Justice and Law Enforcement
Committee Substitute
December 11, 2017
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9305., and 9306. Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the anti-drug sales tax and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5061, December 4, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 9305., and 9306., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 9305., and 9306., to read as follows:
9305. COMBAT Commission.
A COMBAT Commission shall be established and organized as follows:
9305.1 Composition.
The County Executive shall appoint, as members of the commission, nine residents of Jackson County from among those recommended by the County Legislature or from among those citizens known by the County Executive to be interested in serving on the Commission. One member shall be appointed from each of the six legislative districts and three members shall be appointed from the County at large. The at-large members shall represent the professional fields of law, substance abuse, and public health/health care, with one member appointed from each field. Three members shall serve initial terms of two years, three members shall serve initial terms of three years, and three members shall serve initial terms of four years. Members of the initial Drug Commission shall be eligible for reappointment to one four-year term each. Successor members of the Commission shall serve terms of four years, or for the unexpired terms of their predecessors, and are also eligible for reappointment.
9305.2 Ex Officio Members.
The Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and the Chair of the Jackson County Drug Task Force shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission without vote.
9305.3 COMBAT Funding Recipients Not Eligible.
No voting member of the Commission shall concurrently be employed by, a director of, or otherwise similarly associated under any entity or organization which applies for or receives COMBAT funding in any manner.
9305.4 Powers and Duties.
The COMBAT Commission shall establish goals for COMBAT funding and make recommendations on all funding requests for COMBAT initiatives.
9305.5 Compensation.
Each member of the Commission shall receive the sum of $400.00 per meeting personally attended for his or her service. No member of the commission shall receive in excess of $4,800.00 per calendar year for his or her service on the Commission.
9305.6 Meetings.
The Commission shall meet at least quarterly.
9306. COMBAT Administration.
The administration of the COMBAT tax and the COMBAT Commission shall be under the day-to-day supervision of the Prosecuting Attorney. The Prosecuting Attorney is responsible for the selection of COMBAT Director/Administrator. All COMBAT staff shall report to the COMBAT Director/Administrator.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage 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. 5061 introduced on December 4, 2017, was duly passed on December 11, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0______ Absent ______1_____
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. 5061.
December 21, 2017 - Veto message from the County Executive. (See attached)
December 28, 2017 - Veto overridden by the County Legislature. (See journal of 12/28/17)
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive