IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE deferring until October 1, 2020, all County fees for license and permit renewals due under chapter 40, Food Safety and Environmental Health, chapter 41, Alcoholic Beverages, and chapter 42, Amusements, Jackson County Code, 1984, to enable businesses to better cope with the financial issues relating to the closure order relating to COVID-19.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5325, April 6, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White Jr. have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, the County Executive issued an order closing all non-essential businesses in Jackson County, outside the City of Kansas City, until at least April 24, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the closing of businesses required under the order may render it a hardship for business owners to pay certain fees for licenses and permits due under the Jackson Code; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that fees for license and permit renewals due under chapter 40, Food Safety and Environmental Health, chapter 41, Alcoholic Beverages, and chapter 42, Amusements, Jackson County Code, 1984, be and hereby are deferred until October 1, 2020, to enable businesses to better cope with the financial issues relating to the closure order relating to COVID-19.
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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. 5325 introduced on April 6, 2020, was duly passed on April 6, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ____1________
The 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. 5325.
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Date Frank White Jr., County Executive