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A letter from Daron McGee, Jackson County Legislature's Chairman of the 4th District, to Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.
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DaRon McGee
CuarrMAn JACKSON County LEGISLATURE
4vu District
‘August 22, 2023
Scott Fitzpatrick
Missouri State Auditor
Truman State Office Building
301 West High Street, Room 880
P.O. Box 869
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Honorable Auditor Fitzpatrick:
(On behalf of the Jackson County Legislature, enclosed please find Resolution #21380 adopted on August
21, 2023, requesting the Missouri State Auditor to conduct a full comprehensive audit to examine and
evaluate the management of Jackson County's fiscal, budgetary, and procurement policies and
procedures related to the 2023 property assessment process. More details regarding the request are
provided within the resolution.
‘The County Legislature is hopeful that an independent audit by the Missouri State Auditor will provide
assurance to all County elected officials and citizens of Jackson County that the 2023 property
assessment process was performed in accordance with all applicable state and county statutes and
regulations governing the assessment process.
If there is additional information your office needs, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
LAT
Daron McGee, Chairman
Jackson County Legislature ~ 4" District
816-881-3362
dmegee@jacksongovorg,
81-3340 EMAIL: dmegee@jacksongov-org
JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
A RESOLUTION inviting the Missouri State Auditor to conduct a full comprehensive audit
to examine and evaluate the management of Jackson County's fiscal, budgetary, and
procurement policies and procedures related to the 2023 property assessment process
RESOLUTION NO. 21380, August 21, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Sean E. Smith, Manuel Abarca IV, and Venessa Huskey, County
Legislators
WHEREAS, the 2023 Reassessment has resulted in over 54,000 appeals by taxpayers;
and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature passed on August 3, 2023, Resolution 21358 requesting
payments to Tyler Technology be withheld by the County Executive until such time as the
Legislature is satisfied that Tyler has met their performance obligations; and,
WHEREAS, thousands of taxpayers have reported difficulty with the appeal process
including phone outages, excessive hold times, website errors and undue complexity;
and,
WHEREAS, public confidence in the fairness, accuracy, and accessibility of the appeal
process and is vital to good governance; and
WHEREAS, on dozens of occasions the Legislature has requested data regarding the
assessment and appeal process that the administration has been unable to provide on a
timely basis; and WHEREAS, the Legislature recommends the scope of a selective audit related to the
2023 Reassessment:
and;
Review of the contracting process associated with vendors and
suppliers who provided assistance with the 2023 assessment.
Analysis of output of the initial 2023 assessment process conducted
through a Computerized Assisted Mass Assessment.
Audit of the project management, testing and associated impact of the
2023 assessment.
Review, report and recommend improvements in the assessment and
appeal processes undertaken by Jackson County in the 2023
assessment.
Recommendations for improvements in organizations structure,
systems and controls for future assessment and appeal needs.
WHEREAS, the Legislature desires the Missouri State Auditor to conduct the audit in as
expeditious a manner as possible and to prepare a written report noting findings,
recommendations, and conclusions; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the
Legislature hereby requests that the Missouri State Auditor conduct a review and audit of
the County's property tax assessment process in accordance with this Resolution Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a
majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Dagon I
County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21380 of August 21,
2023, was duly passed on Yt 2023 by the Jackson County
Legislature. The votes thereon were a¥follows:
Yess © Nays__/
Abstaining Absent.
§ 21-2023
Date Mary Jo Spino, Cl
