IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION requiring the Jackson County property cards provided by the Assessment Department to include photographs of the property inspection and related property comparable sales that were used to determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) and property classification.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21843, January 27, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Sean Smith, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, currently Jackson County taxpayers must submit a Sunshine Request to
receive information related to their property's tax assessment; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County property cards do not contain all the information the County has on file that is used to determine a property's tax assessment; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Assessment Department has that information in an easily accessible database; and,
WHEREAS, the County Legislature asserts that taxpayers have the right to timely access information related to their property assessments, regardless of the County's legal obligations under the Sunshine Act, and that this information shall be made fully available, without any restrictions or limitations; and,
WHEREAS, additional information taxpayers provide during the process of appealing a property's tax assessment shall not be used by any entity other than the Jackson County
Assessment Department and the Jackson County Board of Equalization; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Jackson County Assessor shall amend property cards to include the following: photographic evidence of inspection of the property, related property comparable sales used to determine Fair Market Value, and the property classification; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that information collected by the Assessor to determine property values must not be supplemented after the assessment is complete; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any information obtained and used by the Assessment Department must be fully documented and completed before the property card is...
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