IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature that Jackson County reverse all prior voluntary reductions of property tax rates.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20821, November 22, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 137.073.5(3), RSMo, the County has previously levied tax rates lower than applicable tax rate ceilings, an action sometimes referred to as a voluntary reduction of property tax rates; and,
WHEREAS, in a non-reassessment year such as 2022, pursuant to section 137.073.5(3), RSMo, the County may increase such reduced rates to levels not exceeding the applicable tax rate ceilings, an action sometimes referred to as a reversal of the voluntary reduction of property tax rates; and,
WHEREAS, there is a projected need for substantial additional revenue for funding of many essential County functions in 2022 and in the future; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that it is the intent of the Legislature, that in 2022, the County reverse all prior voluntary reductions of property tax rates for the General Fund, Park Fund, Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and Community Mental Health Fund Board of Trustees, as provided under and in accordance with section 137.073.5(3), RSMo, and, by separate ordinance, set its 2022 property tax rates consistent with that reversal, all for the purpose of providing additional revenue for the funding of many essential County functions; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Legislature be and hereby is directed to promptly deliver a copy of this Resolution, as adopted and executed, to the Missouri State Auditor’s office, prior to adoption of the separate ordinance setting the County’s 2022 property tax rates, as contemplated in section 137.073.5(4), RSMo.
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. 20821 of November 22, 2021, was duly passed on December 13, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______5__________ Nays ______4________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature