IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION expressing the intent and commitment of the Legislature to review, prior to the adoption of the 2022 County annual budget, the percentages listed in Schedule I to chapter 93, Jackson County Code, 1984, Annual Distribution of Anti-Crime Sales Tax, as proposed in Ordinance 5440.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20585, December 7, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature, in accordance with an engagement letter dated March 6, 2019, did request the Missouri State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of the COMBAT tax pursuant to section 29.200.3, RSMo; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri State Auditor's report on that office's COMBAT findings concluded the percentages of COMBAT estimated revenues allocated to the various county departments and/or outside entities have not been updated since 1995, when Resolution 10950, dated September 5, 1995, was adopted; and,
WHEREAS, the Auditor's report further stated that all funding provided from the Anti-Crime Sales Tax (COMBAT) Fund should be authorized in an updated resolution or ordinance setting out the funding percentages for each department, agency, and/or initiative so that no department, agency, or initiative receives more funding than authorized; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 5440, dated November 2, 2020, currently under consideration by the Anti-Crime Committee of the Legislature, sets out certain requirements related to the annual adoption of the Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, including the requirement that the annual percentage distribution be reviewed no later than December 31, 2024, and no less often than every four years thereafter; and,
WHEREAS, it is the express intent and commitment of the Legislature to review said percentages set forth in Ordinance 5440 prior to the adoption of the County's 2022 annual budget; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the ...
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