IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1142., and 1143., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the disposition of county-owned firearms, and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4946, December 5, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 1142. and 1143., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 1142. and 1143., to read as follows:
1142. Disposition of Firearms.
The Purchasing Director is authorized to dispose of surplus, excess, and/or obsolete county-owned service pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns, utilizing any and/or all of the procedures available in this chapter for the disposition of other county-owned property, provided that any such disposal or transfer must be conducted in strict accordance with state and federal law. [The listed firearms may be transferred to a federally-licensed firearms dealer as a component of a trade-in program offered by a distributor of products and services to public safety and law enforcement personnel, provided that distribution does not offer its products to civilians or the private sector].
1143. Acquisition of Service [Pistol] Weapon by Retiring Deputy Sheriff or Park Ranger.
Upon [his or her] retirement [or other departure] from full-time County employment [after twenty years of service], the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any park ranger may purchase from the County [his or her] the employee’s assigned service [pistol] weapon at a “trade-in cost” established by the Director of Finance and Purchasing. This trade-in cost shall be that amount which the director is satisfied the County would receive from an authorized vendor if the County traded-in the [pistol] weapon on the purchase of a new weapon. The retiring County employee/officer shall be responsible for any federal or state permitting costs associated with the transfer of the weapon.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4946 introduced on December 5, 2016 was duly passed on December 16, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 4946.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive