Jackson County Legislature meeting recap: DaRon McGee elected chairman

     In its first meeting of 2023, the Jackson County Legislature elected DaRon McGee as Chairman and Megan Marshall as Vice-Chair. 
     County Executive Frank White, Jr. introduced The Honorable Jalilah Otto, who will serve as the presiding judge for the next two years. 
     The 2023 budget and proposed tax levy continued with their third perfection. Based on the estimates and appropriations in the 2023 recommended budget, the following amounts on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation represent the tentative tax levy for the fiscal year 2023 on real and personal property within Jackson County, Missouri:

General $0.2485
Health $0.1701
Park $0.1153
Special Road and Bridge $0.0771
TOTAL $0.6110

     The Legislature sent a proposed ordinance to the budget committee to consider adding a question on the April 2023 ballot authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax of three percent on all tangible personal property retail sales of adult use, non-medicinal marijuana.
     The next meeting of the Legislature will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:00am, at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.

 In its first meeting of 2023, the Jackson County Legislature elected DaRon McGee as Chairman and Megan Marshall as Vice-Chair. Photo credit: Jackson County Government