Overview
- More than 88% voted to shift the assessor to an elected office, but the change still requires a Missouri constitutional amendment on next year's ballot.
- If the statewide measure passes, Jackson County could hold its first assessor election in November 2028.
- Interim Executive Phil LeVota said the county will comply with the State Tax Commission order to roll back 2023 values to no more than 15% over 2022.
- LeVota proposed capping assessment increases at 15% for commercial properties under $5 million and pledged to correct prior increases above that threshold without applications.
- LeVota gave Assessor Gail McCann Beatty 24 hours to resign or be removed, pointing to public distrust following the 2019 and 2023 assessment cycles and the recall of Frank White Jr.