INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR HIRING HANDICAPPED PERSONS

Kansas City Code ch. 68, art. VIII

in effect

Kansas City Code § 68-511 Definitions.

Sec. 68-511. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Employer means an individual, association, corporation or partnership within the city that employs one or more persons on a salary, wage, commission or other compensation basis, except for governmental agencies, authorities, boards, departments, or any other governmental entity or sheltered workshop. Qualified handicapped person means a person who has been certified by the Federal Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program as administered by the state division of employment security with verification from either the state division of vocational rehabilitation, the bureau for the blind or the Veterans Administration. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 32.200; Ord. No. 58229, 8-29-85)

Kansas City Code § 68-512 Incentive payment authorized; amount; eligibility.

Sec. 68-512. - Incentive payment authorized; amount; eligibility. Any employer shall be eligible upon proper application to receive an incentive payment equal to $500.00 for each qualified handicapped person employed continuously for at least 32 hours weekly for at least 12 consecutive weeks, and hired after October 1, 1985. Only one incentive payment for each qualified handicapped person shall be allowable to one employer. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 32.201; Ord. No. 58229, 8-29-85)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH68TA_ARTVIIIINPAHIHAPEFetched: 10/28/2026