/Jackson County region occupies a key national position with world class expertise in basic research, one of the nation's strongest clinical trials sectors, and exi...