IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION approving an addendum to the 2020-2021 Jackson County Assessment and Equalization Maintenance Plan.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20591, December 14, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 137.115 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri requires the County Assessor, or the equivalent officer in Jackson County, the Director of Assessment, to submit a two-year assessment and equalization maintenance plan to the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, section 137.115 further requires review and approval of that plan by the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Assessment has submitted a two-year plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, in accordance with the requirements of section 137.115, and monies required for said plan for 2020 have been appropriated by the Legislature for deposit in the Assessment Fund, with funds for 2021 subject to appropriation in the 2021 annual budget; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20449, dated June 29, 2020, the Legislature did approve the 2020-2021 Assessment and Equalization Maintenance Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri State Tax Commission (STC) has requested that the County submit an addendum to the plan to address issues relating to the County’s contracts with Tyler Technologies, the hiring of additional assessment staff and a discussion of trending analysis; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Assessment recommends the approval of the addendum to the 2020-2021 Jackson County Assessment and Equalization Maintenance Plan, attached as Exhibit A, which addresses the issues requested by the STC; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the attached addendum to the 2020-2021 Jackson County Assessment and Equalization Maintenance Plan, submitted by the Director of Assessment, be and hereby is approved as submitted.
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. 20591 of December 14, 2020, was duly passed on December 21, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature