IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION supporting a review and other actions to remedy issues related to the 2019 Jackson County reassessment.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20195, July 15, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, Dan Tarwater III, Jalen Anderson, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley and Charlie Franklin, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, section 137.115, RSMo, states that before a county assessor may increase the assessed valuation of any parcel of subclass (1) real property by more than fifteen percent since the last assessment, excluding increases due to new construction or improvements, the assessor shall conduct a physical inspection of such property; and,
WHEREAS, over 22,000 taxpayers of Jackson County have requested informal reviews protesting their assessed values; and,
WHEREAS, an untold number of appeals to the Jackson County Board of Equalization continue to be filed daily; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, has expressed concern that Missouri law has not been followed by conducting a physical inspection of certain properties, resulting in increases in assessed valuations upward to 400 percent; and,
WHEREAS, section 138.410, RSMo, empowers the State Tax Commission to exercise general supervision over all the assessing officers of this state, over county boards of equalization, and appeals in the performance of their duties; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri General Assembly has near plenary jurisdiction to enact legislation that could remedy many of the inequities suggested in this Resolution; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby requests that the Missouri State Tax Commission exercise its statutory authority and take all action needed to remedy issues related to the 2019 Jackson County reassessment; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature also requests the Missouri General Assembly review these matters and enact appropriate remedial legislation; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature hereby supports any and all equitable measures to correct issues with the County’s reassessment to provide assistance to Jackson County citizens unfairly impacted by the 2019 reassessment.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20195 of July 15, 2019, was duly passed on July 22, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature