IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION appointing Jon H. Otto to the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax District Board, to fill the unexpired term occasioned by the resignation of Melissa Patterson-Hazley, for a term to expire November 14, 2023.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21369, August 14, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, at the election held April 4, 2017, the voters of Kansas City, Missouri, approved the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax, Question 4, a retail sales tax of one-eighth (1/8) of one cent for the support of development and revitalization along the Prospect Avenue corridor; and,
WHEREAS, approval of the question submitted authorized the creation of the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax District Board and the imposition of the sales tax; and,
WHEREAS, section 67.1305, RSMo., the enabling legislation for the creation of the district, provides that the district be governed by a board whose membership is to include a member selected by a majority vote of the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20288 dated October 14, 2019, the Legislature did reappoint Melissa Patterson-Hazley to this board; and,
WHEREAS, Ms. Patterson-Hazley was recently elected to the City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, and has submitted her resignation of this appointment; and,
WHEREAS, it is now appropriate that the Legislature adopt this Resolution appointing a member to fill the unexpired term of Ms. Patterson-Hazley; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that Jon H. Otto be and hereby is appointed to the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax District Board to fill the unexpired term occasioned by the resignation of Melissa Patterson-Hazley, for a term to expire November 14, 2023, under section 67.1305, 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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21369 of August 14, 2023, was duly passed on, 2023 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