Jackson County Missouri - File #: 4852

• File #: 4852
• Version: 0
• Name: Jackson County Code relating to Board of Equalization
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/2/2016
• In control: Finance and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 6/6/2016
• Final action: 6/20/2016
• Title: AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 9105., 9125., 9126., and 9127., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization.
• Sponsors: Garry J. Baker
• Indexes: BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/20/2016	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
6/20/2016	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
6/20/2016	0	Finance and Audit Committee	recommend for perfection	Pass
6/20/2016	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
6/20/2016	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
6/20/2016	0	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
6/14/2016	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Perfection	Pass
6/13/2016	0	Finance and Audit Committee	hold	Pass
6/7/2016	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
6/6/2016	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 9105., 9125., 9126., and 9127., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization.


Title
ORDINANCE NO. 4852, June 6, 2016

INTRODUCED BY Garry Baker, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County that the Legislature establish more formal procedures for the Board of Equalization to follow in receiving its determinations on citizens property valuation appeals; and,

WHEREAS, these procedures, which are consistent with state law, will better ensure fairness, transparency, and reviewability in the Boards proceedings; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 9105., 9125., 9126., and 9127., Jackson County, 1984, are hereby enacted, to read as follows:






9105. Membership Qualifications.
All members of the Board of Equalization, without regard to their method of appointment, shall be residents of Jackson County, and no member may hold any other County office. No member may be delinquent in any taxes due or owing to the County, to include any taxes due to or owed by any corporation, partnership, or other business entity owned or controlled by a member. If any member of the Board of Equalization shall become delinquent in any taxes described in this section, and shall fail to satisfy that delinquency within 30 days after receiving notice of the delinquency from the Director of Collection, that member shall forfeit his or her office. Further, no compensation shall be paid by the County to any member of the Board of Equalization who is or becomes delinquent in any taxes described in this section until the delinquency has been satisfied. A member's participation in the residential property tax installment program authorized by section 2060.-2065. of this Code shall not constitu...