Jackson County Legislature
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The Jackson County Legislature is the elected governing body responsible for creating laws, setting policy, and overseeing county operations in Jackson County, Missouri.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jackson County Legislative Branch | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county legislature
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ local government body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jackson County Legislature
ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson County Legislative Branch
Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson County Legislature of Missouri
|
| composition | elected members ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | residents of Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governmentType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| governs | Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ |
| hasMeetingType | public meetings ⓘ |
| hasPower |
budgetary authority over Jackson County government
ⓘ
legislative authority over Jackson County government ⓘ oversight authority over Jackson County executive agencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | county ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri)
Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
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| role |
adopts county budget
ⓘ
approves county contracts ⓘ confirms certain county appointments ⓘ creates county laws ⓘ enacts county ordinances ⓘ levies county taxes ⓘ oversees county operations ⓘ passes resolutions ⓘ provides legislative oversight of county departments ⓘ sets county policy ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Jackson County government ⓘ |
| website | https://www.jacksongov.org ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Jackson County Legislative Branch