City of Lee’s Summit Places Use Tax on June 2 Ballot Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | Views: 2378 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases On June 2, Lee’s Summit voters will have an opportunity to consider a local use tax, which would increase funding for essential City services such as street maintenance, public safety, code enforcement and parks maintenance. A use tax would be placed on goods purchased from out-of-state vendors who are currently not paying local sales tax. The use tax would be applied at the same rate as the City’s sales tax, which is 2.25 percent. The City is...
Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Thursday, April 16, 2020 | Views: 6972 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird has issued a proclamation extending the City’s state of emergency through May 15 in response to COVID-19. The initial 30-day state of emergency declaration was set to expire April 16. The declaration allows the City to expedite emergency response efforts, quickly procure needed resources and alter policies and processes in order to protect public health and safety. “I’m so proud of the way our City has come...
Jackson County Issues Stay-At-Home Order Effective March 24 Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Views: 5456 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases, Fire Department Press Releases Based on the urgency of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Jackson County has issued a stay-at-home order effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, March 24. The order is necessary to slow the rapid progression of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. It will stay in effect through April 24 and may be extended based on recommendations from public health officials. All individuals currently living within Jackson County are ordered to stay at home at their place of...
Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird Declares State of Emergency Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Views: 4784 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Mayor Bill Baird has issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in Lee’s Summit in response to COVID-19. This 30-day declaration will help expedite emergency response efforts, allow the City to quickly procure needed resources and alter policies and processes in order to protect public health and safety. “The declaration helps the City obtain the tools necessary to respond quickly and effectively to this unprecedented public health...
The City of Lee’s Summit Follows Jackson County Directives Concerning COVID-19 Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Views: 4303 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases The City of Lee’s Summit will abide by the directives issued by Jackson County during this public health emergency. The Jackson County Health Department is the authority having jurisdiction with regard to public health, including the City of Lee’s Summit. Jackson County further amended its executive order March 16 with the following requirements: Prohibit large public gatherings of more than 10 people effective immediately. Exceptions include...