File #: 230446    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/18/2023 In control: Council
On agenda: 8/17/2023 Final action: 8/17/2023
Title: Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Enacting a new Section 68-476, Code of Ordinances; providing for submission to the qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 the question of renewing for 10 years a 3/8 cent sales tax for the purposes of developing, operating, maintaining, equipping, and improving a public bus transit system for Kansas City, pursuant to contract with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; authorizing and directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsors: Quinton Lucas
Attachments: 1. 230446 Docket Memo, 2. compared version 230446 cs, 3. Public Testimony 230446 Anthony Cunningham, 4. Public Testimony 230446-Shawn Tolivar - Shortcut, 5. Authenticated Ordinance 230446 CS
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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 230446

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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas

Enacting a new Section 68-476, Code of Ordinances; providing for submission to the qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 the question of renewing for 10 years a 3/8 cent sales tax for the purposes of developing, operating, maintaining, equipping, and improving a public bus transit system for Kansas City, pursuant to contract with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; authorizing and directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, under the provisions of Sections 94.600 to 94.655, RSMo., the City may impose by ordinance, a sales tax for transportation purposes on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within its limits, if such property and services are subject to taxation under the provisions of Sections 144.010 to 144.525, RSMo; and

WHEREAS, Section 68-474, Code of Ordinances, approved by voters in 2003 imposed a sales tax for transportation purposes through March 31, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Section 68-475, Code of Ordinances, approved by voters in 2009 renewed the sales tax for transportation purposes through March 31, 2024; and

WHEREAS, under the applicable Missouri constitutional requirement no ordinance enacted pursuant to this authority shall be effective until it has been submitted to the qualified voters of the City and approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. Continuation of Tax. That Chapter 68, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Taxation" is amended by enacting a new Section 68-476, to read as follows:

Section 68-476. Continuation of tax.

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