Audit: Jackson County assessment increase 70% higher than all Missouri counties
Audit: JaxCo assessment increase 70% higher than MO counties
Posted at 4:40 PM, Jan 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 00:01:40-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Jackson County residents saw
assessment increases more than 70% higher than any other Missouri county in 2019 and failed to renew contracts in a timely manner, according to a state audit.
Thousands of Jackson County residents
Jess Buck and his next door neighbor Kenneth Herron both appealed their reassessments, which tripled for both men. It s something I want to forget, Herron said. The way they did it was just ridiculous. It was just a jump all of the sudden.
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Missouri’s state auditor says Jackson County has in recent years not done a good job of tracking spending and that several department heads have compensation above their defined pay ranges when car allowances are counted.
County officials pinned some of those practices on the previous county executive – Mike Sanders, who left office nearly five years ago – and say some of the issues in State Auditor Nicole Galloway latest audit have been addressed.
Galloway has released a series of audits of the county in recent months, after county officials requested an audit nearly three years ago. The latest audit, taking a look at payroll and personnel issues, was issued last week.
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