Section 16 Involuntary Annexation in Jackson County

• Library: Urban Development Subdivisions, and Annexations (2011 Ed.)

Involuntary annexation in Jackson County is subject to the procedures in §§ 71.870–71.920, RSMo 2000. This process requires a municipality to certify notice of the proposed annexation to the election authority and the governing body of the county, including a metes and bounds description of the annexation area along with a map large enough to be displayed at each polling place and a copy of the ordinance ordering the submission of the question to the voters. Section 71.880, RSMo 2000. The annexation area...