Modifies provisions governing local property tax ballots

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2925
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
5497H.05C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal sections 64.401, 66.265, 67.799, 67.990, 67.1422, 67.1531, 67.1880, 68.235,
68.250, 71.800, 71.802, 80.460, 90.500, 92.010, 92.031, 92.035, 94.060, 94.070,
94.250, 94.260, 94.340, 94.350, 94.400, 95.150, 95.390, 137.037, 137.065, 137.565,
137.570, 137.1040, 137.1050, 162.223, 162.441, 162.840, 164.021, 164.151, 167.231,
178.881, 182.010, 182.020, 182.030, 182.100, 182.140, 182.650, 182.655, 182.715,
182.717, 184.350, 184.351, 184.353, 184.357, 184.359, 184.600, 184.604, 184.614,
190.040, 190.065, 190.074, 190.296, 198.260, 198.263, 198.310, 204.250, 205.563,
205.979, 206.070, 206.120, 210.860, 233.172, 233.200, 233.345, 233.455, 233.460,
233.510, 235.175, 238.232, 247.470, 249.1 10, 249.929, 249.1 106, 249.1 150, 250.060,
256.445, 257.360, 257.370, 262.598, 263.452, 263.472, 278.240, 278.280, 321.225,
321.240, 321.241, 321.243, 321.244, 321.610, 321.620, 650.399, and 650.408, RSMo,
and to enact in lieu thereof ninety-nine new sections relating to local property tax
ballots.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 64.401, 66.265, 67.799, 67.990, 67.1422, 67.1531, 67.1880,
2 68.235, 68.250, 71.800, 71.802, 80.460, 90.500, 92.010, 92.031, 92.035, 94.060, 94.070,
3 94.250, 94.260, 94.340, 94.350, 94.400, 95.150, 95.390, 137.037, 137.065, 137.565, 137.570,
4 137.1040, 137.1050, 162.223, 162.441, 162.840, 164.021, 164.151, 167.231, 178.881,
5 182.010, 182.020, 182.030, 182.100, 182.140, 182.650, 182.655, 182.715, 182.717, 184.350,
6 184.351, 184.353, 184.357, 184.359, 184.600, 184.604, 184.614, 190.040, 190.065, 190.074,
7 190.296, 198.260, 198.263, 198.310, 204.250, 205.563, 205.979, 206.070, 206.120, 210.860,
8 233.172, 233.200, 233.345, 233.455, 233.460, 233.510, 235.175, 238.232, 247.470, 249.1 10,
9 249.929, 249.1 106, 249.1 150, 250.060, 256.445, 257.360, 257.370, 262.598, 263.452,
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
10 263.472, 278.240, 278.280, 321.225, 321.240, 321.241, 321.243, 321.244, 321.610, 321.620,
11 650.399, and 650.408, RSMo, are repealed and ninety-nine new sections enacted in lieu
12 thereof, to be known as sections 64.401, 66.265, 67.799, 67.990, 67.1422, 67.1531, 67.1880,
13 68.235, 68.250, 71.800, 71.802, 80.460, 90.500, 92.010, 92.031, 92.035, 94.060, 94.070,
14 94.250, 94.260, 94.340, 94.350, 94.400, 95.150, 95.390, 1 15.706, 137.037, 137.065, 137.565,
15 137.1040, 137.1050, 162.223, 162.441, 162.840, 164.021, 164.151, 167.231, 178.881,
16 182.010, 182.020, 182.030, 182.100, 182.140, 182.650, 182.655, 182.715, 182.717, 184.350,
17 184.351, 184.353, 184.357, 184.359, 184.600, 184.604, 184.614, 190.040, 190.065, 190.074,
18 190.296, 198.260, 198.263, 198.310, 204.250, 205.563, 205.979, 206.070, 206.120, 210.860,
19 233.172, 233.200, 233.345, 233.455, 233.460, 233.510, 235.175, 238.232, 247.470, 249.1 10,
20 249.929, 249.1 106, 249.1 150, 250.060, 256.445, 257.360, 257.370, 262.598, 263.452,
21 263.472, 278.240, 278.280, 321.225, 321.240, 321.241, 321.243, 321.244, 321.610, 321.620,
22 650.399, and 650.408, to read as follows:
64.401. 1. Persons residing in an area adjacent to and within three miles of a
2 municipality that has formed and established a park system under sections 90.010 to 90.020
3 and 90.500 to 90.570 may petition to become part of the park system in the manner prescribed
4 in this subsection. The petition shall include a description of the territory to be embraced by
5 the park system, the provision for a tax to support the park system at the rate of tax which
6 residents of the municipality are required to pay to support the park system, and the signatures
7 of five percent of the qualified voters within the area outside the municipality as determined
8 by the county clerk on the basis of the number of votes cast in the area for governor in the last
9 election held prior to filing of the petition. The petition shall be filed with the governing body
10 of the municipality and the county clerk. The governing body of the municipality shall within
11 thirty days of receipt of the petition vote to approve or reject the request of the adjacent
12 property owners to become part of the municipal parks system at a regularly scheduled
13 meeting of the governing body of the municipality . The governing body of the municipality
14 shall notify the county clerk of its action. If the governing body of the municipality rejects
15 the request, no further action on the matter shall be taken for a period of one year after the
16 date that the governing body rejects the request. After such period of time, the persons
17 residing in the area may submit a new petition pursuant to this subsection. If the governing
18 body of the municipality approves the request, the county clerk shall proceed as prescribed in
19 subsections 2 and 3 of this section.
20 2. Upon approval of the issue by the governing body of the municipality as prescribed
21 in subsection 1 of this section, the county clerk shall present the petition to the county
22 commission who shall thereupon set the petition for hearing not less than thirty days nor more
23 than forty days after the filing.
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24 3. Notice shall be given by the county commission of the time and place where the
25 hearing will be held, by publication on three separate days in one or more newspapers having
26 a general circulation within the territory proposed to be incorporated as part of the park
27 system, the first of which publications shall be not less that twenty days prior to the date set
28 for the hearing and if there is no such newspaper , then notice shall be posted in ten of the most
29 public places in the territory , not less than twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing.
30 This notice shall include a description of the territory as set out in the petition, the question of
31 incorporation for park system services and the rate of tax which residents within the area
32 outside the municipality would be required to pay to support the park system as set out in the
33 petition.
34 4. If the county commission finds that the petition and notice meet the requirements
35 of subsections 1, 2 and 3 of this section, and that the boundaries as defined are reasonable
36 boundaries for the incorporation of the area into the park system, the county commission shall
37 order the submission of the question.
38 5. The question shall be submitted to the voters within the area outside the
39 municipality [ substantially in the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
40 [ Shall the area be part of the public park system of the ______ (city ,
41 town, village) and shall a ______ cent tax on each one hundred dollars
42 of assessed valuation within the area be levied for public parks? ]
43 [ YES ] [ NO ]
44 6. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters within the area
45 outside the municipality voting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the area shall be part
46 of the municipal park system as of the first day of the year following the year of the election.
47 7. The results of the election shall be certified by the election of ficial of the county
48 not less than thirty days after the election. In the event the proposal fails to receive a majority
49 of the votes within the area outside the municipality in favor of the proposal, then such
50 proposal shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the
51 election the proposal was rejected.
52 8. If the area outside the municipality votes to join the municipal park system, then
53 such an area shall have proportional representation on the park board in accordance with its
54 population to the population of the municipality , except that such area shall be entitled to at
55 least one representative on the park board. The county clerk shall determine the number of
56 additional representatives by dividing the population of the municipality based on the last
57 decennial census by nine to produce the quotient and shall allocate to the area that has voted
58 to join the district one representative per quotient or part thereof which representative or
59 representatives shall be in addition to the nine representatives from the municipality . The
60 county commission shall appoint board members who shall have resided in the area outside
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61 the municipality which is included within the municipal park system for terms of three years.
62 Where the area is in more than one county , the county commissions of each county shall, as
63 nearly as practicable, evenly appoint such members with the county commission of the county
64 having the lar gest area within the system appointing a greater number of board members if the
65 members cannot be appointed evenly . Residents of such area residing outside the municipal
66 boundaries shall have the same right of access to parks and park facilities in the municipal
67 park system as residents of the municipality .
68 9. The provisions of sections 90.010 to 90.020 and 90.500 and 90.570 shall apply to
69 all areas outside the municipality that are included in the municipal park system under the
70 provisions of this section.
66.265. 1. Any county of the first classification having a charter form of government
2 and containing part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more inhabitants
3 may , after voter approval pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, levy an annual tax for the
4 purpose of providing law enforcement services within such county in an amount not to exceed
5 fourteen cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
6 2. The ballot of submission shall be [ substantially in the following form: ] submitted
7 as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
8 [ Shall ______ County impose a property tax upon all real and tangible
9 personal property within the county at a rate of ______ (insert the
10 amount) cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation for the
11 purpose of providing revenue for law enforcement within the county? ]
12 [ YES ] [ NO ]
13
14 If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question within the county vote in favor of
15 the tax, such tax shall be levied and collected pursuant to this section. If a majority of the
16 voters voting on the question within the county vote against the tax, no such tax shall be
17 levied and collected pursuant to this section.
18 3. The county collector of each county in which the authority is located shall collect
19 the property taxes upon all real property and tangible personal property within that county in
20 the same manner as any other property taxes are collected. The governing body of the county
21 shall use the proceeds of the tax prescribed in this section solely for providing law
22 enforcement services in the county .
67.799. 1. A regional recreational district may , by a majority vote of its board of
2 directors, impose an annual property tax for the establishment and maintenance of public
3 parks and recreational facilities and grounds within the boundaries of the regional recreational
4 district not to exceed sixty cents per year on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation
5 on all property within the district, except that no such tax shall become ef fective unless the
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6 board of directors of the district submits to the voters of the district, at a county or state
7 general, primary or special election, a proposal to authorize the tax.
8 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
9 in section 1 15.706.
10 [ Shall a ______ cent tax per one hundred dollars assessed valuation be
11 levied for public parks and recreational facilities? ]
12 [ YES ] [ NO ]
13
14 If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
15 favor of the proposal, then the tax shall become ef fective. If a majority of the votes cast by
16 the qualified voters voting are opposed to the proposal, then the board of directors shall have
17 no power to impose the tax unless and until the board of directors of the district submits
18 another proposal to authorize the tax and such proposal is approved by a majority of the
19 qualified voters voting thereon.
20 3. The property tax authorized in subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall be levied
21 and collected in the same manner as other ad valorem property taxes are levied and collected.
22 4. (1) A regional recreational district may , by a majority vote of its board of directors,
23 impose a tax not to exceed one-half of one cent on all retail sales subject to taxation pursuant
24 to sections 144.010 to 144.525 for the purpose of funding the creation, operation and
25 maintenance of public parks, recreational facilities and grounds within the boundaries of a
26 regional recreational district. The tax authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to all
27 other sales taxes allowed by law . No tax pursuant to this subsection shall become ef fective
28 unless the board of directors submits to the voters of the district, at a county or state general,
29 primary or special election, a proposal to authorize the tax, and such tax shall become
30 ef fective only after the majority of the voters voting on such tax approve such tax.
31 (2) In the event the district seeks to impose a sales tax pursuant to this subsection, the
32 question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
33 Shall a ______ cent sales tax be levied on all retail sales within the
34 district for public parks and recreational facilities?
35 YES NO
36
37 If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
38 favor of the proposal, then the tax shall become ef fective. If a majority of the votes cast by
39 the qualified voters voting are opposed to the proposal, then the board of directors shall have
40 no power to impose the tax unless and until another proposal to authorize the tax is submitted
41 to the voters of the district and such proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters
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42 voting thereon. The provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087 shall apply to any tax approved
43 pursuant to this subsection.
44 5. As used in this section, "qualified voters" or "voters" means any individuals
45 residing within the proposed district who are eligible to be registered voters and who have
46 registered to vote under chapter 1 15 or , if no individuals eligible and registered to vote reside
47 within the proposed district, all of the owners of real property located within the proposed
48 district who have unanimously petitioned for or consented to the adoption of an ordinance by
49 the governing body imposing a tax authorized in this section. If the owner of the property
50 within the proposed district is a political subdivision or corporation of the state, the governing
51 body of such political subdivision or corporation shall be considered the owner for purposes
52 of this section.
67.990. 1. The governing body of any county or city not within a county may , upon
2 approval of a majority of the qualified voters of such county or city voting thereon, levy and
3 collect a tax not to exceed five cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation, or in any
4 county of the first classification with more than eighty-five thousand nine hundred but less
5 than eighty-six thousand inhabitants, the governing body may , upon approval of a majority of
6 the qualified voters of the county voting thereon, levy and collect a tax not to exceed ten cents
7 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation upon all taxable property within the county or
8 city or for the purpose of providing services to persons sixty years of age or older . The tax so
9 levied shall be collected along with other county or city taxes, in the manner provided by law .
10 All funds collected for this purpose shall be deposited in a special fund for the provision of
11 services for persons sixty years of age or older , and shall be used for no other purpose except
12 those purposes authorized in sections 67.990 to 67.995. Deposits in the fund shall be
13 expended only upon approval of the board of directors established in section 67.993, if in a
14 county , and only in accordance with the fund budget approved by the county governing body .
15 2. The question of whether the tax authorized by this section shall be imposed shall be
16 submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
17 [ OFFICIAL BALLOT ]
18 [ Shall ______ (name of county/city) levy a tax of ______ cents per
19 each one hundred dollars assessed valuation for the purpose of
20 providing services to persons sixty years of age or older? ]
21 [ YES ] [ NO ]
67.1422. 1. Notwithstanding sections 67.1531, 67.1545, and 67.1551, if the petition
2 was filed pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection 2 of section 67.1421 by a governing body
3 of the city , the governing body may adopt an ordinance approving the petition and submit a
4 ballot to the qualified voters of the district[ ; the question shall be in substantially the
5 following form: ] as pro vided in section 1 15.706.
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6 [ Shall the community improvement district to be known as the "______
7 Community Improvement District" approved by the ______ (insert
8 governing body) be established for the purpose of (here summarize the
9 proposed improvements and services) and be authorized to impose a
10 real property tax upon (all real property) within the district at a rate of
11 not more than ten cents per hundred dollars assessed valuation for a
12 period of ten years from the date on which such tax is first imposed for
13 the purpose of providing revenue for ______ (insert general description
14 of purpose) in the district? ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
17 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
18 opposite "NO". ]
19
20 The governing body of the city shall not submit the question to the qualified voters of the
21 district on more than one occasion.
22 2. A district levying a real property tax pursuant to this section may repeal or amend
23 such real property tax or lower the tax rate of such tax if such repeal, amendment or lower rate
24 will not impair the district's ability to repay any liabilities which it has incurred, money which
25 it has borrowed or obligations that it has issued to finance any improvements or services
26 rendered within the district.
27 3. An election conducted under this section may be conducted in accordance with the
28 provisions of chapter 1 15 or by mail-in ballot.
67.1531. 1. The district may levy by resolution a tax upon real property or on any
2 business located within the boundaries of the district; provided however , no such resolution
3 shall be final nor shall it take ef fect until the qualified voters approve, by mail-in ballot, the
4 tax which the resolution seeks to impose. If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified
5 voters voting on the proposed tax are in favor of the tax, then the resolution and any
6 amendments thereto shall be in ef fect. If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters
7 voting are opposed to the tax, then the resolution seeking to levy the tax shall be deemed to be
8 null and void.
9 2. The district may levy a real property tax rate lower than the tax rate ceiling
10 approved by the qualified voters pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and may increase that
11 lowered tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling without approval of the qualified
12 voters.
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13 3. The ballot shall be [ substantially in the following form: ] submitted as prov ided in
14 section 1 15.706.
15 [ (1) ]
16 [ Shall the ______ (insert name of district) Community
17 Improvement District ("District") impose a real property tax
18 upon (all real property) within the district at a rate of not more
19 than ______ (insert amount) dollars per hundred dollars assessed
20 valuation for a period of ______ (insert number) years from the
21 date on which such tax is first imposed for the purpose of
22 providing revenue for ______ (insert general description of
23 purpose) in the district? ]
24 [ YES ] [ NO ]
25 [; and
26 (2) In the county seat of a county of the first classification without a charter form of
27 government containing a population of at least two hundred thousand:]
28 [ Shall the ______ (insert name of district) Community
29 Improvement District ("District" ) impose a real property tax
30 within the district at a rate of not more than ______ (insert
31 amount) dollars per hundred dollars of assessed valuation and/or
32 a business license tax in an amount not to exceed ______ upon
33 all persons who are engaged in the business of ______ for a
34 period of ______ (insert number) years from the date on which
35 such tax is first imposed for the purpose of providing revenue for
36 ______ (insert general description of purpose) in the district? ]
37 [ YES ] [ NO ]
38 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box
39 opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X"
40 in the box opposite "NO". ]
41 4. No district levying a real property tax or a business license tax pursuant to this
42 section may repeal or amend such real property tax or business license tax or lower the tax
43 rate of such tax if such repeal, amendment or lower rate will impair the district's ability to
44 repay any liabilities which it has incurred, money which it has borrowed or obligations that it
45 has issued to finance any improvements or services rendered within the district.
67.1880. 1. If approved by at least four -sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the
2 question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the
3 annual rate of thirty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation. The district board may
4 levy a property tax rate lower than its approved tax rate ceiling and may increase that lowered
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5 tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling without voter approval. The property tax
6 shall be uniform throughout the district.
7 2. The ballot of submission shall be [ substantially in the following form: ] submitted
8 as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
9 [ Shall the ______ Law Enforcement District impose a property tax
10 upon all real and tangible personal property within the district at a rate
11 of not more than ______ (insert amount) cents per hundred dollars
12 assessed valuation for the purpose of providing revenue for the
13 development of a project (or projects) in the district (insert general
14 description of the project or projects, if necessary)? ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
17 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
18 opposite "NO". ]
19 3. The county collector of each county in which the district is partially or entirely
20 located shall collect the property taxes and special benefit assessments made upon all real
21 property and tangible personal property within that county and the district, in the same
22 manner as other property taxes are collected.
23 4. Every county collector having collected or received district property taxes shall, on
24 or before the fifteenth day of each month and after deducting his or her commissions, remit to
25 the treasurer of that district the amount collected or received by him or her prior to the first
26 day of the month. Upon receipt of such money , the district treasurer shall execute a receipt
27 therefor , which he or she shall forward or deliver to the collector . The district treasurer shall
28 deposit such sums into the district treasury , credited to the appropriate project or purpose.
29 The collector and district treasurer shall make final settlement of the district account and
30 commissions owing, not less than once each year , if necessary .
68.235. 1. For the purposes of providing funds to pay all, or any portion of, the
2 qualified project costs associated with any approved project, subsequent to the establishment
3 of a district pursuant to this act, and subsequent to the circuit court's certification of a question
4 regarding any proposed real property tax needed to fund a project, a port authority may levy
5 by resolution a tax upon real property within the boundaries of the district; provided however ,
6 no such resolution shall be final nor shall it take effect until the qualified voters approve, by
7 mail-in ballot election conducted in accordance with section 68.250, the circuit court's
8 certified question regarding such proposed real property tax, provided that such resolution
9 shall be final and no mail-in ballot election shall be required where the port authority is the
10 owner of all of the real property within the proposed district. If a majority of the votes cast by
11 the qualified voters voting on the proposed real property tax are in favor of the tax, then the
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12 resolution shall become ef fective. If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters voting
13 are opposed to the real property tax, then the resolution seeking to levy the real property tax
14 shall be deemed to be null and void on the date on which the election may no longer be
15 challenged pursuant to section 68.250. The port authority may levy a real property tax rate
16 lower than the tax rate ceiling approved by the qualified voters pursuant to this subsection and
17 may , by resolution, increase that lowered tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling
18 without approval of the qualified voters.
19 2. The ballot shall be [ substantially in the following form: ] submitted as prov ided in
20 section 1 15.706.
21 [ Shall the ______ (insert name of district) impose a real property tax
22 upon (all real property) within the district at a rate of not more than ___
23 ___ (insert amount) dollars per hundred dollars assessed valuation for a
24 period of ______ (insert number) years from the date on which such
25 tax is first imposed for the purpose of providing revenue for ______
26 (insert general description of project or projects) in the district? ]
27 [ YES ] [ NO ]
28 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
29 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
30 opposite "NO". ]
31 3. A port authority may repeal or amend by resolution any real property tax imposed
32 pursuant to this section before the expiration date of such real property tax unless the repeal or
33 amendment of such real property tax will impair the port authority's ability to repay any
34 obligations the port authority has incurred to pay any part of the cost of a port improvement
35 project.
68.250. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 1 15 except the provisions of
2 section 1 15.125 and section 1 15.706 , when applicable, an election for any proposed real
3 property tax or proposed sales and use tax, or both, within a district pursuant to this act shall
4 be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section.
5 2. After the board has passed a resolution approving the levy of a real property tax or
6 a sales and use tax, or both, the board shall provide written notice of such resolution, along
7 with the circuit court's certified question regarding the real property tax or the sales and use
8 tax, or both, as applicable, to the election authority . The board shall be entitled to repeal or
9 amend such resolution provided that written notice of such repeal or amendment is delivered
10 to the election authority prior to the date that the election authority mails the ballots to the
11 qualified voters.
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12 3. Upon receipt of written notice of a port authority's resolution, along with the circuit
13 court's certified question, for the levy of a real property tax or a sales and use tax, or both, the
14 election authority shall:
15 (1) Specify a date upon which the election shall occur , which date shall be a T uesday
16 and shall be, unless otherwise approved by the board and election authority and applicable
17 circuit court pursuant to section 1 15.125, not earlier than the tenth T uesday , and not later than
18 the fifteenth T uesday , after the date the board passes the resolution and shall not be on the
19 same day as an election conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 15;
20 (2) Publish notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation within the
21 municipality two times. The first publication date shall be not more than forty-five, but not
22 less than thirty-five, days prior to the date of the election and the second publication date shall
23 be not more than twenty , and not less than ten, days prior to the date of the election. The
24 published notice shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
25 (a) The name and general boundaries of the district;
26 (b) The type of tax proposed (real property tax or sales and use tax or both), its rate or
27 rates, and its purpose or purposes;
28 (c) The date the ballots for the election shall be mailed to qualified voters;
29 (d) The date of the election;
30 (e) The applicable definition of qualified voters;
31 (f) A statement that persons residing in the district shall register to vote with the
32 election authority on or before the thirtieth day prior to the date of the election in order to be a
33 qualified voter for purposes of the election;
34 (g) A statement that the ballot shall be returned to the election authority's of fice in
35 person, or by depositing the ballot in the United States mail addressed to the election
36 authority's of fice and postmarked not later than the date of the election; and
37 (h) A statement that any qualified voter that did not receive a ballot in the mail or lost
38 the ballot received in the mail may pick up a mail-in ballot at the election authority's of fice,
39 specifying the dates and time such ballot will be available and the location of the election
40 authority's of fice;
41 (3) The election authority shall mail the ballot, a notice containing substantially the
42 same information as the published notice and a return addressed envelope directed to the
43 election authority's of fice with a sworn affidavi t on the reverse side of such envelope for the
44 qualified voter's signature, to each qualified voter not more than fifteen days and not less than
45 ten days prior to the date of the election. For purposes of mailing ballots to real property
46 owners, only one ballot shall be mailed per capita at the address shown on the of ficial, or
47 recorded, real estate records of the county recorder , or the city recorder of deeds if the district
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48 is located in a city not within a county , as of the thirtieth day prior to the date of the election.
49 Such affidavi t shall be in substantially the following form:
50 FOR REGISTERED VOTERS:
51 I hereby declare under penalties of perjury that I reside in the ______
52 Port Improvement District No. ______ (insert name of district) and I
53 am a registered voter and qualified to vote in this election.
54 _______________
55 Qualified V oter's Signature
56 _______________
57 Printed Name of Qualified V oter
58 FOR REAL PROPER TY OWNERS:
59 I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that I am the owner of real
60 property in the ______ Port Improvement District No. ______ (insert
61 name of district) and qualified to vote in this election, or authorized to
62 af fix my signature on behalf of the owner (named below) of real
63 property in the ______ Port Improvement District No. ______ (insert
64 name of district) which is qualified to vote in this election.
65 _______________
66 Signature
67 _______________
68 Print Name of Real Property Owner
69 If Signer is Dif ferent from Owner:
70 Name of Signer: ______
71 State Basis of Legal Authority to Sign: ______
72
73 All persons or entities having a fee ownership in the property shall sign the ballot. Additional
74 signature pages may be af fixed to this ballot to accommodate all required signatures.
75 4. Each qualified voter shall have one vote. Each voted ballot shall be signed with the
76 authorized signature.
77 5. Mail-in ballots shall be returned to the election authority's of fice in person, or by
78 depositing the ballot in the United States mail addressed to the election authority's of fice and
79 postmarked no later than the date of the election. The election authority shall transmit all
80 voted ballots to a team of judges of not less than four . The judges shall be selected by the
81 election authority from lists it has compiled prior to the date by which the mail-in ballots must
82 be returned. Upon receipt of the voted ballots, the judges shall verify the authenticity of the
83 ballots, canvass the votes, and certify the results. Certification by the election judges shall be
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84 final and shall be immediately transmitted to the election authority . Any qualified voter who
85 voted in such election may contest the result in the same manner as provided in chapter 1 15.
86 6. The results of the election shall be entered upon the records of the election
87 authority and two certified copies of the election results shall be filed with the port authority
88 and entered upon the records of the port authority .
89 7. The port authority shall reimburse the election authority for the costs it incurs to
90 conduct an election under this section.
91 8. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary , nothing in this act shall prevent a port
92 authority from proposing both a real property tax levy question and a sales and use tax levy
93 question to the district's qualified voters in the same election.
94 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary , this section shall not apply when the port
95 authority is the owner of all of the real property within the proposed district.
71.800. 1. For the purpose of paying for all costs and expenses incurred in the
2 operation of the district, the provision of services or improvements authorized in section
3 71.796, and incidental to the leasing, construction, acquisition, and maintenance of any
4 improvements provided for under sections 71.790 to 71.808 or for paying principal and
5 interest on notes or bonds authorized for the construction or acquisition of any said
6 improvement, the district may impose a tax upon the owners of real property within the
7 district which shall not exceed eighty-five cents on the one-hundred-dollar assessed valuation.
8 In any city other than a city not within a county , real property subject to partial tax abatement
9 under either the provisions of the urban redevelopment corporations law of Missouri or the
10 provisions of sections 99.700 to 99.710 shall for the purpose of assessment and collection of
11 ad valorem real estate taxes levied under the provisions of this section be assessed and ad
12 valorem real estate taxes shall be collected as if the real estate were not subject to the tax
13 abatement. The collection of delinquent receipts of said tax shall be in the same manner and
14 form as that provided by law for all ad valorem property taxes. T axes levied and collected
15 under sections 71.790 to 71.808 shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the
16 territorial limits of the authority levying the tax.
17 2. For the purpose of paying for all costs and expenses incurred in the operation of the
18 district and the provision of services or improvements authorized in section 71.796, the
19 district may impose additional tax on businesses and individuals doing business within the
20 district. If the governing body imposes any business license taxes, such additional taxes shall
21 not exceed fifty percent of the business license taxes. Whenever a hearing is held herein, the
22 governing body shall hear all protests and receive evidence for or against the proposed action;
23 rule upon all protests which determination shall be final; and may continue the hearing from
24 time to time. Proceedings shall terminate if protest is made by businesses in the proposed
25 area which pay a majority of the additional taxes within the area. For purposes of the
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26 additional tax to be imposed pursuant to this part, the governing body of the city may make a
27 reasonable classification of businesses, giving consideration to various factors.
28 3. In addition to the taxes authorized by subsections 1 and 2 of this section, any
29 district within a city which has a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more and is
30 located within more than one county upon authorization of a majority of the voters voting
31 thereon may impose one or more of the following special assessments on all real property
32 located within the district:
33 (1) Not more than five cents per square foot on each square foot of land;
34 (2) Not more than one-half of a cent per square foot on each square foot of
35 improvements on land; and
36 (3) Not more than twelve dollars per abutting foot of the lots, tracts and parcels of
37 land within the district abutting on public streets, roads and highways.
38 4. For purposes of sections 10(c), 16, and 22 of article X of the Constitution of
39 Missouri, and of section 137.073, the following terms as applied to an election pursuant to
40 this section mean:
41 (1) "Approval of the required majority" or "direct voter approval", a simple majority;
42 (2) "Qualified voters", persons or other entities who have filed an application
43 pursuant to subsection 6 of this section.
44 5. The governing body of any city in which there is a special business district may
45 order an election on the approval of a new tax rate ceiling or assessment limit for any tax
46 imposed pursuant to subsections 1 to 3 of this section. All costs of any such election shall be
47 borne by the district out of its existing levy . The order shall set forth the new tax rate ceiling
48 or assessment limit proposed. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the tax
49 rate ceiling may be increased or decreased, from any rate as revised under the provisions of
50 section 137.073 to any rate not in excess of eighty-five cents on the one-hundred-dollar
51 assessed valuation. Such order shall specify a date on which ballots for the election shall be
52 mailed. Such date shall be a T uesday , and shall be not earlier than the eighth T uesday from
53 the issuance of the order , nor later than August fifteenth of the year the order is issued and
54 shall not be on the same day as an election conducted under the provisions of chapter 1 15.
55 6. Application for a ballot shall be conducted as provided in this subsection:
56 (1) Persons entitled to apply for a ballot in an election to approve a new tax rate
57 ceiling for a tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 of this section shall be:
58 (a) A resident individual of the district; or
59 (b) A person, including an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation,
60 estate, or trust, which owns real property within the special business district;
61 (2) A person entitled to apply for a ballot in an election to approve a new tax rate
62 ceiling for a tax imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of this section shall be a person, including
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63 an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, estate, or trust, which possesses a
64 license to do business in the district;
65 (3) Only persons entitled to apply for a ballot in elections pursuant to this section
66 shall apply . Such persons shall apply with the clerk of the city in which the special business
67 district is or ganized. Each person applying shall provide:
68 (a) Such person's name, address, mailing address, and phone number;
69 (b) An authorized signature; and
70 (c) Evidence that such person is entitled to vote. Such evidence shall be:
71 a. For resident individuals, proof of registration from the election authority;
72 b. For owners of real property , a tax receipt or deed or other document which
73 evidences an equitable ownership, and identifies the real property by location;
74 c. For holders of business licenses, a copy of such business license;
75 (4) No person shall apply later than the fourth T uesday before the date for mailing
76 ballots specified in the governing body's order .
77 7. The clerk shall mail a ballot to each applicant of the district along with a return
78 addressed envelope directed to the city clerk's of fice with a sworn af fidavit on the reverse side
79 of such envelope for the voter's signature. Such af fidavit shall be in the following form:
80 I hereby declare under penalties of perjury that I am qualified to vote,
81 or to af fix my authorized signature in the name of an entity which is
82 entitled to vote, in this election.
83 ________________________
84 Authorized Signature Subscribed and sworn to
85 before me this ______ day
86 of ______, 20______
87 ________________________
88 Printed Name of V oter
89 ________________________ ________________________
90 Address of V oter Signature of notary or other
91 of ficer authorized to administer
92 oaths
93 ________________________
94 Mailing Address of V oter
95 (if dif ferent)
96 8. Except as otherwise prov ided in this subsection, the question shall be submitted
97 [ in substantially the following forms: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
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(1)98 [ Shall the special business district of ______ be authorized to impose a
99 tax on owners of real property in a sum not to exceed ______ cents on
100 the one hundred dollar assessed valuation? ]
101 [ YES ] [ NO ]
102 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
103 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
104 opposite "NO". ]
[ (2) ]105 Shall the special business district of ______ be authorized to impose its
106 business license tax on businesses and individuals doing business
107 within the special business district in an amount not to exceed ______
108 percent of the business license tax imposed by ______?
109 YES NO
110 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
111 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
112 opposite "NO".
[ (3) ] (2)113 Shall the special business district of ______ be authorized to impose a
114 special assessment not to exceed ______ cents per square foot on each
115 square foot of land within the district?
116 YES NO
117 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
118 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
119 opposite "NO".
[ (4) ] (3)120 Shall the special business district of ______ be authorized to impose a
121 special assessment not to exceed ______ cents per square foot on each
122 square foot of improvements on land within the district?
123 YES NO
124 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
125 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
126 opposite "NO".
[ (5) ] (4)127 Shall the special business district of ______ be authorized to impose a
128 special assessment not to exceed ______ dollars per abutting foot of the
129 lots, tracts and parcels of land within the district abutting on public
130 streets, roads and highways?
131 YES NO
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132 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
133 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
134 opposite "NO".
[ (6) ] (5)135 Shall the special business district of ______ change its tax on ______ to
136 ______?
137 YES NO
138 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
139 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
140 opposite "NO".
141
142 Each ballot shall be plain paper , through which printing or writing cannot be read.
143 9. Each qualified voter shall have one vote. Each voter which is not an individual
144 shall determine how to cast its vote as provided for in its articles of incorporation, articles of
145 partnership, bylaws, or other document which sets forth an appropriate mechanism for the
146 determination of the entity's vote. If a voter has no such mechanism, then its vote shall be
147 cast as determined by a majority of the persons who run the day-to-day af fairs of the voter .
148 Each voted ballot shall be signed with the authorized signature.
149 10. V oted ballots shall be returned to the city clerk's of fice by mail or hand delivery
150 no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixth T uesday after the date for mailing the ballots as set forth
151 in the governing body's order . The city clerk shall transmit all voted ballots to a team of
152 judges of not less than four , with an equal number from each of the two major political
153 parties. The judges shall be selected by the city clerk from lists compiled by the election
154 authority . Upon receipt of the voted ballots the judges shall verify the authenticity of the
155 ballots, canvass the votes, and certify the results. Certification by the election judges shall be
156 final and shall be immediately transmitted to the governing body . Any voter who applied for
157 such election may contest the result in the same manner as provided in chapter 1 15.
158 1 1. If approved, the new tax rate ceiling or assessment limit shall be ef fective for the
159 tax year in which the election is held, the provisions of section 67.1 10 to the contrary
160 notwithstanding.
71.802. 1. Any district established under the provisions of sections 71.790 to 71.808
2 may , upon approval of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters of the district
3 voting thereon, incur indebtedness and issue bonds or notes for the payment thereof. Notice
4 of the election, the amount and the purpose of the loan shall be given.
5 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
6 in section 1 15.706.
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7 [Shall the special business district incur indebtedness for the purpose of ______ in the
8 amount of ______ dollars, evidenced by the issuance of bonds or notes and levy a real estate
9 tax to pay therefor?]
10 3. If the constitutionally required percentage of the votes cast are for the
11 indebtedness, the district shall, subject to the restrictions of section 71.796 and section
12 71.800, be vested with the power to incur indebtedness in the name of the district, to the
13 amount and for the purposes specified on the ballot, and issue the bonds of the district for the
14 payment thereof.
15 4. The indebtedness authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period
16 longer than twenty years, and the entire amount of the indebtedness shall at no time exceed,
17 including the existing indebtedness of the district, in the aggregate ten percent of the value of
18 taxable tangible property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and
19 county purposes.
20 5. It shall be the duty of the district to provide for the collection of an annual tax
21 suf ficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking
22 fund for the payment of the principal thereof within the time the principal becomes due.
80.460. 1. The chairman of the board of trustees of all towns and villages in this state
2 shall procure from the clerk of the county commission in which such town is located, and it
3 shall be the duty of said clerk to deliver to the chairman of the board of trustees within twenty
4 days after the date of the final adjournment of the board of equalization a certified abstract
5 from his assessment books, as corrected by the board of equalization, on all property within
6 such town subject to its taxing power and the assessed value thereof as corrected by the board
7 of equalization, which abstract shall be immediately transmitted to the board of trustees, and
8 it shall be the duty of such board of trustees to establish by ordinance the annual rates of tax
9 levy for the year for municipal purposes upon all subjects and objects of taxation within such
10 town, which tax shall not exceed the maximum rate for general municipal purposes of fifty
11 cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation; provided, however , that the rate of
12 taxation for general municipal purposes herein limited may be increased for such purposes for
13 a period not to exceed four years at any one time when such rate and purpose of increase are
14 submitted to a vote of the voters within such towns and two-thirds of the voters voting
15 thereon shall vote therefor , but such increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum rate of
16 taxation not to exceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation. The board
17 of trustees of any such towns may submit a question for increase of levy when in the opinion
18 of such board of trustees the necessity therefor arises, and such question shall be submitted by
19 such board of trustees when petitioned therefor by voters equaling in number five percent or
20 more of the voters of such towns or villages voting for mayor or member of board of trustees
21 at the last election at which a mayor or member of board of trustees was elected.
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22 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
23 in section 1 15.706.
24 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in levy on one hundred dollars assessed
25 valuation for general municipal purposes for ______ years?]
26 3. If such increase in levy shall be voted, then such increased levy shall be ef fective
27 for the number of years designated, and no longer , but such towns through their boards of
28 trustees may submit any such proposal for continuing such increase of levy at any time for
29 like periods not to exceed four years each.
90.500. 1. When one hundred voters of any incorporated city or town having less
2 than thirty thousand inhabitants, or any city of the third class, shall petition the mayor and
3 common council asking that an annual tax be levied for the establishment and maintenance of
4 free public parks in the incorporated city or town, and providing for suitable entertainment
5 therein, and shall specify in their petition a rate of taxation as provided in this section, the
6 mayor and common council shall submit the question to the voters.
7 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
8 in section 1 15.706.
9 [Shall a ______ cent tax per one hundred dollars assessed valuation be levied for
10 public parks?]
11 3. The tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in the same manner as
12 other general taxes of the incorporated city or town and shall be deposited in the park fund.
13 The rate of taxation authorized by this section shall be combined with any rate of tax imposed
14 pursuant to the provisions of section 90.010, and any tax authorized pursuant to the provisions
15 of this section shall cease in case the voters of such incorporated city or town shall so
16 determine, by a majority vote after a petition for the submission is filed in accordance with
17 the provisions of this section.
92.010. 1. Any constitutional charter cities in this state which may now have or
2 hereafter acquire seven hundred thousand or more inhabitants may levy upon all subjects and
3 objects of taxation a rate for general municipal purposes not to exceed the annual rate of one
4 dollar on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation; provided, that the city of St. Louis may
5 levy for county purposes, in addition to the municipal rate of taxation above provided, a rate
6 not exceeding the rate which would be allowed for county purposes if said city of St. Louis
7 were a county; provided, however , that the rate of taxation for general municipal purposes
8 herein limited may be increased for not to exceed four years, when the rate and purpose of the
9 increase are submitted to a vote and two-thirds of the voters voting thereon shall vote therefor ,
10 but such increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum rate of taxation not to exceed thirty
11 cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation. The legislative body of any of said cities
12 may submit the question of an increase of levy when, in the opinion of such legislative body ,
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13 necessity therefor arises, and such question shall be submitted by such legislative body when
14 petitioned therefor by the voters equaling in number one percent or more of the voters of the
15 city voting for mayor at the last city election at which a mayor was elected.
16 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
17 in section 1 15.706.
18 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in tax levy on one hundred dollars valuation for
19 general municipal purposes for ______ years?]
20 3. If such increase in levy shall be voted, then such increased levy shall be ef fective
21 for the number of years designated, and no longer , but said cities, through their legislative
22 bodies, may submit any such proposal for continuing such increase of levy at any time for like
23 periods not to exceed four years each.
92.031. 1. Such cities may , in the alternative to imposing the levies for debt service
2 and for capital improvements and operating expenses for hospital, public health, recreation
3 grounds and museum purposes as provided for in section 92.030, elect by ordinance to levy
4 and impose an annual tax for debt service and an annual tax for capital improvements and
5 operating expenses for hospital, public health, recreation grounds and museum purposes such
6 as are referred to in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection 2 of section 92.030, which tax
7 levies shall be independent of the other tax levies provided for in section 92.030.
8 2. In the event such cities make such election, the limits on individual and total
9 annual tax levy rate referred to in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection 2 of section
10 92.030 for debt service and for capital improvements and operating expenses for hospital,
11 public health, recreation grounds and museum purposes shall not apply . The tax levy rate for
12 capital improvements and operating expenses for hospital, public health, recreation grounds
13 and museum purposes may be increased from its current rate to a rate not to exceed one dollar
14 per hundred dollars assessed valuation by submission to and approval by a vote of the people
15 as prov ided in section 1 15.706 .
92.035. 1. Any city having a charter form of government and a population of at least
2 three hundred thousand, but less than six hundred and fifty thousand and located wholly or
3 partially within a county of the first class having a charter form of government, in addition to
4 the levy and imposition of taxes authorized by section 92.030, may , except as otherwise
5 provided in this section, by ordinance, levy or impose a tax not to exceed the rate of ten cents
6 on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and tangible personal property
7 located within the city . The proceeds of the tax representing a rate of at least three cents on
8 each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation to be used for the operation, improvement or
9 construction expansion of museum facilities in existence on August 13, 1978, and the
10 remaining proceeds of the tax to be used exclusively for the construction, operation,
11 improvement, or expansion of additional facilities for such museum and no other . The word
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12 "museum" as used in this section, shall not be construed to mean or include an art gallery .
13 General admission to the museum's facility in existence prior to August 13, 1978, shall be
14 free and open to the residents of such city . Before the city shall impose any tax under this
15 section at a rate which exceeds two cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation,
16 the governing body of the city shall submit the proposed tax rate increase to the voters of the
17 city for approval or rejection at an election.
18 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
19 in section 1 15.706.
20 [Shall there be an increased tax levy of ______ cents on the hundred dollars assessed
21 valuation for museum purposes?]
22 3. If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposal are in favor of the levy increase,
23 the governing body of the city may , by ordinance, impose the additional tax. If a majority of
24 the votes cast upon the proposal are against the levy increase, the governing body of the city
25 shall not impose the increase. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a rejected proposal from
26 being resubmitted to a vote of the voters.
94.060. 1. All cities of the third class in this state may by ordinance levy and impose
2 annually for municipal purposes upon all subjects and objects of taxation within such cities a
3 tax which shall not exceed the maximum rate of one dollar on the one hundred dollars
4 assessed valuation; provided, however , that the rate of tax levy of one dollar on the one
5 hundred dollars assessed valuation for municipal purposes may be increased for such
6 purposes for a period not to exceed four years at any one time when such rate and purpose of
7 increase are submitted to a vote of the voters within such cities and two-thirds of the voters
8 voting thereon shall vote therefor , but such increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum
9 rate of taxation not to exceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
10 2. The city council may submit the question of increasing the levy when in the
11 opinion of such city council the necessity therefor arises, and the question shall be submitted
12 by such city council when petitioned therefor by voters equaling in number five percent or
13 more of the voters of such cities voting for mayor at the last election at which a mayor was
14 elected.
15 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
16 in section 1 15.706.
17 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in tax levy on one hundred dollars valuation for
18 general municipal purposes for ______ years in the city of ______?]
19 4. If such increase in levy shall be voted, then such increased levy shall be ef fective
20 for the number of years designated, and no longer , but cities through their city councils may
21 submit the question of continuing such increase of levy at any time for like periods not to
22 exceed four years each.
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94.070. 1. In addition to the levy aforesaid for general municipal purposes, all cities
2 of the third class are hereby authorized to levy annually not to exceed the following rates of
3 taxation on all property subject to its taxing power for the following special purposes:
4 (1) For library purposes in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions
5 of sections 182.140 to 182.301;
6 (2) For hospitals, public health, and museum purposes twenty cents on the one
7 hundred dollars assessed valuation; and
8 (3) For recreational grounds in the manner and at the rate authorized under the
9 provisions of sections 90.500 to 90.570.
10 2. In lieu of the twenty cents levied on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for
11 hospitals, public health, and museum purposes in subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this
12 section, any city of the third classification with more than ten thousand eight hundred but less
13 than ten thousand nine hundred inhabitants and located in more than one county may levy a
14 tax at the rate of thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for hospital, public
15 health, and museum purposes.
16 3. A question submitted under this section shall be submitted as pr ovided in
17 section 1 15.706.
94.250. 1. All cities of the fourth class in this state may by city ordinance levy and
2 impose annually for municipal purposes upon all subjects and objects of taxation within such
3 cities a tax which shall not exceed the maximum rate of one dollar on the one hundred dollars
4 assessed valuation.
5 2. The maximum rate of taxation for general municipal purposes may be increased for
6 not to exceed four years at any one time when the rate and purpose of such increase are
7 submitted to a vote and two-thirds of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the increase,
8 but the increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum rate of taxation not to exceed thirty
9 cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation. The board of aldermen of such cities
10 may submit the question, and the question shall be submitted by the board of aldermen when
11 petitioned therefor by voters equaling in number five percent or more of the voters of such
12 cities voting for mayor at the last election at which a mayor was elected.
13 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
14 in section 1 15.706.
15 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in tax levy on one hundred dollars valuation for
16 general municipal purposes for ______ years in the city of ______?]
17 4. If the increase in levy is voted, the increased levy shall be ef fective for the number
18 of years designated, and no longer , but such cities through their boards of aldermen may
19 submit proposals for continuing the increase of levy at any time for like periods not to exceed
20 four years each.
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94.260. 1. In addition to the levy aforesaid for general municipal purposes, all cities
2 of the fourth class are hereby authorized to levy annually not to exceed the following rates of
3 taxation on all property subject to its taxing powers for the following special purposes:
4 (1) For library purposes in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions
5 of sections 182.140 to 182.301;
6 (2) For hospital, public health, and museum purposes, twenty cents on the one
7 hundred dollars assessed valuation; and
8 (3) For recreation grounds in the manner and at the rate authorized under the
9 provisions of sections 90.500 to 90.570.
10 2. A question submitted under this section shall be submitted as pr ovided in
11 section 1 15.706.
94.340. 1. All cities and towns in this state or ganized and operating under special
2 charters granted by the legislature, known as special charter cities and towns, may by
3 ordinance levy and impose annually for municipal purposes upon all subjects and objects of
4 taxation within such cities and towns a tax which shall not exceed the maximum rate of one
5 dollar on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation; provided, however , that the rate of
6 taxation for general municipal purposes herein limited may be increased for not to exceed
7 four years when the rate and purpose of such increase are submitted to a vote of the voters
8 within such cities and towns and two-thirds of the voters voting thereon shall vote therefor ,
9 but such increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum rate of taxation not to exceed thirty
10 cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
11 2. The council of any such cities and towns may submit the question of increasing the
12 levy when in the opinion of such council the necessity therefor arises, and the question shall
13 be submitted by such council when petitioned therefor by voters equaling in number five
14 percent or more of the voters of such cities and towns voting for mayor at the last election at
15 which a mayor was elected.
16 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
17 in section 1 15.706.
18 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in tax levy on one hundred dollars valuation for
19 general municipal purposes for ______ years in the city of ______?]
20 4. If such increase in levy shall be voted, then such increased levy shall be ef fective
21 for the number of years designated, and no longer , but such cities and towns through their
22 councils may submit any such proposal for continuing such increase of levy at any time for
23 like periods not to exceed four years each.
94.350. 1. In addition to the levy aforesaid for general municipal purposes, all cities
2 and towns under special charter are hereby authorized to levy annually not to exceed the
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3 following rates of taxation on all property subject to its taxing powers for the following
4 special purposes:
5 (1) For library purposes in the manner and at the rate authorized under the provisions
6 of sections 182.140 to 182.301;
7 (2) For hospital, public health, and museum purposes, twenty cents on the one
8 hundred dollars assessed valuation; and
9 (3) For recreation grounds in the manner and at the rate authorized under the
10 provisions of sections 90.500 to 90.570.
11 2. A question submitted under this section shall be submitted as pr ovided in
12 section 1 15.706.
94.400. 1. All cities in this state which now have or may hereafter contain a
2 population of not less than ten thousand and less than three hundred thousand inhabitants
3 according to the last preceding federal decennial census, framing and adopting a charter for
4 its own government under the provisions of Section 19, Article VI of the Constitution of this
5 state, known as "constitutional charter cities", may by city ordinance levy and impose
6 annually for municipal purposes upon all subjects and objects of taxation within their
7 corporate limits a tax which shall not exceed the maximum rate of one dollar on the one
8 hundred dollars assessed valuation, and may by city ordinance levy and impose annually an
9 additional tax at a rate in excess of said one dollar on the one hundred dollars assessed
10 valuation, but not to exceed forty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation for any
11 one or more of the following purposes, to wit: Library , hospital, public health, and museum
12 purposes, except that the rate of tax levy of one dollar on the one hundred dollars assessed
13 valuation for general municipal purposes may , in addition to the aforesaid rate and purposes
14 of increase which may be voted by city ordinance, be further increased for general municipal
15 purposes for a period not to exceed four years at any one time when such rate and purpose of
16 increase are submitted to a vote of the voters within such cities and two-thirds of the voters
17 voting thereon shall vote therefor , but such increase so voted shall be limited to a maximum
18 rate of taxation not to exceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation.
19 2. The legislative body of any such cities may submit the question of increasing the
20 levy when in the opinion of such legislative body the necessity therefor arises and the
21 question shall be submitted by such legislative body when petitioned therefor by voters
22 equaling in number five percent of the voters of such cities voting for a mayor at the last
23 election at which a mayor was elected.
24 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
25 in section 1 15.706.
26 [Shall there be a ______ cent increase in tax levy on one hundred dollars valuation for
27 general municipal purposes for ______ years in the city of ______?]
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28 4. If such increase of levy shall be voted, then such increased levy shall be ef fective
29 for the number of years designated, and no longer , but such cities through their legislative
30 bodies may submit any such proposal for continuing such increase of levy at any time for like
31 periods not to exceed four years each.
32 5. Any city that has a levy for recreation grounds in excess of two mills on August 28,
33 1994, may continue the levy at that rate without any further action. Any levy for recreation
34 purposes which is two mills or less on August 28, 1994, shall be for purposes of computing
35 the amount permitted by law considered to be under section 90.010. Any increase in the levy
36 for recreation grounds after August 28, 1994, shall be in accordance with procedures set forth
37 in section 90.010.
95.150. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as
2 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall ______ (name of city , town, or village) issue bonds in the amount of ______
4 dollars for the purpose of ______?]
95.390. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as
2 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall ______ (name of city) issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars to pay
4 judgments and to levy a tax therefor?]
1 15.706. 1. Notwithstanding any other pr ovision of law to the contrary , no ballot
2 measur e prop osing the imposition, incr ease, or extension of an ad valor em pr operty tax
3 by a political subdivision shall be deemed appr oved unless a majority of the votes cast
4 on the question are in favor .
5 2. Notwithstanding any other prov ision of law to the contrary , beginning on
6 January 1, 2027, the ballot language for a question submitted to voters by a political
7 subdivision desiring to levy a r eal pr operty tax or personal pro perty tax shall include at
8 least the following elements, as applicable:
9 (1) The name of the political subdivision imposing the pro perty tax;
10 (2) The real pro perty or personal pro perty on which the pr operty tax will be
11 imposed;
12 (3) The curr ent tax rate ceiling, the prop osed tax rate ceiling, and, if the political
13 subdivision is seeking authorization to incr ease an existing tax, the differ ence between
14 the pr oposed new tax rate ceiling and the curren t tax rate ceiling, express ed in
15 per centage changed and the number of cents per one hundr ed dollars of assessed
16 valuation. The percen tage change shall be calculated by subtracting the curr ent tax rate
17 ceiling fro m the pr oposed tax rate ceiling, dividing the r esult by the curren t tax rate
18 ceiling, and multiplying the quotient by one hundred ;
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19 (4) The length of time for which the tax will be imposed or the expiration date of
20 the tax;
21 (5) The purpose for which the tax will be imposed;
22 (6) A description of additional actions a political subdivision affected by the
23 ballot issue will be requ ired to take;
24 (7) If the political subdivision is seeking authorization to issue bonds, notes, or
25 other obligations:
26 (a) An indication that bonds, notes, or other obligations will be issued if the
27 pr oposal is appr oved;
28 (b) The kind of bonds, notes, or other obligations that will be issued including,
29 but not limited to, general obligation bonds or re venue bonds; and
30 (c) The total amount of such bonds, notes, or other obligations;
31 (8) A disclosure that an incr ease to a tax rate ceiling could res ult in a tax rate
32 incr ease;
33 (9) A statement indicating the real prop erty or personal pr operty that will be
34 affected by such tax or tax rate ceiling incr ease, containing wording substantially
35 similar to the following, as applicable:
36 "If appr oved, this pr oposition could incr ease the
37 pro perty taxes of:
38 A r esidential prop erty ______ (insert levy amount
39 multiplied by 100,000 multiplied by 0.0019) per
40 $100,000 of appraised valuation;
41 A commer cial pr operty ______ (insert levy amount
42 multiplied by 100,000 multiplied by 0.032) per
43 $100,000 of appraised valuation;
44 An agricultural pr operty ______ (insert levy amount
45 multiplied by 100,000 multiplied by 0.0012) per
46 $100,000 of appraised valuation;
47 A motor vehicle ______ (insert levy amount
48 multiplied by 10,000 multiplied by 0.00333) per
49 $10,000 of appraised valuation.".
50 3. Notwithstanding any other pro vision of law to the contrary , no political
51 subdivision or election authority shall advertise or describe any prop osed tax on
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52 pr operty in a political subdivision as not incr easing taxes, or any language to that effect,
53 unless both:
54 (1) Failing to adopt the pro posed measur e would cause an actual incr ease in the
55 tax rate; and
56 (2) Adopting the pr oposed measur e would cause the tax rate to stay the same or
57 decr ease.
58 4. The ballot language statements shall fairly and accurately explain what a vote
59 for and what a vote against the measur e rep res ent. The ballot language shall be true
60 and impartial statements of the effect of a vote for and against the measur e in language
61 neither intentionally argumentative nor likely to creat e pr ejudice for or against the
62 pr oposed measur e.
137.037. 1. The county commission of any county may , at any election, submit to the
2 voters of the county a proposition to authorize a levy not to exceed two mills on the dollar of
3 assessed valuation of all tangible property taxable by the county to pay the cost of contracting
4 with a private person or firm to reevaluate all real property subject to taxation by that county
5 or to provide funding for that portion of all costs of the assessor's of fice which would
6 otherwise be paid from county general revenues.
7 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
8 in section 1 15.706.
9 [Shall the county commission be authorized to levy a tax not to exceed twenty cents
10 on the hundred dollars assessed valuation on all property taxable by the county to provide
11 funds annually to pay the cost of assessing and equalizing real property values subject to
12 taxation by the county?]
13 3. If the question receives a majority of the votes cast thereon, the county commission
14 may impose a levy for that purpose, the proceeds of which shall be placed in the assessment
15 fund.
137.065. 1. For county purposes the annual tax on property , not including taxes for
2 the payment of valid bonded indebtedness or renewal bonds issued in lieu thereof, shall not
3 exceed the rates herein specified: In counties having three hundred million dollars or more
4 assessed valuation and having by operation of law attained the classification of a county of
5 the first class, the rates shall not exceed thirty-five cents on the hundred dollars assessed
6 valuation; and in all other counties, the rate shall not exceed fifty cents, except that in any
7 county the maximum rates of taxation as limited in this section may be increased for not to
8 exceed four years, when the rate and purpose of the increase are submitted to a vote and two-
9 thirds of the voters of the county voting thereon shall vote therefor .
10 2. County commissions are hereby authorized to submit the question of increasing
11 maximum tax rates herein specified, and shall submit the question when petitioned therefor
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12 by not less than ten percent of the voters of the county as determined by the total vote cast for
13 governor in the last preceding general election for governor .
14 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
15 in section 1 15.706.
16 [Shall there be a levy for county purposes of ______ on the hundred dollars assessed
17 valuation?]
18 4. For any county , which by operation of law attains the classification of a county of
19 the first class on or after January 1, 1991, which has a tax rate ceiling at or below thirty-five
20 cents by application of section 137.073 or 137.1 15, whichever is applicable, it shall not be
21 necessary to further reduce such county's tax rate due to the attainment of such first class
22 county status.
137.565. 1. Whenever ten or more voters residing in or owners of land in any general
2 or special road district in any county in this state shall petition the county commission of the
3 county in which such district is located, asking that such commission submit the question in
4 such district for the purpose of voting for or against the levy of the tax provided for in Section
5 12(a) of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri, it shall be the duty of the county
6 commission, upon the filing of such petition, to submit the question. The petition so filed
7 shall set out the duration of the tax to be levied in a period of one, two, three, or four years
8 and the ballot to be used for voting shall specify the number of years duration of the tax levy ,
9 but in no event shall the duration of the tax levy be for a period of more than four years. Such
10 submission shall be made by an order entered of record setting forth the date and the rate of
11 tax the commission will levy , which rate shall not exceed thirty-five cents on the hundred
12 dollars assessed valuation on all taxable real and tangible personal property in the district.
13 2. The question shall be submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
137.1040. 1. In addition to other levies authorized by law , the county commission in
2 counties not adopting an alternative form of government and the proper administrative body
3 in counties adopting an alternative form of government, or the governing body of any city ,
4 town, or village, in their discretion may levy an additional tax, not to exceed one quarter of
5 one cent on each one hundred dollars assessed valuation, on all taxable real property located
6 within such city , town, village, or county , all of such tax to be collected and allocated to the
7 city , town, village, or county treasury , where it shall be known and designated as the
8 "Cemetery Maintenance T rust Fund" to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of cemeteries
9 located within such city , town, village, or county .
10 2. T o the extent necessary to comply with Article X, Section 22(a) of the Missouri
11 Constitution, for any city , town, village, or county with a tax levy at or above the limitations
12 provided under Article X, Section 1 1(b), no ordinance adopted under this section shall
13 become effectiv e unless the county commission or proper administrative body of the county ,
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14 or governing body of the city , town, or village submits to the voters of the city , town, village,
15 or county at a state general, primary , or special election a proposal to authorize the imposition
16 of a tax under this section. The tax authorized under this section shall be levied and collected
17 in the same manner as other real property taxes are levied and collected within the city , town,
18 village, or county . Such tax shall be in addition to all other taxes imposed on real property ,
19 and shall be stated separately from all other char ges and taxes. Such tax shall not become
20 ef fective unless the county commission or proper administrative body of the county or
21 governing body of the city , town, or village, by order or ordinance, submits to the voters of
22 the county a proposal to authorize the city , town, village, or county to impose a tax under this
23 section on any day available for such city , town, village, or county to hold elections or at a
24 special election called for that purpose.
25 3. The ballot of submission for the tax authorized in this section shall be [ in
26 substantially the following form: ] submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
27 [ Shall ______ (insert the name of the city , town, village, or county)
28 impose a tax on all real property situated in ______ (name of the city ,
29 town, village, or county) at a rate of ______ (insert rate not to exceed
30 one quarter of one cent per one hundred dollars assessed valuation) for
31 the sole purpose of providing funds for the maintenance, upkeep, and
32 preservation of city , town, village, or county cemeteries? ]
33 [ YES ] [ NO ]
34
35 If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
36 favor of the question, then the tax shall become ef fective on the first day of the second
37 calendar quarter immediately following notification to the city , town, village, or county
38 collector . If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon
39 are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not become effectiv e unless and until the
40 question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and such question is
41 approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
42 4. The tax imposed under this section shall be known as the "Cemetery Maintenance
43 T ax". Each city , town, village, or county imposing a tax under this section shall establish
44 separate trust funds to be known as the "Cemetery Maintenance T rust Fund". The city , town,
45 village, or county treasurer shall deposit the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this
46 section for cemetery purposes in the city , town, village, or county cemetery maintenance trust
47 fund. The proceeds of such tax shall be appropriated by the county commission or
48 appropriate administrative body , or the governing body of the city , town, or village
49 exclusively for the maintenance, upkeep, and preservation of cemeteries located within the
50 jurisdiction of such commission or body .
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51 5. All applicable provisions in this chapter relating to property tax shall apply to the
52 collection of any tax imposed under this section.
137.1050. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:
2 (1) "Eligible credit amount", the dif ference between an eligible taxpayer's real
3 property tax liability on such taxpayer's homestead for a given tax year , minus the real
4 property tax liability on such homestead in the eligible taxpayer's initial credit year;
5 (2) "Eligible taxpayer", a Missouri resident who:
6 (a) Is sixty-two years of age or older;
7 (b) Is an owner of record of a homestead or has a legal or equitable interest in such
8 property as evidenced by a written instrument; and
9 (c) Is liable for the payment of real property taxes on such homestead;
10 (3) "Homestead", real property actually occupied by an eligible taxpayer as the
11 primary residence. An eligible taxpayer shall not claim more than one primary residence;
12 (4) "Initial credit year":
13 (a) In the case of a taxpayer that meets all requirements of subdivision (2) of this
14 subsection prior to the year in which a credit is authorized pursuant to subsection 2 of this
15 section, the year in which such credit is authorized;
16 (b) For all other taxpayers, the year in which the taxpayer meets all requirements of
17 subdivision (2) of this subsection.
18
19 If in any tax year subsequent to the eligible taxpayer's initial credit year the eligible taxpayer's
20 real property tax liability is lower than such liability in the initial credit year , such tax year
21 shall be considered the eligible taxpayer's initial credit year for all subsequent tax years. This
22 provision shall not apply if an eligible taxpayer's real property tax liability is lower than such
23 liability in the taxpayer's initial credit year solely due to a reduction in a property tax levy
24 made pursuant to section 321.554.
25 2. (1) Any county authorized to impose a property tax may grant a property tax credit
26 to eligible taxpayers residing in such county in an amount equal to the taxpayer's eligible
27 credit amount, provided that:
28 (a) Such county adopts an ordinance authorizing such credit; or
29 (b) a. A petition in support of a referendum on such a credit is signed by at least five
30 percent of the registered voters of such county voting in the last gubernatorial election and the
31 petition is delivered to the governing body of the county , which shall subsequently hold a
32 referendum on such credit.
33 b. The ballot of submission for the question submitted to the voters pursuant to
34 paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall be submitted under the pr ovisions of section 1 15.706
35 and in substantially the following form:
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36 Shall the County of ______ exempt senior citizens aged 62 and
37 older from increases in the property tax liability due on such
38 senior citizens' primary residence?
39 YES NO
40
41 If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
42 favor of the proposal, then the credit shall be in effect.
43 (2) An ordinance adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of this
44 subsection shall not preclude such ordinance from being amended or superseded by a petition
45 subsequently adopted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.
46 3. (1) A county granting credit pursuant to this section shall apply such credit when
47 calculating the eligible taxpayer's property tax liability for the tax year . The amount of the
48 credit shall be noted on the statement of tax due sent to the eligible taxpayer by the county
49 collector . The county governing body may adopt reasonable procedures in order to carry out
50 the purposes and intent of this section, provided that the county shall not adopt any procedure
51 that limits the definition or scope of eligible credit amount or eligible taxpayer as defined in
52 this section.
53 (2) If an eligible taxpayer makes new construction and improvements to such eligible
54 taxpayer's homestead, the real property tax liability for the taxpayer's initial credit year shall
55 be increased to reflect the real property tax liability attributable to such new construction and
56 improvements.
57 (3) If an eligible taxpayer's homestead is annexed into a taxing jurisdiction to which
58 such eligible taxpayer did not owe real property tax in the eligible taxpayer's initial credit
59 year , then the real property tax liability for the taxpayer's initial credit year shall be increased
60 to reflect the real property tax liability owed to the annexing taxing jurisdiction.
61 4. For the purposes of calculating property tax levies pursuant to section 137.073, the
62 total amount of credits authorized by a county pursuant to this section shall be considered tax
63 revenue, as such term is defined in section 137.073, actually received.
64 5. A county granting a tax credit pursuant to this section shall notify each political
65 subdivision within such county of the total credit amount applicable to such political
66 subdivision by no later than November thirtieth of each year .
162.223. 1. When the voters in any two or more adjacent districts without limitation
2 as to size or enrollment desire to consolidate and form a new district, a petition asking for an
3 election upon the question of consolidation shall be filed with the boards of education of the
4 af fected districts; provided, however , that such petition shall be signed by ten percent of those
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5 in each district who voted for school directors at the last election in which such directors were
6 elected, or one hundred voters, whichever is the higher number .
7 2. As an alternative to the procedure in subsection 1 of this section, two or more
8 adjacent districts may , by a majority vote of each board of education, call for an election upon
9 the question of consolidation.
10 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
11 in section 1 15.706.
12 [Shall the ______ school district and the ______ school district (and the ______
13 school district) form a new district with a tax rate ceiling of ______ per one hundred dollars
14 of assessed valuation? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted operating levy of the new
15 school district is estimated to be ______ (amount) per one hundred dollars of assessed
16 valuation.]
17 4. The board of directors of each affected district shall cause the question to be
18 included on the ballot to be submitted to the voters in each such district at the next election
19 day . A plat of the proposed new district shall be published and posted with the notices of
20 election.
21 5. The results of the voting on the proposal in each district af fected shall be certified
22 to the state commissioner of education by the secretary of each board of education of each
23 district or by such other person or body char ged with conducting such elections and, should
24 the majority of the votes cast in each af fected district be in favor of the proposal, the state
25 commissioner shall declare the new district formed as of July first following the submission
26 of the question.
27 6. If the commissioner of education declares, before the closing date for filing for the
28 election of board members on the municipal election date, that the new district is to be formed
29 as of July first, no candidates shall be certified by the districts involved in the consolidation
30 and the board members whose terms would otherwise have expired on that date shall remain
31 as board members until July first. In consolidation cases where there is insuf ficient time from
32 the date the commissioner of education declares that the new district shall be formed as of
33 July first and July first to hold an election of board members, seven board members from the
34 boards of the consolidating districts shall be drawn by lot to serve until the next election at
35 which the new board of education can be elected. The number of board members selected
36 from one district shall not exceed the quotient resulting from seven divided by the number of
37 districts consolidating rounded down to the nearest whole number plus one. The
38 commissioner of education or a designee shall supervise the drawing, by lot, of the board
39 members which shall be approved by the state board of education.
162.441. 1. If any school district desires to be attached to a community college
2 district or ganized under sections 178.770 to 178.890 or to one or more adjacent seven-
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3 director school districts for school purposes, upon the receipt of a petition setting forth such
4 fact, signed either by voters of the district equal in number to ten percent of those voting in
5 the last school election at which school board members were elected or by a majority of the
6 voters of the district, whichever is the lesser , the school board of the district desiring to be so
7 attached shall submit the question to the voters at a November election as prov ided in
8 section 1 15.706 .
9 2. As an alternative to the procedure in subsection 1 of this section, a seven-director
10 district may , by a majority vote of its board of education, propose a plan to the voters of the
11 district at a November election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 to attach the district to one or
12 more adjacent seven-director districts and call an election upon the question of such plan.
13 3. As an alternative to the procedures in subsection 1 or 2 of this section, a
14 community college district or ganized under sections 178.770 to 178.890 may , by a majority
15 vote of its board of trustees, propose a plan to the voters of the school district at a November
16 election as prov ided in section 1 15.706 to attach the school district to the community college
17 district, levy the tax rate applicable to the community college district at the time of the vote of
18 the board of trustees, and call an election upon the question of such plan. The community
19 college proposing the annexation shall appear at a public meeting of the school district to
20 which the annexation is being proposed to present the annexation proposal. The school board
21 shall invite the community college to make this presentation at a regularly scheduled meeting
22 no more than one hundred twenty days prior and no less than thirty days prior to the election
23 to present the annexation proposal. The tax rate applicable to the community college district
24 shall not be levied as to the school district until the proposal by the board of trustees of the
25 community college district has been approved by a majority vote of the voters of the school
26 district at the election called for that purpose. The community college district shall be
27 responsible for the costs associated with the election.
28 4. A plat of the proposed changes to all af fected districts shall be published and
29 posted with the notice of election.
30 5. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
31 in section 1 15.706.
32 [Shall the ______ school district become a part of and be annexed to the ______
33 community college district effecti ve the ______ day of ______, ______? If this proposition is
34 approved, the overall tax levy in the school district will increase by the community college
35 tax levy of $_____ per $100 of assessed valuation and all residents of the school district will
36 be eligible for reduced community college tuition at the in-district rate.]
37 6. If a majority of the votes cast in the district proposing annexation favor annexation,
38 the secretary shall certify the fact, with a copy of the record, to the board of the district and to
39 the boards of the districts to which annexation is proposed; whereupon the boards of the
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40 seven-director districts to which annexation is proposed shall meet to consider the
41 advisability of receiving the district or a portion thereof, and if a majority of all the
42 members of each board favor annexation, the boundary lines of the seven-director school
43 districts from the ef fective date shall be changed to include the district, and the board shall
44 immediately notify the secretary of the district which has been annexed of its action.
45 7. Upon the ef fective date of the annexation, all indebtedness, property and money on
46 hand belonging thereto shall immediately pass to the seven-director school district. If the
47 district is annexed to more than one district, the provisions of sections 162.031 and 162.041
48 shall apply .
162.840. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as
2 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall there be or ganized a special school district comprising the school districts of __
4 ____ (described by school district name and/or number), state of Missouri, for vocational
5 education and for the education and training of handicapped and severely handicapped
6 children, embracing the entire area of these school districts, having the power to impose a
7 property tax not to exceed the annual rate of twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars
8 assessed valuation, and any additional tax that is approved hereafter by vote thereon, and to
9 be known as "The Special School District of ______," as prayed for by a petition filed with
10 state board of education on the ______ day of ______, 20______?]
164.021. 1. Whenever it becomes necessary , in the judgment of the school board of
2 any school district in the state, to increase the tax rate beyond the rate authorized by the
3 constitution for district purposes without voter approval plus the last tax rate approved by the
4 voters for school purposes, or when voters of the district equal in number to ten percent or
5 more of the number of votes cast for the member of the school board receiving the greatest
6 number of votes cast at the last school election in the district wherein board members were
7 elected, petition the board, in writing, for an increase in the tax rate, the board shall determine
8 the rate of taxation necessary to be levied in excess of the existing rate and submit the
9 proposition as to whether the rate of taxation shall be increased by the board to the voters of
10 the district. The proposal may be submitted at an election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
11 2. If the necessary majority of the voters voting thereon, as required by Article X,
12 Section 1 1(c), of the Constitution, favor the proposed increase, the result of vote, including
13 the rate of taxation so voted, shall be certified by the clerk of the district to the clerk of the
14 commission of the proper county or counties, who, on receipt thereof, shall assess the amount
15 so certified, ef fective as of September twentieth next following, against all taxable property of
16 the school district as provided by law . In metropolitan districts the certification shall be made
17 by the secretary of the board as required by law .
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164.151. 1. The questions on bond issues in all districts shall be submitted [ in
2 substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall the ______ board of education borrow money in the amount of ______ dollars
4 for the purpose of ______ and issue bonds for the payment thereof resulting in an estimated
5 increase to the debt service property tax levy of ______ (amount of estimated increase) per
6 one hundred dollars of assessed valuation? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt
7 service levy of the school district is estimated to increase from ______ (amount of current
8 school district levy) to ______ (estimated adjusted debt service levy) per one hundred dollars
9 assessed valuation of real and personal property .]
10 2. If the constitutionally required number of the votes cast are for the loan, the board
11 may , subject to the restrictions of section 164.161, borrow money in the name of the district,
12 to the amount and for the purpose specified in the notices aforesaid, and issue bonds of the
13 district for the payment thereof.
167.231. 1. W ithin all school districts except metropolitan districts the board of
2 education shall provide transportation to and from school for all pupils living more than three
3 and one-half miles from school and may provide transportation for all pupils. State aid for
4 transportation shall be paid as provided in section 163.161 only on the basis of the cost of
5 pupil transportation for those pupils living one mile or more from school, including
6 transportation provided to and from publicly operated university laboratory schools. The
7 board of education may provide transportation for pupils living less than one mile from
8 school at the expense of the district and may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations as to
9 eligibility of pupils for transportation, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law , no
10 such district shall be subject to an administrative penalty when the district demonstrates
11 pursuant to rule established by the state board of education that such students are required to
12 cross a state highway or county arterial in the absence of sidewalks, traf fic signals, or a
13 crossing guard and that no existing bus stop location has been changed to permit a district to
14 evade such penalty . If no increase in the tax levy of the school district is required to provide
15 transportation for pupils living less than one mile from the school, the board may transport
16 said pupils. If an increase in the tax levy of the school district is required to provide
17 transportation for pupils living less than one mile from school, the board shall submit the
18 question at a public election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . If a two-thirds majority of the
19 voters voting on the question at the election are in favor of providing the transportation, the
20 board shall arrange and provide therefor .
21 2. The proposal and the ballots [ may ] shall be [ in substantially the following form: ]
22 submitted as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
23 [ Shall the board of education of the ______ school district provide
24 transportation at the expense of the district for pupils living less than
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25 one mile from school and be authorized to levy an additional tax of ___
26 ___ cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide
27 funds to pay for such transportation service? ]
28 [ YES ] [ NO ]
29 [ (If you are in favor of the proposition (or question), place an X in the
30 box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the proposition (or
31 question), place an X in the box opposite "NO".) ]
32 3. The board of education of any school district may provide transportation to and
33 from school for any public school pupil not otherwise eligible for transportation under the
34 provisions of state law , and may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations as to eligibility for
35 transportation, if the parents or guardian of the pupil agree in writing to pay the actual cost of
36 transporting the pupil. The minimum char ge would be the actual cost of transporting the
37 pupil for ninety school days, which actual cost is to be determined by the average per -pupil
38 cost of transporting children in the school district during the preceding school year . The full
39 actual cost shall be paid by the parent or guardian of the pupil and shall not be paid out of any
40 state school aid funds or out of any other revenues of the school district. The cost of
41 transportation may be paid in installments, and the board of education shall establish the cost
42 of the transportation and the time or times and method of payment.
178.881. 1. The board of trustees of any public community college district in this
2 state may establish a community college capital improvement subdistrict by its order for the
3 sole purpose of capital projects. The boundaries of any capital improvement subdistrict
4 established pursuant to this section shall be within the boundaries of the community college
5 district.
6 2. In the event a capital improvement subdistrict is so established, the board of
7 trustees may propose an annual rate of taxation for the sole purpose of capital projects, within
8 the limits of sections 178.770 to 178.891, which proposal shall be submitted to a vote of the
9 people within the capital improvement subdistrict as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
10 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
11 in section 1 15.706.
12 [ Shall the board of trustees of ______ (name of district) be authorized,
13 for the purpose of ______ (name of capital project), to borrow money
14 in the amount of ______ dollars to be used in the capital improvement
15 subdistrict of ______ (name of capital improvement subdistrict) for the
16 purpose of ______ (name of capital project) and issue bonds for
17 payment thereof? ]
18 [ YES ] [ NO ]
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19 4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question are for the tax as submitted, the tax
20 shall be levied and collected on property within the capital improvement subdistrict in the
21 same manner as other community college district taxes. Such funds shall be used for capital
22 improvements in the community college capital improvement subdistrict.
23 5. Where a tax has not been approved by the voters within a five-year period from the
24 establishment of a community college capital improvement subdistrict, such capital
25 improvement subdistrict shall be dissolved by the board of trustees.
182.010. 1. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor
2 at the last election in any county , outside of the territory of all cities and towns in the county
3 which at the time of election as hereinafter provided maintain and control free public and tax
4 supported libraries pursuant to other provisions of this chapter , except as provided in section
5 182.030, shall petition the county governing body in writing, asking that a county library
6 district of the county , outside of the territory of all the aforesaid cities and towns, be
7 established and be known as "______ County library district", and asking that an annual tax
8 be levied for the purpose herein specified, and specifying in their petition a rate of taxation,
9 then the county governing body , if it finds the petition was signed by the requisite number of
10 voters and verified in accordance with the provisions of section 126.040, pertaining to
11 initiative petitions, shall enter of record a brief recital of the petition, including a description
12 of the proposed county library district, and of its finding; and shall order that the questions of
13 the petition be submitted to the voters of the proposed county library district as prov ided in
14 section 1 15.706 . The order of the county governing body and the notice shall specify the
15 name of the county and the rate of taxation mentioned in the petition.
16 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
17 in section 1 15.706.
18 [Shall there be established a ______ County library district?
19 Shall there be a tax of ______ (insert amount) on each one hundred dollars assessed
20 valuation for a county library?]
21 3. In case the boundary limits of any city or town hereinabove mentioned are not the
22 same as the boundary limits of the school district of the city or town, and the school district
23 embraces territory outside the boundary limits of the city or town and within the boundary
24 limits of the proposed county library district, then all voters, otherwise qualified and residing
25 in the school district, but outside the limits of the city or town and within the limits of the
26 proposed county library district, shall be eligible to vote on the proposition, and may cast a
27 vote thereon at the designated polling place within the county . The ballots shall be certified to
28 county governing body as provided in section 179.020.
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29 4. In case the proposed tax is sought as an increased tax for the maintenance of a
30 library already established hereunder , over a lesser tax rate theretofore voted and adopted,
31 then such fact shall be recited in the petition and the notice of the submission of the question.
32 5. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
33 in section 1 15.706.
34 [Shall there be a tax increase of ______ (insert amount) over the present ______ tax
35 for the county library?]
36 6. If a majority of all the votes cast on the question are for the tax as submitted, the
37 tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other county
38 library taxes as provided in section 182.020, and shall be known as and become a part of the
39 "County Library Fund" to be administered as provided in section 182.020.
182.020. 1. If, from returns of the submission of the question, the majority of all the
2 votes cast are in favor of establishing a county library district and for the tax for a free county
3 library , the county governing body shall enter of record a brief recital of the returns and that
4 there has been established "______ county library district", and thereafter such "______
5 county library district", shall be considered established; and the tax specified in the notice,
6 subject to the provisions of this section, shall be levied and collected, from year to year .
7 2. At least once in every month the county collector in each county of the first and
8 second classes, including such counties having a charter form of government, shall pay over
9 to the treasurer of the county library district all moneys received and collected by him to
10 which the district is entitled and take duplicate receipts from the treasurer , one of which he
11 shall file with the secretary of the county library district and the other he shall file in his
12 settlement with the county governing body . The county collector in the counties of the third
13 and fourth classes shall pay over to the county treasurer at least once in every month all
14 moneys received and collected by him which are due the county library district and shall take
15 duplicate receipts therefor , one of which he shall file in his settlement with the county
16 governing body . The county treasurer in such counties shall pay over to the treasurer of the
17 county library district, at least once in every month, all moneys so received by him to which
18 the district is entitled. Upon payment he shall take duplicate receipts from the treasurer of the
19 county library district, one of which he shall file with the secretary of the county library
20 district, and the other he shall file in his settlement with the county governing body .
21 3. The tax may be reconsidered whenever the voters of any county library district
22 shall so determine by a majority vote on such questions after petition, order , and notice of the
23 election and of the purpose thereof, first having been made, filed, and given, as in the case of
24 establishing such county library district. At least five years must elapse after the county
25 library district has been established and a tax therefor has been levied before a question to
26 reconsider the tax may be submitted under this subsection.
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27 4. Whenever the county library board of trustees finds it appropriate, it may order an
28 election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 on the question of increasing the tax established
29 pursuant to subsection 2 of section 182.010 or increased pursuant to subsection 5 of section
30 182.010. Notice of the election shall be published in the same manner as is notice of an
31 election to establish a county library district under section 182.010. The notice and order
32 shall each recite the amount of the proposed increase. The question shall be submitted [ in
33 substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
34 [Shall the ______ per hundred dollars assessed valuation tax for the county library be
35 increased to ______ per hundred dollars assessed valuation?]
36
37 If a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of the increase, then the increased tax
38 shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the tax was at its previous lower rate.
39 5. As used in sections 182.010 to 182.120, the words "county commission" or "county
40 governing body" shall be construed to mean the proper commission or of ficial in any county
41 operating under a special charter .
182.030. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor at
2 the last election in an existing municipal library district within the geographical boundaries of
3 a proposed or existing county library district shall petition in writing the county commission
4 to be included in the proposed or existing county library district, subject to the of ficial
5 approval of the existing county library board, the voters of the municipal library district shall
6 be permitted to vote on the question for establishing or joining the county library district, and
7 on the proposition for a tax levy for establishing and maintaining a free county library as
8 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . If the question carries by a majority vote, the municipal library
9 district shall become a part of the county library district at the beginning of the next fiscal
10 year and the property within the municipal library district shall be liable to taxes levied for
11 free county library purposes. If a majority of voters in the existing municipal library district
12 oppose the county library district, the existing municipal library district shall continue.
182.100. 1. Whenever , in any county library district which has decided or shall
2 hereafter decide to establish and maintain a free county library under the provisions of
3 sections 182.010 to 182.120, the county library board of trustees, by written resolution
4 entered of record, deems it necessary that free county library buildings be erected in the
5 county and voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor at the last election of
6 any county library district shall petition the county governing body in writing asking that an
7 annual tax be levied at and as an increased rate of taxation for the library buildings and
8 specify in their petition a rate of taxation annually , and not to be levied for more than ten
9 years, on all taxable property in such county library district, then the county governing body ,
10 if it finds the petition was signed by the requisite number of voters, shall enter of record a
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11 brief recital of the petition, and of its finding, and shall order that the question of the petition
12 be submitted to the voters of the county library district at an election as pr ovided in section
13 1 15.706 . The order and the notice shall specify the rate of taxation mentioned in the petition.
14 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
15 in section 1 15.706.
16 [Shall there be a tax of ______ (insert amount) on each one hundred dollars assessed
17 valuation for the erection of a free county library building?]
18 3. If the majority of the voters of the county library district voting on the question
19 vote in favor of the tax, the tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in like
20 manner with other taxes of the county library district, and shall be known as the "County
21 Library Building Fund", and shall be subject to the exclusive control of the county library
22 board of trustees. At least once in every month the county collector in all counties of the first
23 and second classes, including such counties having a charter form of government, shall pay
24 over to the treasurer of the county library district all money received and collected by him for
25 the fund and take duplicate receipts from the treasurer , one of which he shall file with the
26 secretary of the county library district and the other he shall file in his settlement with the
27 county governing body . The county collector in counties of the third and fourth classes shall
28 pay over to the county treasurer , at least once in every month, all moneys received and
29 collected by him for the county library building fund and shall take duplicate receipts
30 therefor , one of which he shall file in his settlement with the county governing body . The
31 county treasurer in such county shall pay over to the treasurer of the county library district, at
32 least once in every month, all moneys so received by him for the fund; upon payment he shall
33 take duplicate receipts from the treasurer of the county library district, one of which he shall
34 file with the secretary of the district, and the other he shall file in the settlement with the
35 county governing body . This fund shall be used for expenses incident to the erection and
36 furnishing of the library building. The tax hereby provided for the erection of free county
37 library buildings in such county shall be in addition to the tax levied for the establishment and
38 maintenance of such county library .
182.140. 1. Whenever voters equal to five percent of the total vote cast for governor
2 at the last election in any city petition the mayor , common council or other proper governing
3 body in writing asking that an annual tax be levied for the establishment and maintenance of a
4 free public library in the city , and specify in their petition a rate of taxation on all the taxable
5 property in the city , the governing body shall direct that the question be submitted to the
6 voters of the city at an election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The order of the governing
7 body and the notice shall specify the name of the city and the rate of taxation mentioned in the
8 petition.
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9 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
10 in section 1 15.706.
11 [Shall there be a tax of ______ (insert amount) on each one hundred dollars assessed
12 valuation for a public library?]
13 3. If, from returns of the election, the majority of all the votes cast on the question are
14 in favor of the tax, the governing body shall enter of record a brief recital of the returns and
15 that there has been established a public library and thereafter the free public library shall be
16 established, and shall be a body corporate, and known as such.
17 4. The tax specified in the notice, subject to the provisions of this section, shall be
18 levied and collected, from year to year , in like manner with other general taxes of the city .
19 The proceeds of the levy , together with all interest accruing on same, with library fines,
20 collections, bequests and donations in money , shall be deposited in the city library fund. At
21 least once in every month the proper city finance officer shall pay over to the treasurer of the
22 library district all moneys received and collected for the city library fund, including interest
23 on such moneys, and shall take duplicate receipts from the treasurer , one of which he shall file
24 with the secretary of the library district and the other of which he shall file in his settlement
25 with the city governing body .
26 5. In case the proposed tax is sought as an increased tax for the maintenance of a free
27 public library already established over a lesser tax rate theretofore voted and adopted, then
28 such fact shall be recited in the petition and the notice of the election or whenever the city
29 library board of trustees finds it appropriate it may order an election as pr ovided in section
30 1 15.706 on the question of increasing the tax established pursuant to this section. Notice of
31 the election shall be published in the same manner as is notice of an election to establish a city
32 library district under this section. The notice and order shall each recite the amount of the
33 proposed increase.
34 6. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
35 in section 1 15.706.
36 [Shall there be a tax increase of ______ (insert amount) over the present ______ tax
37 for the public library?]
38 7. If a majority of all the votes cast on the question is for the tax submitted, the tax
39 specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in like manner with other general taxes of
40 the city , and shall be known as and become a part of the "City Library Fund" and be
41 administered as provided in section 182.200.
42 8. The tax may be reconsidered whenever the voters of the city determine by a
43 majority vote given at an election.
44 9. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary , any city may
45 establish, operate and maintain a free public library in accordance with the provisions of this
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46 section if the city is located within the boundaries of a county library district that has been
47 established, but has not levied and collected a library tax pursuant to section 182.020 within a
48 year of when the county library district was first established.
49 10. The authority granted by this section shall be in addition to those powers granted
50 in section 94.400.
182.650. 1. Whenever a consolidated public library district has been created it may
2 levy a tax at a rate of not less than twenty cents on the one hundred dollars of assessed
3 valuation of all taxable property in the districts to be served by the consolidated public library
4 district; except that, any increase in the rate of taxation to be assessed shall, on resolution
5 adopted by the board of trustees of the consolidated public library district, be submitted to the
6 county commission or county executive of ficers of the counties included within the district, to
7 be submitted to the voters of the respective counties for approval.
8 2. The county commissions or county executive of ficers, after receipt of the
9 resolution pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall order that the proposed increase in
10 the rate of taxation be submitted to the voters of the consolidated public library district at an
11 election as provi ded in section 1 15.706 . The order of the commission and the notice shall
12 specify the name of the county and the rate of taxation mentioned in the petition.
13 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
14 in section 1 15.706.
15 [Shall there be a ______ cent tax increase over the ______ cent tax per hundred
16 dollars assessed valuation for the ______ consolidated public library district?]
17 4. If a majority of all the votes cast on the question shall be for the tax increase as
18 submitted, the increased tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in like
19 manner with other county taxes and shall be paid and forwarded to the treasurer of the board
20 of trustees of the consolidated public library district by the county collector .
21 5. If a majority of the votes cast on the question shall be against the tax rate as
22 submitted, then the tax rate shall remain at the previously existing levy .
23 6. Whenever in any consolidated public library district which has decided to establish
24 and maintain a free library in any district served under the provisions of sections 182.610 to
25 182.670, the consolidated public library district board of trustees, by written resolution
26 entered of record, deems it necessary that free library buildings be erected in the district, it
27 shall notify the county commission or chief executive in writing asking that an annual tax be
28 levied at and as an increased rate of taxation for the library buildings and specify in its
29 resolution an additional rate of taxation of ______ cents on the hundred dollars annually , and
30 not to be levied for more than ten years on all taxable property in such consolidated public
31 library district, then the county commission or county executive of ficer shall enter of record a
32 brief recital of the resolution and shall order that the question be submitted to the voters of the
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33 consolidated public library district as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The order of the
34 commission or county executive of ficer and notice shall specify the rate of taxation
35 mentioned in the resolution.
36 7. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
37 in section 1 15.706.
38 [Shall there be a ______ cent tax for erection of library buildings?]
39 8. If the majority of the voters of the county library district voting on the question
40 vote in favor of the tax, the tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in like
41 manner with other taxes of the county , and delivered to the treasurer of the board of trustees
42 of the consolidated public library district, and shall be subject to the exclusive control of the
43 consolidated public library district board of trustees, and the fund shall be disbursed by the
44 consolidated public library district treasurer only upon proper instrument of payment of the
45 board, and be used for expenses incident to the erection and furnishing of the library
46 buildings. The levy herein providing for the erection of library buildings shall be in addition
47 to the tax levied for the establishment and maintenance of the consolidated public library
48 district.
182.655. 1. The board of trustees of the consolidated public library district may
2 provide for the purchase of ground and for the erection of public library buildings, and for the
3 improvement of existing buildings, and for the furnishing of said buildings and may provide
4 for the payment of the same by the issue of bonds or otherwise, subject to the conditions and
5 limitations set forth in this section.
6 2. No bonds shall be issued in an amount in excess of the constitutional limitations of
7 the value of taxable, tangible property in the consolidated public library district, as shown by
8 the last completed assessment for state and county purposes, nor shall such indebtedness be
9 incurred unless it has been approved by the vote of the constitutionally required percentage of
10 the voters of the consolidated public library district voting on the question at a municipal
11 election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . The ballot for approval shall state in boldfaced type
12 the tax rate necessary to retire the bonds as nearly accurate as may be and shall be submitted
13 as prov ided in section 1 15.706 .
14 3. The boards of trustees shall provide for the collection of an annual tax on all
15 taxable, tangible property in the consolidated public library district suff icient to pay the
16 interest and principal of the indebtedness as they shall fall due and to retire the same within
17 twenty years from the date contracted.
18 4. If, upon the returns from the election, which shall be certified to the board of
19 trustees of the district, it appears that the question to incur indebtedness has been assented to
20 by the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question, the board of
21 trustees shall enter of record a brief recital of the returns and shall declare that the
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22 consolidated public library district board of trustees may issue bonds of the consolidated
23 public library district in a total amount not in excess of that authorized by the voters. The
24 board shall of fer such bonds at public sale and shall provide such method as it may deem
25 necessary for the advertisement of the sale of each issue of said bonds before the same are
26 sold. The bonds shall be issued, payable to bearer and in denominations of not less than one
27 hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, payable in not more than twenty years from the
28 date they bear , bearing interest from date at a rate not exceeding the rate allowable by law ,
29 payable semiannually , and with interest coupons attached to conform to the face thereof. All
30 bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of trustees, attested by the signature of the
31 treasurer , and each bond shall have impressed thereon the corporate seal of the consolidated
32 public library district.
182.715. 1. Whenever an urban public library district is created pursuant to section
2 182.703, the vote for creation of the urban public library district shall provide that any levy
3 for library purposes established pursuant to section 137.030 shall be transferred to the urban
4 public library district and such urban public library district shall be authorized to levy a tax at
5 this established levy rate. Any increase above this levy rate shall, on resolution adopted by
6 the board of trustees of the urban public library district, be submitted to the voters of the
7 urban public library district for approval, in accordance with the provisions of section
8 137.030 and in compliance with section 1 15.706 .
9 2. If a majority of all the votes cast on the question shall be for the tax increase as
10 submitted, the increased tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in like
11 manner with other county taxes and shall be paid and forwarded to the treasurer of the board
12 of trustees of an urban public library district by the county collector .
13 3. If a majority of the votes cast on the question shall be against the tax rate as
14 submitted, then the tax rate shall remain at the previously existing levy .
15 4. Whenever in any urban public library district which has decided to establish and
16 maintain a free library in any district served under the provisions of sections 182.701 to
17 182.723, the urban public library district board of trustees, by written resolution entered of
18 record, deems it necessary that free library buildings be erected in the district it shall notify
19 the appropriate election authorities that the question should be submitted to the voters of the
20 urban public library district. The resolution and the notice shall specify the rate of taxation
21 necessary .
22 5. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
23 in section 1 15.706.
24 [Shall there be a ______ cent tax for erection of library buildings?]
25 6. If the majority of the voters of the urban public library district voting on the
26 question vote in favor of the tax, the tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in
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27 like manner with other taxes of the district, and delivered to the treasurer of the board of
28 trustees of the urban public library district, and shall be subject to the exclusive control of the
29 urban public library district board of trustees and the fund shall be disbursed by the urban
30 public library district treasurer only upon proper instrument of payment of the board of
31 trustees, and be used for expenses incident to the erection and furnishing of the library
32 buildings. The levy herein providing for the erection of library buildings shall be in addition
33 to the tax levied for the establishment and maintenance of the urban public library district.
182.717. 1. The board of trustees of an urban public library district may provide for
2 the purchase of ground and for the erection of public library buildings, and for the
3 improvement of existing buildings, and for the furnishing of the buildings and may provide
4 for the payment of the same by the issue of bonds or otherwise, subject to the conditions and
5 limitations set forth in this section.
6 2. No bonds of the public library district shall be issued in an amount in excess of the
7 constitutional limitations of the value of taxable, tangible property in an urban public library
8 district, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes, nor shall
9 such indebtedness be incurred unless it has been approved by the vote of the constitutionally
10 required percentage of the voters of an urban public library district voting on the question at
11 an election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The ballot for approval shall state in boldfaced
12 type the tax rate necessary to retire the bonds as nearly accurate as may be and shall be
13 submitted as prov ided in section 1 15.706 .
14 3. The board of trustees shall provide for the collection of an annual tax on all
15 taxable, tangible property in an urban public library district suf ficient to pay the interest and
16 principal of the indebtedness as they shall fall due and to retire the same within twenty years
17 from the date contracted.
18 4. If, upon the returns from the election, which shall be certified to the board of
19 trustees, it appears that the question to incur indebtedness has been assented to by the
20 constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question, the board of trustees
21 shall enter of record a brief recital of the returns and shall declare that the urban public library
22 district board of trustees may issue bonds of the urban public library district in a total amount
23 not in excess of that authorized by the voters. The board of trustees shall of fer such bonds at
24 public sale and shall provide such method as it may deem necessary for the advertisement of
25 the sale of each issue of said bonds before the same are sold. The bonds shall be issued,
26 payable to bearer and in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars, or some multiple
27 thereof, payable in not more than twenty years from the date they bear , bearing interest from
28 date at a rate not exceeding the rate allowable by law , payable semiannually , and with interest
29 coupons attached to conform to the fact thereof. All bonds shall be signed by the president of
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30 the board of trustees, attested by the signature of the treasurer , and each bond shall have
31 impressed thereon the corporate seal of the urban public library district.
184.350. 1. Whenever qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at
2 the last preceding election for governor in any constitutional charter city not located within a
3 county and qualified voters representing five percent of the votes cast at the last preceding
4 election for governor in a constitutional charter county adjoining such city shall file verified
5 petitions for the establishment of a metropolitan zoological park and museum district,
6 comprising a zoological subdistrict, and art museum subdistrict or a St. Louis Science Center
7 subdistrict with the respective election of ficials of such city and county , respectively ,
8 requesting such election of ficials to submit a proposition for the establishment of a
9 metropolitan zoological park and museum district comprised of a zoological subdistrict, and
10 art museum subdistrict and a St. Louis Science Center subdistrict at the next general or
11 primary election for the election of state of ficers or special election for the submission of such
12 proposition, such election official s shall communicate to their corresponding counterparts and
13 the chief executive officers of the respective city and county the fact a verified petition has
14 been filed. At such time that both election of ficials have received the verified petitions
15 described above, then such of ficials shall submit the above described proposition or
16 propositions to the qualified voters of such city and county at the next general or primary
17 election for the election of state of ficers or special election as provi ded in section 1 15.706 .
18 Such election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or
19 primary election or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition or
20 propositions shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held
21 for submission of this proposition.
22 2. Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
23 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
24 [ Shall there be established a Metropolitan Zoological Park and
25 Museum District comprising the City of ______ and the County of ___
26 ___ which district shall consist of all or any one of the following
27 subdistricts: ]
28 [ a. Zoological Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on
29 each $100 of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the
30 district. ]
31 [ FOR ] [ AGAINST ]
32 [ b. Art Museum Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents
33 on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the
34 district. ]
35 [ FOR ] [ AGAINST ]
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36 [ c. St. Louis Science Center Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of
37 one cent on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within
38 the district. ]
39 [ FOR ] [ AGAINST ]
40 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such propositions in such city
41 and the majority of voters voting on such propositions in such county at said election cast
42 votes "FOR" one or more of the propositions, then the district shall be deemed established
43 and the tax rate, as established by the board, for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force
44 and ef fect as of the first day of the year following the year of said election. The results of the
45 aforesaid election shall be certified by the election official s of such city and county ,
46 respectively , to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than
47 thirty days after the day of election. In the event one or more of the propositions shall fail to
48 receive a majority of the votes "FOR" in either the city or the county , then such proposition
49 shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election the
50 proposition was rejected. Any such resubmissions of one or more of such propositions shall
51 substantially comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
52 4. All costs of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065.
184.351. 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
2 district, as established pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf of
3 the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of
4 such district to submit a proposition to increase the maximum tax rate for the St. Louis
5 Science Center subdistrict set in section 184.350, to the qualified voters of such district at any
6 general or primary or special election as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . Such election of ficials
7 shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 1 15.
8 2. Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
9 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
10 [ Shall the Zoological Park and Museum District of the City of ______
11 and County of ______ be authorized to increase the St. Louis Science
12 Center Subdistrict to a tax rate not in excess of six cents on each $100
13 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district for the
14 purpose of operating, maintaining and otherwise financially supporting
15 the subdistrict? The tax rate shall be set annually by the board based on
16 the budget submitted by the St. Louis Science Center and approved by
17 the board. This rate shall replace the present tax rate of ______ cent for
18 the St. Louis Science Center Subdistrict. ]
19 [ YES ] [ NO ]
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20 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in such city and
21 the majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county at such election cast votes
22 "YES" for the proposition, then the tax rate for such subdistrict shall be deemed in full force
23 and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the
24 aforesaid election shall be certified by the election official s of such city and county ,
25 respectively , to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than
26 thirty days after the day on which such election was held. All costs of the election shall be
27 paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to
28 receive a majority of the votes "YES" in either the city or the county , then such proposition
29 shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the election at
30 which such proposition was rejected.
184.353. 1. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and
2 museum district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on
3 behalf of the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or
4 part of such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of
5 such district at any general, primary or special election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . Such
6 election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or
7 special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any
8 general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in
9 section 1 15.706 .
10 (2) Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
11 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
12 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
13 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a
14 Botanical Garden Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the
15 Botanical Garden Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents
16 on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the
17 district? ]
18 [ YES ] [ NO ]
19 (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city
20 and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
21 proposition, then the botanical garden subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax rate,
22 as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and ef fect as of
23 the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall be
24 certified by the election of ficials of such city and county , respectively , to the respective chief
25 executive of ficers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the
26 election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065.
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27 In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the
28 city or the county , then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to
29 the next general or primary election in such city or county in the following year . Any such
30 resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
31 (4) If the botanical garden subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or
32 any person with whom its commissioners contract, may establish and char ge fees for
33 admission to the premises of the botanical garden subdistrict, or to the premises of any person
34 with whom its commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty cents for
35 children under sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior to
36 implementation for approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological park
37 and museum district of which the botanical garden subdistrict is a member .
38 2. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
39 district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf
40 of the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of
41 such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such
42 district at any general, primary or special election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . Such
43 election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or
44 special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any
45 general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in
46 section 1 15.706 .
47 (2) Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
48 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
49 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
50 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a
51 T ransport Museum Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the
52 T ransport Museum Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four
53 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the
54 district? ]
55 [ YES ] [ NO ]
56 (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city
57 and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
58 proposition, then the transport museum subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax
59 rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and ef fect
60 as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall
61 be certified by the election of ficials of such city and county , respectively , to the respective
62 chief executive of ficers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the day of the
63 election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065.
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64 In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the
65 city or the county , then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to
66 the next general or primary election in such city or county in the following year . Any such
67 resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
68 (4) If the transport museum subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners, or
69 any person with whom its commissioners contract, may establish and char ge fees for
70 admission to the premises of the transport museum subdistrict, or to the premises of any
71 person with whom its commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty
72 cents for children under sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior
73 to implementation for approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological
74 park and museum district of which the transport museum subdistrict is a member .
75 3. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
76 district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf
77 of the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of
78 such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such
79 district at any general, primary or special election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . Such
80 election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or
81 special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any
82 general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in
83 section 1 15.706 .
84 (2) Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
85 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
86 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
87 City of ______ and the County of ______ be authorized to provide for
88 a Missouri History Museum Subdistrict and be authorized to provide
89 the Missouri History Museum Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess
90 of four cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property
91 within the district? ]
92 [ YES ] [ NO ]
93 (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city
94 and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
95 proposition, then the Missouri history museum subdistrict shall be deemed established and the
96 tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and
97 ef fect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the
98 election shall be certified by the election of ficials of such city and county , respectively , to the
99 respective chief executive of ficers of such city and county not less than thirty days after the
100 day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and
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101 1 15.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in
102 either the city or the county , then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held
103 prior to the next general or primary or special election in such city or county in the following
104 year . Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections
105 184.350 to 184.384.
106 4. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
107 district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.354, on behalf
108 of the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of
109 such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such
110 district at any general, primary or special election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . Such
111 election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or
112 special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any
113 general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in
114 section 1 15.706 .
115 (2) Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
116 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
117 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
118 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for a
119 Symphony Orchestra Subdistrict and be authorized to provide the
120 Symphony Orchestra Subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four
121 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the
122 district? ]
123 [ YES ] [ NO ]
124 (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city
125 and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
126 proposition, then the symphony orchestra subdistrict shall be deemed established and the tax
127 rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force and ef fect
128 as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the election shall
129 be certified by the election official s of such city and county not less than thirty days after the
130 day of election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and
131 1 15.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in
132 either the city or the county , then the proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held
133 prior to the next general or primary in such city or county in the following year . Any such
134 resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
135 (4) If the symphony orchestra subdistrict shall be established, then its commissioners,
136 or any person with whom its commissioners contract, may char ge such prices from time to
137 time for tickets for performances conducted under the auspices of the subdistrict or as they or
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138 such person deem proper; provided, however , that no fewer than fifty tickets for each such
139 performance conducted at the principal concert hall of such subdistrict or such person shall be
140 made available without char ge for distribution to members of the general public and no fewer
141 than fifty tickets shall be made available without char ge for distribution to students in public
142 and private elementary , secondary schools and colleges and universities in the metropolitan
143 zoological park and museum district and all performances of the symphony orchestra
144 conducted at the principal concert hall of the symphony orchestra within the district shall be
145 of fered for broadcast live on a public or commercial AM or FM radio station located in and
146 generally receivable in the district or on a public or commercial broadcast television station
147 located in or generally receivable in the district. The symphony orchestra subdistrict shall
148 institute a fully staf fed educational music appreciation program to benefit all of the citizens of
149 the taxing district at a nominal char ge.
150 (5) Immediately following the ef fective date of the symphony orchestra subdistrict
151 tax rate any person receiving funds from said tax rate shall become ineligible for program
152 assistance funding from the Missouri state council on the arts.
153 5. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as
154 established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf of the
155 district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of such
156 district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such district at
157 any general, primary or special election as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . Such election
158 of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or special
159 election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general,
160 primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in section
161 1 15.706 . Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
162 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
163 [ Shall a Recreational and Amateur Sports Subdistrict be authorized and
164 provided for by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District
165 of the City of ______ and the County of ______ and such subdistrict be
166 authorized to establish a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each
167 $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district for a
168 period not to exceed nine years? ]
169 [ YES ] [ NO ]
170
171 In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city and a
172 majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
173 proposition, then the recreation and amateur sports subdistrict shall be deemed established
174 and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be deemed in full force
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175 and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election for a period not to
176 exceed nine years. The results of the election shall be certified by the election of ficials of
177 such city and county , respectively , to the respective chief executive of ficers of such city and
178 county not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be
179 paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to
180 receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county , then the proposition
181 shall not be resubmitted at any election held prior to the next general or primary or special
182 election in such city or county in the following year . Any such resubmission shall
183 subsequently comply with the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
184 6. (1) The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
185 district, as established according to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf
186 of the district may request the election of ficials of any city and county containing all or part of
187 such district to submit the following described proposition to the qualified voters of such
188 district at any general, primary or special election as pro vided in section 1 15.706 . Such
189 election of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary or
190 special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any
191 general, primary or special election held for submission of the proposition as pr ovided in
192 section 1 15.706 .
193 (2) Such proposition shall be submitted [ to the voters in substantially the following
194 form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
195 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
196 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to provide for an
197 African-American History Museum and Cultural Subdistrict and be
198 authorized to provide the African-American history museum and
199 cultural subdistrict with a tax rate not in excess of four cents on each
200 $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district? ]
201 [ YES ] [ NO ]
202 (3) In the event that a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition in such city
203 and a majority of voters voting on such proposition in such county cast "YES" votes on the
204 proposition, then the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict shall be
205 deemed established and the tax rate, as established by the board for such subdistrict, shall be
206 deemed in full force and effect as of the first day of the second month following the election.
207 The results of the election shall be certified by the election official s of such city and county ,
208 respectively , to the respective chief executive officers of such city and county not less than
209 thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election shall be paid as provided by
210 sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065. In the event the proposition shall fail to receive a majority of
211 the "YES" votes in either the city or the county , then the proposition shall not be resubmitted
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212 at any election held prior to the next general or primary election in such city or county in the
213 following year . Any such resubmission shall subsequently comply with the provisions of
214 sections 184.350 to 184.384.
215 (4) If the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict shall be
216 established, then its commissioners, or any person with whom its commissioners contract,
217 may establish and char ge fees for admission to the premises of the African-American history
218 museum and cultural subdistrict, or to the premises of any person with whom its
219 commissioners contract, not to exceed one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children under
220 sixteen years of age. Any increase in the fees shall be presented prior to implementation for
221 approval or disapproval to the board of the metropolitan zoological park and museum district
222 of which the African-American history museum and cultural subdistrict is a member .
184.357. 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum
2 district as established pursuant to the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf of
3 the district, may request the election of ficials of any city and county of such district to submit
4 a proposition or propositions to increase the tax rate for the zoological park subdistrict and the
5 art museum subdistrict set in section 184.350 and to increase the rate for the botanical garden
6 subdistrict set in section 184.353 to the qualified voters of such district at any general,
7 primary or special election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . Such election of ficials, upon
8 receipt of such request in the form of a verified resolution or resolutions approved by the
9 majority of the members of such district board of directors, shall set the date of such election
10 and give notice of such election as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065 and section
11 1 15.706 .
12 2. Such proposition or propositions shall be jointly or severally submitted [ to the
13 voters in substantially the following form at such election: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
14 [ (1) Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
15 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to increase the tax
16 rate for the zoological park subdistrict up to the maximum tax rate of
17 eight cents, or any percent thereof, on each $100 of assessed valuation
18 of taxable property within the district for the purpose of operating,
19 maintaining and otherwise financially supporting the subdistrict? The
20 tax rate shall be set annually by the board based on the budget
21 submitted by the zoological park subdistrict and approved by the board.
22 This tax rate shall replace the present tax rate of ______ cents for the
23 zoological park subdistrict. ]
24 [ YES ] [ NO ]
25 [ (2) Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
26 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to increase the tax
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27 rate for the art museum subdistrict up to the maximum tax rate of eight
28 cents, or any percent thereof, on each $100 of assessed valuation of
29 taxable property within the district for the purpose of operating,
30 maintaining and otherwise financially supporting the subdistrict and
31 approved by the board? The tax rate shall be set annually by the board
32 based on the budget submitted by the art museum subdistrict and
33 approved by the board. This tax rate shall replace the present tax rate of
34 ______ cents for the art museum subdistrict. ]
35 [ YES ] [ NO ]
36 [ (3) Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
37 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to increase the tax
38 rate for the botanical garden subdistrict up to the maximum tax rate of
39 six cents, or any percent thereof, on each $100 of assessed valuation of
40 taxable property within the district for the purpose of operating,
41 maintaining and otherwise financially supporting the subdistrict and
42 approved by the board? The tax rate shall be set annually by the board
43 based on the budget submitted by the botanical garden subdistrict and
44 approved by the board. This tax rate shall replace the present tax rate of
45 ______ cents for the botanical garden subdistrict. ]
46 [ YES ] [ NO ]
47 [ (4) Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
48 City of ______ and County of ______ be authorized to increase the tax
49 rate for the Missouri history museum subdistrict up to the maximum
50 tax rate of six cents, or any percent thereof, on each $100 of assessed
51 valuation of taxable property within the district for the purpose of
52 operating, maintaining, and otherwise financially supporting the
53 subdistrict and approved by the board? The tax rate shall be set
54 annually by the board based on the budget submitted by the Missouri
55 history museum subdistrict and approved by the board. This tax rate
56 shall replace the present tax rate of ______ cents for the Missouri
57 history museum subdistrict. ]
58 [ YES ] [ NO ]
59
60 In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such
61 city and the majority of the voters voting on such proposition or propositions in such county
62 cast votes "YES" on the proposition or propositions, then the tax rate for such subdistrict shall
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63 be deemed in full force and ef fect as of the first day of the second month following the
64 election. The results of the aforesaid election shall be certified by the election of ficials of
65 such city and county , respectively , to the respective chief executive of ficers of such city and
66 county not less than thirty days after the day on which such election was held. The cost of the
67 election shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065. In the event the
68 proposition or propositions shall fail to receive a majority of the votes "YES" in either the city
69 or the county , then the proposition or propositions shall not be resubmitted at any election
70 held within one year of the date of the election the proposition or propositions were rejected .
184.359. 1. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapter 137, the board of
2 directors of any metropolitan zoological park and museum district, as established according to
3 the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384, on behalf of such district, may request the
4 election officia ls of any city and county containing all or part of such district to submit to the
5 qualified voters of such district at any municipal, special, primary or general election or
6 elections as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 a referendum or referendums to permit or restore, in
7 part, or , in whole, the tax rate or rates authorized for any subdistrict of such district from time
8 to time under the provisions of sections 184.350 to 184.384.
9 2. Such proposal or proposals shall be submitted to the voters [in substantially the
10 following form] at such election or elections[ : ] as pro vided in section 1 15.706.
11 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District of the
12 City of ______ and the County of ______ be authorized to increase the
13 tax rate for the ______ Subdistrict to ______ cents on each $100 of
14 assessed valuation of taxable property within the District? This tax rate
15 shall replace the present tax rate of ______ for the ______ Subdistrict. ]
16 [ YES ] [ NO ]
17 3. The proposed tax rate shall not exceed the maximum tax rate authorized by the
18 voters from time to time pursuant to sections 184.350 to 184.384, prior to reduction or
19 reductions in such rate following any reassessment pursuant to chapter 137.
20 4. In the event that a majority of the voters voting thereon in such city and a majority
21 of the voters voting thereon in such county cast votes in favor of the proposal or proposals,
22 then the tax rate or rates for such subdistrict or subdistricts shall be deemed in full force and
23 ef fect as of the first day of the second month following the election. The results of the
24 election shall be certified by the election of ficials of such city and county , respectively , to
25 such district not less than thirty days after the day of the election. The cost of the election
26 shall be paid as provided by sections 1 15.063 and 1 15.065. In the event any proposal shall
27 fail to receive a majority of the "YES" votes in either the city or the county , then such
28 proposal shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one year of the date of the
29 election on which such proposal was rejected.
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30 5. Such proposal or proposals to the qualified voters of the district may be submitted
31 by a verified resolution of the district board of directors to the respective election of ficials of
32 the city and county wherein the district is located.
184.600. 1. A metropolitan zoo district may be established in any city with a
2 population of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants located within a first class county
3 which does not adjoin any other first class county , after voter approval pursuant to this
4 section. A zoo district shall consist of such institutions and places for the collection and
5 exhibition of animals and animal life, for the instruction and recreation of the people, for the
6 promotion of zoology and kindred subjects, for the encouragement of zoological study and
7 research and for the increase of public interest in wild animals and in the protection of wild
8 animal life. The boundaries of any such metropolitan zoo district shall be the corporate
9 boundaries of the city , any lands annexed into the city after the establishment of the district
10 and areas adjacent to the city which petition and vote to become part of the district pursuant to
11 section 184.602. The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city at a local
12 or state general, primary or special election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 upon the petition
13 of five percent of the qualified voters of the city as determined on the basis of the number of
14 votes cast in the city for governor at the last election held prior to the filing of the petition[ ,
15 except that such election shall not be held prior to 1992 ]. The election of ficials shall give
16 legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or special election in
17 at least one newspaper of general circulation within the city that such proposition shall be
18 submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held for submission of
19 this proposition as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . A municipality shall include in the ballot a
20 provision for a tax to support the district in an amount not to exceed ten cents per one hundred
21 dollars assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district.
22 2. Citizens living in a first class county in an area adjacent to and within two miles of
23 a city that has formed or has called an election to form a metropolitan zoo may petition the
24 county commission where the city is located to become part of the metropolitan zoo district
25 by filing with the county commission a petition containing a description of the area to be
26 included in the district and the signatures of five percent of the qualified voters of the area as
27 determined by the county clerk on the basis of the number of votes cast in the area for
28 governor at the last election held prior to the filing of the petition. The question shall be
29 submitted to the qualified voters of the area at a local or state general, primary or special
30 election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 upon the certification by the county clerk that the
31 petition contains the signatures of the required number of qualified voters. The election
32 of ficials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general or primary election or
33 special election in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county that such
34 proposition shall be submitted at the next general or primary election or special election held
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35 for submission of this proposition as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The commission shall
36 include in the ballot as requested in the petition a provision for a tax to support the district at
37 the rate of tax which residents of the city are required to pay to support the district.
38 3. If the election is held in the city such proposition shall be submitted [to the voters
39 in substantially the following form] at such election[ : ] as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
40 [ Shall there be established a Metropolitan Zoo District comprising the
41 City of ______ with a tax rate not to exceed ______ cents on each one
42 hundred dollars of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the
43 district? ]
44 [ FOR ] [ AGAINST ]
45 4. If the election is held in an area outside the city such proposition shall be submitted
46 [ to the voters in substantially the following form at such election: ] as prov ided in section
47 1 15.706.
48 [ Shall the area be part of a Metropolitan Zoo District with the City of _
49 _____ with a tax rate not to exceed ______ cents on each one hundred
50 dollars of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the area? ]
51 [ FOR ] [ AGAINST ]
52 5. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in the city at
53 such election cast votes "FOR" the proposition, then the district shall be established and the
54 tax rate shall be in full force and effect as of the first day of the year following the year of the
55 election. The results of the election shall be certified by the election officia ls of the city not
56 less than thirty days after the day of election. In the event the proposition fails to receive a
57 majority of the votes "FOR" in the city , then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any
58 election held within one year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected.
59 6. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in an area
60 outside the city at such election cast votes "FOR" the proposition, then the area shall be part
61 of the metropolitan zoo district as of the first day of the year following the year of the election
62 provided the voters in the city have voted to form such a district. The results of the election
63 shall be certified by the election of ficial of the county not less than thirty days after the
64 election. In the event the proposition fails to receive a majority of the votes "FOR" in the area
65 outside the city , then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at any election held within one
66 year of the date of the election the proposition was rejected.
184.604. 1. The board of directors of any metropolitan zoo district, as established
2 pursuant to the provisions of section 184.600, on behalf of the district may request the
3 election of ficials of the city to submit a proposition to increase the maximum tax rate for the
4 district set in section 184.600, to the qualified voters of such district at any general or primary
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5 or special election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . Such election of ficials shall give legal
6 notice as provided in chapter 1 15.
7 2. Such proposition shall be submitted to the voters [in substantially the following
8 form at such election :] as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
9 [ Shall the Metropolitan Zoo District of the City of ______ be
10 authorized to increase the tax rate to an amount not to exceed ______
11 cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable
12 property within the district for the purpose of operating, maintaining
13 and otherwise financially supporting the district? This rate shall replace
14 the present tax rate of ______ cents for the Metropolitan Zoo District. ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 3. In the event that a majority of the voters voting on such proposition in the district at
17 such election cast votes "YES" for the proposition, then the new tax rate for the district shall
18 be in full force and ef fect as of the first day of the year following the election. The results of
19 the election shall be certified by the election of ficials of the city not less than thirty days after
20 the day on which such election was held. In the event the proposition fails to receive a
21 majority of the votes "YES" in the district, then such proposition shall not be resubmitted at
22 any election held within one year of the date of the election at which such proposition was
23 rejected.
184.614. 1. Before incurring any indebtedness under the provisions of section
2 184.612, the board of the district shall provide for the collection of an annual tax on all
3 taxable tangible property therein suffi cient to pay the interest and principal of the
4 indebtedness as they fall due and to retire the same within twenty years from the date
5 contracted. The tax levy shall be in addition to that tax levy authorized by the voters as
6 provided in sections 184.600 and 184.604.
7 2. For the purpose of incurring additional indebtedness as provided in section
8 184.612, the board of the district shall submit the question to the voters of the district as
9 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
10 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
11 in section 1 15.706.
12 [Shall the ______ Metropolitan Zoo District issue bonds in the amount of ______
13 dollars for the purpose of ______?]
190.040. 1. For the org anization of a district which shall levy a property tax, the
2 question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pro vided in section
3 1 15.706.
4 [Shall there be or ganized in the counties of ______, state of Missouri, an ambulance
5 district for the establishment and operation of an ambulance service to be located within the
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6 boundaries of said proposed district and having the power to impose a property tax not to
7 exceed the annual rate of thirty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation without voter
8 approval, and such additional tax as may be approved hereafter by vote thereon, to be known
9 as "______ Ambulance District" as prayed for by petition filed with the county clerk of _____
10 _ County , Missouri, on the ______ day of ______, 20______?]
11 2. For the or ganization of a district which shall levy a sales tax, the question shall be
12 submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
13 [Shall there be or ganized in the counties of ______ , state of Missouri, an ambulance
14 district for the establishment and operation of an ambulance service to be located within the
15 boundaries of said district and having the power to impose a sales tax in an amount not to
16 exceed one-half of one percent without voter approval, and such additional tax as may be
17 approved hereafter by vote thereon, to be known as "______ Ambulance District" as prayed
18 for by petition filed with the county clerk of ______ County , Missouri, on the ______ day of
19 ______, 20______?]
20 3. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon
21 are in favor of the proposal, then the sales tax authorized in this section shall be in ef fect and
22 the governing body of the ambulance district shall lower the level of its tax rate by an amount
23 which reduces property tax revenues by an amount equal to fifty percent of the amount of
24 sales tax collected in the preceding year . If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters
25 voting are opposed to the proposal, then the governing body of the ambulance district shall
26 not impose the sales tax authorized in this section unless and until the governing body of such
27 ambulance district resubmits a proposal to authorize the governing body of the ambulance
28 district to impose the sales tax authorized by this section and such proposal is approved by a
29 majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.
30 4. All revenue received by a district from the tax authorized pursuant to this section
31 shall be deposited in a special trust fund, and be used solely for the purposes specified in the
32 proposal submitted pursuant to this section for so long as the tax shall remain in effect.
33 5. All sales taxes collected by the director of revenue pursuant to this section, less one
34 percent for cost of collection, which shall be deposited in the state's general revenue fund
35 after payment of premiums for surety bonds as provided in section 32.087, shall be deposited
36 in a special trust fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the "Ambulance District Sales
37 T ax T rust Fund". The moneys in the ambulance district sales tax trust fund shall not be
38 deemed to be state funds and shall not be commingled with any funds of the state. The
39 director of revenue shall keep accurate records of the amount of money in the trust and the
40 amount collected in each district imposing a sales tax pursuant to this section, and the records
41 shall be open to inspection by of ficers of the county and to the public. Not later than the tenth
42 day of each month, the director of revenue shall distribute all moneys deposited in the trust
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43 fund during the preceding month to the governing body of the district which levied the tax.
44 Such funds shall be deposited with the board treasurer of each such district.
45 6. The director of revenue may make refunds from the amounts in the trust fund and
46 credit any district for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem
47 dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such district. If any district abolishes
48 the tax, the district shall notify the director of revenue of the action at least ninety days prior
49 to the ef fective date of the repeal and the director of revenue may order retention in the trust
50 fund, for a period of one year , of two percent of the amount collected after receipt of such
51 notice to cover possible refunds or overpayment of the tax and to redeem dishonored checks
52 and drafts deposited to the credit of such accounts. After one year has elapsed after the
53 ef fective date of abolition of the tax in such district, the director of revenue shall remit the
54 balance in the account to the district and close the account of that district. The director of
55 revenue shall notify each district of each instance of any amount refunded or any check
56 redeemed from receipts due the district.
57 7. Except as modified in this section, all provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087
58 shall apply to the tax imposed pursuant to this section.
190.065. 1. For the purpose of purchasing any property or equipment necessary or
2 incidental to the operation of an ambulance service, the board of directors may borrow money
3 and issue bonds for the payment thereof in the manner provided herein. The question of the
4 loan shall be decided by the submission of the question ordered by the board of directors of
5 the district as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
6 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
7 in section 1 15.706.
8 [Shall the ______ ambulance district borrow money in the amount of ______ dollars
9 for the purpose of ______ and issue bonds for the payment thereof?]
10 3. If the constitutionally required percentage of the votes cast are for the loan, the
11 board shall, subject to the restrictions of subsection 4, be vested with the power to borrow
12 money in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purposes specified on the ballot,
13 and issue the bonds of the district for the payment thereof.
14 4. The loans authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period longer than
15 twenty years, and the entire amount of the loan shall at no time exceed, including the existing
16 indebtedness of the district, in the aggregate, ten percent of the value of taxable tangible
17 property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes,
18 the rate of interest to be agreed upon by the parties, but in no case to exceed the highest legal
19 rate allowed by contract; when ef fected, it shall be the duty of the directors to provide for the
20 collection of an annual tax suf ficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and
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21 also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof within the time the
22 principal becomes due.
190.074. T o levy and collect taxes as herein provided, the board shall fix a rate of
2 levy , not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of the taxable tangible
3 property within the district as shown by the last completed assessment, the revenues from
4 which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only for the pension program of the
5 district, by submitting the [ following ] question to the voters at the municipal general, or a
6 state primary or general election in such district or at any election at which a member of the
7 board of directors is to be elected[ : ] as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
8 [Shall the board of directors of ______ Ambulance District be authorized to levy an
9 annual tax rate of ______ cents per one hundred dollars valuation, the revenues from which
10 shall be deposited in a special fund and used only for the pension program of the district? ]
11
12 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
13 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this section, but
14 if a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized by
15 this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
190.296. 1. For the purpose of purchasing any property or equipment necessary or
2 incidental to the operation of central dispatching of emer gency services, the board may
3 borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof in the manner provided herein. The
4 question of the loan shall be decided by the submission of the question to the eligible voters
5 of the county at the first municipal election held in a calendar year as provi ded in section
6 1 15.706 .
7 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
8 in section 1 15.706.
9 [Shall the ______ emer gency services board borrow money in the amount of ______
10 dollars for the purpose of ______ and issue bonds for the payment thereof?]
11 3. If the constitutionally required percentage of the votes cast are for the loan, the
12 board shall, subject to the restrictions of subsection 4 of this section, be vested with the power
13 to borrow money in the name of the board, to the amount and for the purposes specified on
14 the ballot, and issue the bonds of the board for the payment thereof.
15 4. The loans authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period longer than
16 twenty years, and the entire amount of the loan shall at no time exceed, including the existing
17 indebtedness of the board, in the aggregate, ten percent of the value of taxable tangible
18 property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes,
19 the rate of interest to be agreed upon by the parties, but in no case to exceed the highest legal
20 rate allowed by contract; when effected , it shall be the duty of the directors to direct a portion
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21 of the tax collected pursuant to section 190.292 in an amount suf ficient to pay the interest on
22 the indebtedness as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the
23 principal thereof within the time the principal becomes due.
24 5. This section shall only apply to any county of the third classification without a
25 township form of government and with more than twenty-four thousand five hundred but less
26 than twenty-four thousand six hundred inhabitants.
198.260. The question of whether or not a nursing home shall be or ganized shall be
2 submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall there be or ganized in the counties of ______ , state of Missouri, a nursing home
4 district for the establishment and operation of a nursing home to be located within the
5 boundaries of the proposed district and having the power to impose a property tax not to
6 exceed the annual rate of thirty-five cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation without
7 voter approval, and such additional tax as may be approved hereafter by vote thereon, to be
8 known as "______ Nursing Home District" as prayed for by petition filed with the county
9 clerk of ______ County , Missouri, on the ______ day of ______, 20______?]
198.263. Any district which has a lower tax levy than the maximum levy authorized
2 by section 198.250 may increase its levy up to, but not in excess of, such maximum levy if a
3 majority of the voters of the district who vote on the increase approve the increase. The ballot
4 of submission for a tax increase under this section shall be [ in substantially the following
5 form: ] submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
6 [ Shall the ______ Nursing Home District be authorized to increase the
7 annual rate of property tax from ______ cents to ______ cents on the
8 hundred dollars assessed valuation? ]
9 [ YES ] [ NO ]
10 [ (Place an "X" in the square opposite the answer for which you wish to
11 vote.) ]
12
13 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon are in favor of the increase, the
14 board of directors of the district shall levy the annual rate of tax approved; but if a majority of
15 the voters casting votes thereon are opposed to the increase, any annual tax rate in ef fect at the
16 time of the election shall remain in ef fect; provided, however , that if the voters of the district
17 have previously approved a levy and the levy has not been imposed, the board of directors
18 may impose such previously approved levy or portion thereof, subject to other provisions of
19 the law with respect to limitation on tax revenues.
198.310. 1. For the purpose of purchasing nursing home district sites, erecting
2 nursing homes and related facilities and furnishing the same, building additions to and
3 repairing old buildings, the board of directors may borrow money and issue bonds for the
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4 payment thereof in the manner provided herein. The question of the loan shall be submitted
5 by an order of the board of directors of the district as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . Notice of
6 the submission of the question, the amount and the purpose of the loan shall be given as
7 provided in section 198.250.
8 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
9 in section 1 15.706.
10 [Shall the ______ Nursing Home District borrow money in the amount of ______
11 dollars for the purpose of ______ and issue bonds in payment thereof?]
12 3. If the constitutionally required percentage of the votes cast are for the loan, the
13 board shall, subject to the restrictions of subsection 4, be vested with the power to borrow
14 money in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purposes specified on the ballot,
15 and issue the bonds of the district for the payment thereof.
16 4. The loans authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period longer than
17 twenty years, and the entire amount of the loan shall at no time exceed, including the existing
18 indebtedness of the district, in the aggregate, ten percent of the value of taxable tangible
19 property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes,
20 the rate of interest to be agreed upon by the parties, but in no case to exceed the highest legal
21 rate allowed by contract; when ef fected, it shall be the duty of the directors to provide for the
22 collection of an annual tax suf ficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and
23 also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof within the time the
24 principal becomes due.
204.250. 1. If the construction and maintenance of a common system of trunk sewers
2 and sewage treatment plants is necessary to secure proper sanitary conditions for the
3 preservation of public health in a natural drainage area the major portion of which lies within
4 a county of the first class containing all or part of a city having a population of four hundred
5 fifty thousand or more, or in a county of the first class not having a charter form of
6 government, or in a county of the second, third or fourth class, and which natural drainage
7 area contains all or portions of several drainage basins, several municipalities or sewer
8 districts, and if a common sewer district encompassing the entire area would be eligible for
9 federal aid and assistance under the provisions of T itle 33, Section 1 151 et seq. of the United
10 States Code Annotated, as now or as may hereafter be amended, the area may be established
11 and incorporated as a common sewer district under sections 204.250 to 204.470 in the
12 following manner: The county commission, or in charter counties, the county executive with
13 the concurrence by resolution of the county legislature, of the county within which the major
14 portion of the area lies may petition the circuit court having jurisdiction over the major
15 portion for the appointment of commissioners as herein provided, and to take further action as
16 may be necessary for the submission to the legal voters residing in the area of the question
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17 whether the area shall be or ganized and incorporated as a common sewer district under
18 sections 204.250 to 204.470.
19 2. The petition shall set forth a description in general terms of the territory to be
20 embraced in, suggest a name for the proposed common sewer district and state the aim and
21 purposes for which the district is created.
22 3. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary , if a sanitary sewage
23 disposal or treatment system is necessary for any number of buildings used solely or primarily
24 for residential or commercial purposes which are situated in such geographical proximity and
25 manner to one another that the creation of a sewage disposal or treatment system is feasible,
26 and such buildings are situated in or are in geographical proximity to an existing common
27 sewer district formed pursuant to this chapter , and if sanitary sewage disposal or treatment
28 services are not otherwise available for service to such buildings, regardless of whether the
29 buildings lie in a natural drainage area or natural drainage basin, such area may be established
30 as a common sewer subdistrict of an existing common sewer district formed pursuant to the
31 provisions of this chapter by complying with the procedures set forth in subsections 4 to 7 of
32 this section.
33 4. The circuit court of the circuit proposing to create a sewer subdistrict pursuant to
34 subsection 3 of this section may , by order of the court, for good cause shown, submit the
35 question of creating such subdistrict to all owners of record of all real property within such
36 proposed subdistrict at a general or special election called for that purpose as prov ided in
37 section 1 15.706 . Such order shall set forth the project name for the proposed subdistrict, the
38 general nature of the proposed subdistrict, the estimated cost of the sewer improvements for
39 such subdistrict, the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict to be assessed for sewer
40 improvements, [ and ] the proposed method or methods of assessment , and other information
41 as provi ded in section 1 15.706 . The court may thereafter create a sewer subdistrict of an
42 existing common sewer district formed pursuant to this chapter when the question of creating
43 such subdistrict has been approved by the vote of the percentage of electors within such
44 subdistrict voting thereon that is equal to the percentage of voter approval required for the
45 issuance of general obligation bonds of the city or county wherein such subdistrict is located
46 under Article VI, Section 26 of the Constitution of this State. The notice of election
47 containing the question of creating a sewer subdistrict shall contain the project name for the
48 proposed subdistrict, the general nature of the proposed subdistrict, the estimated cost of the
49 sewer improvements for such subdistrict, the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict to be
50 assessed for sewer improvements, the proposed method or methods of assessment, [ and ] a
51 statement that the final cost of such sewer improvements assessed against property within the
52 subdistrict and the amount of general obligation bonds issued therefor shall not exceed the
53 estimated cost of such sewer improvements, as stated in such notice, by more than twenty-
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54 five percent , and other information as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The ballot upon which
55 the question of creating a sewer subdistrict is submitted to the qualified voters residing within
56 the proposed subdistrict shall contain a question [ in substantially the following form: ] as
57 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
58 [Shall the ______ Circuit Court be authorized to create a sewer subdistrict proposed
59 for the ______ (common sewer district name) and authorize the common sewer district to
60 incur indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds to pay for all or part of the cost of the
61 creation and maintenance of such subdistrict, the cost of all indebtedness so incurred to be
62 assessed by the ______ (common sewer district name) on the property within the subdistrict?]
63 5. As an alternative to the procedure described in subsection 4 of this section, the
64 circuit court of the circuit may create such a sewer subdistrict when a proper petition has been
65 signed by the owners of record of at least two-thirds by area of all real property located within
66 such proposed subdistrict. The petition, in order to become ef fective, shall be filed with the
67 circuit court. A proper petition for the creation of a sewer subdistrict shall set forth the
68 proposed subdistrict name, the general nature of the proposed subdistrict, the estimated cost
69 of the sewer improvements for such subdistrict, the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict to
70 be assessed for sewer improvements, the proposed method or methods of assessment, a notice
71 that the names of the signers may not be withdrawn later than seven days after the petition is
72 filed with the court, and a notice that the final cost of such assessments against property
73 within the subdistrict and the amount of general obligation bonds issued therefor shall not
74 exceed the estimated cost of sewer improvements, as stated in such petition, by more than
75 twenty-five percent.
76 6. Upon receiving the requisite voter approval at an election or upon the filing of a
77 proper petition with the court, the court may by order determine the advisability of the
78 subdistrict and may order that the subdistrict be established and that preliminary plans and
79 specifications for the subdistrict be made. Such order shall state and make findings as to the
80 subdistrict name, the nature of the subdistrict, the estimated cost of the sewer improvements
81 for such subdistrict, the boundaries of the subdistrict to be assessed for sewer improvements,
82 the proposed method or methods of assessment, and shall also state that the final cost of such
83 assessments against the property within the subdistrict and the amount of general obligation
84 bonds issued therefor shall not, without a new election or petition, exceed the estimated cost
85 of such sewer improvements by more than twenty-five percent.
86 7. The boundaries of the proposed subdistrict shall be described by metes and bounds,
87 streets or other suf ficiently specific description. The area of the subdistrict finally determined
88 to be assessed may be less than, but shall not exceed, the total area comprising such district.
205.563. 1. The governing body of any city of the fourth classification with more
2 than two hundred but fewer than three hundred inhabitants and located in any county of the
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3 second classification with more than forty-eight thousand two hundred but fewer than forty-
4 eight thousand three hundred inhabitants may impose, by order or ordinance, an annual real
5 property tax to fund the construction, operation, and maintenance of a community health
6 center . The tax authorized in this section shall not exceed thirty-five cents per year on each
7 one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable real property within the city . Any
8 such city may enter into an agreement or agreements with taxing jurisdictions located at least
9 partially within the incorporated limits of such city to levy the tax authorized under this
10 section upon real property located within the jurisdiction of such district, but outside the
11 incorporated limits of such city , provided that any taxing jurisdiction desiring to levy such tax
12 shall first receive voter approval of such measure in the manner and form contained in this
13 section and section 1 15.706 . The tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to all
14 other property taxes imposed by law , and shall be stated separately from all other char ges and
15 taxes.
16 2. No order or ordinance adopted under this section shall become ef fective unless the
17 governing body of the city submits to the voters residing within such city at a state general,
18 primary , or special election a proposal to authorize the city to impose a tax under this section
19 as prov ided in section 1 15.706 .
20 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
21 in section 1 15.706.
22 [ Shall the city of ______ and ______ district (if applicable) be
23 authorized to impose a tax on owners of real property in an amount
24 equal to ______ (insert amount not to exceed thirty-five cents) per one
25 hundred dollars assessed valuation for the purpose of constructing,
26 operating, and maintaining a community health center? ]
27 [ YES ] [ NO ]
28 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
29 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
30 opposite "NO". ]
31
32 If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
33 favor of the question, then the tax shall become ef fective in the tax year immediately
34 following its approval. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters
35 voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not become ef fective unless and
36 until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and such question is
37 approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
38 4. The tax authorized under this section shall be levied and collected in the same
39 manner as other real property taxes are levied and collected within the city .
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40 5. The governing body of any city that has imposed a real property tax under this
41 section may submit the question of repeal of the tax to the voters on any date available for
42 elections for the city . If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters
43 voting thereon are in favor of repeal, that repeal shall become ef fective on the first day of the
44 tax year immediately following its approval. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by
45 the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the repeal, then the tax shall remain
46 ef fective until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and the
47 repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.
48 6. Whenever the governing body of any city that has imposed a real property tax
49 under this section receives a petition, signed by a number of registered voters of the city equal
50 to at least two percent of the number of registered voters of the city voting in the last
51 gubernatorial election, calling for an election to repeal the tax, the governing body shall
52 submit to the voters of such city a proposal to repeal the tax. If a majority of the votes cast on
53 the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the repeal, the repeal shall
54 become ef fective on the first day of the tax year immediately following its approval. If a
55 majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed
56 to the repeal, then the tax shall remain ef fective until the question is resubmitted under this
57 section to the qualified voters and the repeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters
58 voting on the question.
59 7. If the real property tax authorized under this section is repealed or terminated by
60 any means, all funds collected under the tax shall continue to be used solely for the designated
61 purposes.
205.979. 1. The board of trustees may request that the governing body of the county
2 or counties request the election of ficials of any county or city not within a county containing
3 all or part of such service area to submit to the qualified voters of such county , or city not
4 within a county , at a general, primary , or special election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706, the
5 proposition contained in subsection 3 of this section. Such election of ficials shall give legal
6 notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary , or special election in at least two
7 newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary , or special
8 election held for submission of the proposal as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . A request by
9 the board of trustees for a proposition to be submitted to the voters as set out in this section
10 shall be considered a request of the county , or city not within a county , for purposes of section
11 1 15.063.
12 2. The tax may not be levied to exceed forty cents per each one hundred dollars
13 assessed valuation therefor .
14 3. The ballot to be used for voting on the proposition shall be [ substantially in the
15 following form: ] submitted as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
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16 [ OFFICIAL BALLOT ]
17 [ (Check the one for which you wish to vote.) ]
18 [ Shall (name of county) establish a community mental health fund to
19 establish, improve (and) (or) maintain a community mental health
20 service, and for which the (county) shall levy a tax of (insert exact
21 amount to be voted upon) cents per each one hundred dollars assessed
22 valuation therefor? ]
23 [ YES ] [ NO ]
24 4. The election shall be conducted and the vote canvassed in the same manner as
25 other county elections.
206.070. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as
2 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall there be or ganized in the counties of ______, state of Missouri, a hospital
4 district for the establishment and operation of a hospital to be located at ______ in ______
5 County , Missouri, and having the power to impose a property tax not to exceed the annual rate
6 of fifty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation without voter approval, and such
7 additional tax as may be approved hereafter by vote thereon to be known as "______ Hospital
8 District", as prayed for by petition filed with the county clerk of ______ County , Missouri, on
9 the ______ day of ______, 20______?]
206.120. 1. For the purpose of purchasing hospital sites, erecting hospitals and
2 related facilities and furnishing the same, building additions to and repairing old buildings,
3 the board of directors may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof in the
4 manner provided herein. The question of the loan shall be submitted to the voters by an order
5 of the board of directors of the district.
6 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
7 in section 1 15.706.
8 [Shall the ______ hospital district borrow money in the amount of ______ dollars for
9 the purpose of ______ and issue bonds in payment thereof?]
10 3. If the then constitutionally required majority of the votes cast are for the loan, the
11 board shall, subject to the restrictions of subsection 5, be vested with the power to borrow
12 money in the name of the district, to the amount and for the purposes specified on the ballot,
13 and issue the bonds of the district for the payment thereof.
14 4. If less than the required majority of the votes cast are for the first loan submitted to
15 the voters following the or ganization of the district, a second question for authority to borrow
16 money may be submitted and if unsuccessful a third question may be submitted. If each of
17 the first three questions submitted to the voters for authority to borrow money for the
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18 purposes of this section is defeated, or if no successful submission for such purpose is
19 conducted within five years after the establishment of the district, then the district shall be
20 immediately dissolved by order of the county commission establishing it, and any funds
21 remaining on hand and belonging to the district shall forthwith be paid pro rata to those
22 taxpayers from whom they were collected; provided that in any district wherein a hospital is
23 in operation without having voted bonds, the provisions of this section as relating to
24 dissolution shall not apply .
25 5. The loans authorized by this section shall not be contracted for a period longer than
26 twenty years, and the entire amount of the loan shall at no time exceed, including the existing
27 indebtedness of the district, in the aggregate, ten percent of the value of taxable tangible
28 property therein, as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes,
29 the rate of interest to be agreed upon by the parties, but in no case to exceed the highest legal
30 rate allowed by contract. When ef fected, it shall be the duty of the directors to provide for the
31 collection of an annual tax suf ficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and
32 also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof within the time the
33 principal becomes due.
210.860. 1. The governing body of any county or city not within a county may , after
2 voter approval pursuant to this section, levy a tax not to exceed twenty-five cents on each one
3 hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable property in the county for the purpose of
4 providing counseling, family support, and temporary residential services to persons eighteen
5 years of age or less and those services described in section 210.861. The question shall be
6 submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county at a county or state
7 general, primary or special election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 upon the motion of the
8 governing body of the county or city not within a county or upon the petition of eight percent
9 of the qualified voters of the county determined on the basis of the number of votes cast for
10 governor in such county or city not within a county at the last gubernatorial election held prior
11 to the filing of the petition. The election of ficials of the county or city not within a county
12 shall give legal notice as provided in chapter 1 15. The question shall be submitted [ in
13 substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
14 [ Shall ______ County (City) be authorized to levy a tax of ______
15 cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxable
16 property in the county (city) for the purpose of establishing a
17 community children's services fund for purposes of providing funds for
18 counseling and related services to children and youth in the county
19 (city) eighteen years of age or less and services which will promote
20 healthy lifestyles among children and youth and strengthen families? ]
21 [ YES ] [ NO ]
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23 If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in
24 favor of the question, then the tax shall be levied and collected as otherwise provided by law .
25 If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are
26 opposed to the question, then the tax shall not be levied unless and until the question is again
27 submitted to the qualified voters of the county or city not within a county and a majority of
28 such voters are in favor of such a tax, and not otherwise.
29 2. All revenues generated by the tax prescribed in this section shall be deposited in
30 the county treasury or , in a city not within a county , to the board established by law to
31 administer such fund to the credit of a special "Community Children's Services Fund" to
32 accomplish the purposes set out herein and shall be used for no other purpose. Such fund
33 shall be administered by and expended only upon approval by a board of directors,
34 established pursuant to section 210.861.
233.172. 1. In any county of the first classification without a charter form of
2 government having a population of at least one hundred fifty thousand and either containing a
3 portion of a city with a population of at least three hundred fifty thousand or bordering a city
4 not within a county , the county commission may , by resolution, submit the question of
5 creating a road benefit district pursuant to sections 233.170 to 233.316, encompassing the
6 unincorporated areas of such county to all of the qualified voters residing within such district
7 at a general or special election called for that purpose as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . Such
8 resolution shall set forth the name of the proposed road benefit district, its boundaries and a
9 proposed road and bridge benefit district tax levy in an amount not to exceed twenty cents per
10 one hundred dollars assessed valuation. The ballot upon which the question of creating a road
11 benefit district is submitted to the qualified voters residing within the proposed district shall
12 contain a question [ in substantially the following form: ] as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
13 [Shall the ______ County , be authorized to create a road benefit district within the
14 following boundaries, to-wit: ______ (set forth boundaries of proposed road benefit district)
15 and assess a levy not to exceed ______ cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation upon
16 all property within the boundaries of said road benefit district the proceeds of which levy shall
17 be placed in a "road benefit district fund" and used solely for the improvement, maintenance,
18 construction and repair of roads and bridges within the boundaries of the road benefit
19 district?]
20 2. If the ballot question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters residing
21 within the boundaries of the proposed district, the governing body of the county shall be
22 authorized to assess and collect a levy in an amount not to exceed the amount specified on the
23 ballot, in which event the sums so collected shall be placed in a separate "road district benefit
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24 fund" and used only for the purposes specified on the ballot within the boundaries of the road
25 benefit district.
26 3. Notwithstanding section 233.170, to the contrary , a district established pursuant to
27 this section may contain less than six hundred forty acres and may contain territories that are
28 not contiguous.
233.200. 1. The commissioners of such districts so incorporated shall have power to
2 issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective districts, payable out of
3 funds derived from taxation of all property taxable therein to an amount including existing
4 indebtedness payable out of funds so derived not exceeding five percent of the assessed
5 valuation of such property to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment
6 for state and county purposes. Such bonds to be issued in denominations of one hundred
7 dollars, or some multiple thereof, to bear interest at not exceeding the rate per annum
8 permitted by law , and to become due in not exceeding twenty years after the date of such
9 bonds. Whenever the board of commissioners of any such road district propose to issue such
10 bonds, they shall submit the question to the voters in the district as pr ovided in section
11 1 15.706 .
12 2. The notice of election shall state the amount of bonds to be issued.
13 3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of the
14 district. If it shall appear that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on
15 the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order
16 and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such district and provide for the
17 levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district suf ficient
18 to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they
19 respectively become due.
20 4. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
21 in section 1 15.706.
22 [Shall the ______ special road district of ______ County issue road and bridge bonds
23 in the amount of ______ dollars?]
24 5. The board of commissioners shall not sell the bonds for less than ninety-five
25 percent of the par value thereof, and the proceeds shall be paid over to the county treasurer ,
26 and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or vice president of the board of
27 commissioners and attested by the secretary . The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be
28 used for the purpose only of paying the cost of holding such election, and constructing,
29 repairing and maintaining bridges and culverts within the district, and working, repairing,
30 maintaining and dragging public roads within the district.
233.345. 1. The special road district commissioners of districts so incorporated shall
2 have power to issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective districts,
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3 payable out of funds derived from taxation of all property taxable therein, to an amount,
4 including existing indebtedness payable out of funds so derived not exceeding five percent of
5 the assessed valuation of such property to be ascertained by the assessment next before the
6 last assessment for state and county purposes. Such bonds to be issued in denominations of
7 one hundred dollars or some multiple thereof, to bear interest at not exceeding the rate per
8 annum permitted by law , and to become due in not exceeding twenty years after the date of
9 such bonds.
10 2. Whenever the board of special road district commissioners of such road district
11 propose to issue such bonds, they shall order the question to be submitted to the voters of the
12 district as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . The notice of election shall state the amount of
13 bonds to be issued.
14 3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of the
15 district. If it shall appear that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on
16 the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order
17 and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such district and provide for the
18 levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district suf ficient
19 to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they
20 respectively become due.
21 4. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
22 in section 1 15.706.
23 [Shall the ______ special road district of ______ County issue bonds in the amount of
24 ______ dollars?]
25 5. The board of special road district commissioners shall not sell the bonds for less
26 then ninety-five percent of the par value thereof and the proceeds shall be paid over to the
27 treasurer of the special road district and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or vice
28 president of the board of commissioners and attested by the secretary . The proceeds of the
29 sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose only of paying the cost of holding such
30 election, and constructing, repairing and maintaining bridges and culverts within the district,
31 and working, repairing, maintaining and dragging public roads within the district.
233.455. 1. Whenever the board of commissioners of any special road district
2 proposes to issue bonds for road purposes, they shall order the submission of the question to
3 the voters and whenever twenty voters of any township shall file with the clerk of the county
4 commission wherein the township is located a petition in writing asking that bonds for road
5 purposes be issued for and on behalf of such township, it shall be the duty of the county
6 commission to order the submission of the question to the voters as prov ided in section
7 1 15.706 .
8 2. The notice of election, in either case, shall state the amount of bonds to be issued.
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9 3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of
10 such county commission or the board of commissioners. If it shall appear that two-thirds of
11 the voters voting on said question shall have voted in favor of the issuance of said bonds, the
12 board of commissioners of the special road district, or the county commission, as the case
13 may be, shall order and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such special
14 road district or township, and shall provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax
15 upon all the taxable property in said district or township suf ficient to provide for the payment
16 of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they respectively become due.
17 4. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of commissioners on or before the first
18 day of May in each year , or the state auditor immediately thereafter , in case the clerk of the
19 board of commissioners should fail or neglect, on or before the first day of May of each year ,
20 so to do, to certify to the county commission of the county , or counties, wherein such road
21 district is situated, the amount of money that will be required during the next succeeding year
22 to pay interest falling due on bonds issued and the principal of bonds maturing during such
23 year .
24 5. On receipt of such certificate it shall be the duty of the county commission, or
25 commissions, at the time it makes the levy for state, county , school and other taxes, to, by
26 order made, levy such a rate of taxation upon the taxable property in the road district, in such
27 county or counties, as will raise the sum of money required for the purposes aforesaid. On
28 such order being made it shall be the duty of the clerk of the county commission, or
29 commissions, to extend such rate of taxation upon the tax books, against all of the taxable
30 property in the district in such county or counties, and the same shall be collected by the
31 collector of the revenue at the time and in the manner , and by the same means as state, county ,
32 school and other taxes are collected.
33 6. At the time the county commission is required to determine and levy the rate of
34 taxation for state, county , school and other taxes, to determine, order and levy such a rate of
35 taxation upon the taxable property in any township in such county as may have outstanding
36 bonds issued under this section as will be suff icient to pay interest and principal falling due
37 during the next succeeding year . It shall be the duty of the clerk of the county commission to
38 extend upon the tax books of the county such rate of taxation upon and against all of the
39 taxable property in such township, and when so extended the same shall be collected by the
40 collector of the revenue at the time, in the manner , and by the means that state, county , school
41 and other taxes are collected.
42 7. All the laws, rights and remedies of the state of Missouri for the collection of state,
43 county , school and other taxes, shall be applicable to the collection of taxes herein authorized
44 to be collected.
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233.460. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as
2 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
3 [Shall the ______ special road district of ______ (Name district or township) of _____
4 _ county issue road bonds in the amount of ______ dollars?]
233.510. 1. The commissioners of any special road subdistrict may levy , if four-
2 sevenths of the voters of the subdistrict voting thereon approve, a tax on all taxable property
3 in the subdistrict, the proceeds of which to be used for the support of the subdistrict, including
4 the payment of bonds issued under section 233.513. The proposition to levy the tax
5 authorized by this section may be submitted by the commissioners at the next annual election
6 of the members of the commission or at any regularly scheduled primary or general election
7 or at a special election called for the purpose as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . A separate
8 ballot containing the question shall [ read as follows: ] be submitted as pro vided in section
9 1 15.706.
10 [ Shall the commissioners of the ______ Special Road Subdistrict be
11 authorized to levy a tax of ______ cents on the one hundred dollars
12 assessed valuation to provide funds for the support of the subdistrict? ]
13 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
14 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
15 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
16 vote.) ]
17
18 If four- sevenths of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the
19 commissioners shall levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this section, but if four-
20 sevenths of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized by this
21 section, no such tax shall be levied.
22 2. Any tax authorized pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be levied and
23 collected as provided by law for the levy and collection of taxes for special road districts.
24 T axes authorized pursuant to this section shall be deposited with the county treasurer , who
25 shall disburse the moneys only to the president or vice president of the subdistrict upon
26 warrants signed by such of ficer and attested by the secretary of the subdistrict.
235.175. 1. Before the board of directors of any street light maintenance district may
2 increase the district's current tax levy , the proposed increase must be approved by a majority
3 of the voters voting thereon.
4 2. The proposition to increase the tax levy may be submitted by the board of directors
5 or upon petition of five hundred registered voters of the district. All propositions to increase
6 the tax levy shall be submitted at the next election permitted by section 1 15.123 and as
7 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
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8 3. A separate ballot containing the question shall [ read as follows: ] be submitted as
9 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
10 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ street light maintenance
11 district be authorized to increase the current tax levy of ______ cents
12 per one hundred dollars assessed valuation to ______ cents per one
13 hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for the support of
14 the district? ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 [ (If you are in favor of the tax levy , place an X in the box opposite
17 "YES". If you are opposed to the tax levy , place an X in the box
18 opposite "NO".) ]
19 4. If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the
20 increased tax levy , the board of directors shall raise the tax levy to the level approved by the
21 voters. If a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the increased
22 tax levy , any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
23 5. No street light maintenance district shall fix a rate of levy which exceeds the
24 maximum tax levy authorized by section 235.170.
238.232. 1. If approved by at least four -sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the
2 question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the
3 annual rate of ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation. The district board may
4 levy a property tax rate lower than its approved tax rate ceiling and may increase that lowered
5 tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling without voter approval. The property tax
6 shall be uniform throughout the district.
7 2. The ballot of submission shall be [ substantially in the following form: ] submitted
8 as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
9 [ Shall the ______ T ransportation Development District impose a
10 property tax upon all real and tangible personal property within
11 the district at a rate of not more than ______ (insert amount)
12 cents per hundred dollars assessed valuation for the purpose of
13 providing revenue for the development of a project (or projects)
14 in the district (insert general description of the project or
15 projects, if necessary)? ]
16 [ YES ] [ NO ]
17 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box
18 opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an
19 "X" in the box opposite "NO". ]
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20 3. The county collector of each county in which the district is partially or entirely
21 located shall collect the property taxes and special benefit assessments made upon all real
22 property and tangible personal property within that county and the district, in the same
23 manner as other property taxes are collected.
24 4. Every county collector having collected or received district property taxes shall, on
25 or before the fifteenth day of each month and after deducting his commissions, remit to the
26 treasurer of that district the amount collected or received by him prior to the first day of the
27 month. Upon receipt of such money , the district treasurer shall execute a receipt therefor ,
28 which he shall forward or deliver to the collector . The district treasurer shall deposit such
29 sums into the district treasury , credited to the appropriate project or purpose. The collector
30 and district treasurer shall make final settlement of the district account and commissions
31 owing, not less than once each year , if necessary .
32 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary , all property owned by an
33 entity that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c), as amended, shall be
34 exempt from any special assessment levied by a district under this section so long as the
35 property is used in furtherance of the entity's tax exempt purposes.
247.470. 1. On or before the first day of May of each year , the board shall certify to
2 the county commission of the county within which the district is located a rate of levy so
3 fixed by the board as provided by law , with directions that at the time and in the manner
4 required by law for levy of taxes for county purposes such county commission shall levy a tax
5 at the rate so fixed and determined upon the assessed valuation of all the taxable tangible
6 property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such county
7 commission.
8 2. If the board thereafter in any year fixes and determines by resolution of the board a
9 rate of levy in excess of fifteen cents per one hundred dollars valuation or of the rate approved
10 by a vote of the majority of the voters of the district voting thereon, as provided herein for
11 general purposes, then the board shall order the submission of the question of levying a tax
12 rate in such increased amount to the voters of the district in the same manner so far as
13 practicable as is provided for the submission of the question to create a bonded indebtedness.
14 Such resolution of the board shall also fix the date upon which the election is to be held as
15 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
16 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
17 in section 1 15.706.
18 [Shall the ______ metropolitan water supply district be authorized to levy an annual
19 rate of taxation not exceeding ______ cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation for
20 general operating purposes?]
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249.1 10. The board of trustees shall have no power to levy or collect any taxes for the
2 payment of any indebtedness incurred by said district unless and until the voters of the district
3 shall have authorized the incurring of indebtedness at an election as pr ovided in section
4 1 15.706 , but all such expenses and indebtedness incurred by said district may be paid out of
5 funds which may be received by said district from the sale of bonds authorized by the voters
6 at any such election as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
249.929. 1. T o establish a sewage or storm water facility improvement district, the
2 governing body of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more
3 inhabitants which is located in more than one county , or the governing body of any county of
4 the first classification without a charter form of government that has a population of at least
5 one hundred sixty thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any county of the first
6 classification without a charter form of government containing a portion of a city with a
7 population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any
8 county of the first classification without a charter form of government as of August 28, 1995,
9 that has a population of more than one hundred five thousand but less than one hundred
10 twenty thousand inhabitants, shall comply with the procedures described in subsection 2 of
11 this section.
12 2. The governing body of any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand
13 or more inhabitants which is located in more than one county , or the governing body of any
14 county of the first classification without a charter form of government that has a population of
15 at least one hundred sixty thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any county of the
16 first classification without a charter form of government containing a portion of a city with a
17 population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any
18 county of the first classification without a charter form of government as of August 28, 1995,
19 that has a population of more than one hundred five thousand but less than one hundred
20 twenty thousand inhabitants, proposing to create a sewage or storm water facility
21 improvement district may , by resolution, submit the question of creating such district to all
22 qualified voters residing within such district at a general or special election called for that
23 purpose as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . Such resolution shall set forth the project name for
24 the proposed sewage or storm water facility improvement, the general nature of the proposed
25 improvement, the estimated cost of such improvement, the boundaries of the proposed
26 sewage or storm water facility improvement district to be assessed, and the proposed method
27 or methods of assessment, including any provision for the annual assessment of maintenance
28 costs of the improvement in each year after the bonds issued for the original sewage or storm
29 water facility improvement are paid in full. The governing body of the city or county may
30 create a sewage or storm water facility improvement district when the question of creating
31 such district has been approved by the vote of the percentage of electors within such district
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32 voting thereon that is equal to the percentage of voter approval required for the issuance of
33 general obligation bonds of such county under Article VI, Section 26 of the Constitution of
34 this State. The notice of election containing the question of creating a sewage or storm water
35 facility improvement district shall contain the project name for the proposed improvement,
36 the general nature of the proposed improvement, the estimated cost of such improvement, the
37 boundaries of the proposed sewage or storm water facility improvement district to be
38 assessed, the proposed method or methods of assessment, including any provision for the
39 annual assessment of maintenance costs of the improvement in each year after the bonds
40 issued for the original improvement are paid in full, and a statement that the final cost of such
41 improvement assessed against property within the district and the amount of general
42 obligation bonds issued therefor shall not exceed the estimated cost of such improvement, as
43 stated in such notice, by more than twenty-five percent. The question of whether to create
44 any sewage water facility improvement district or storm water facility improvement district,
45 the boundaries of which are not identical to any existing or proposed storm water facility
46 improvement district or any existing or proposed sewage water facility improvement district,
47 shall be submitted to the voters as a separate question as prov ided in section 1 15.706 ;
48 however , the question of whether to create a sewage water facility improvement district and a
49 storm water facility improvement district, the boundaries of which are identical, may be
50 submitted as a single question as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The ballot upon which the
51 question of creating a sewage or storm water facility improvement district is submitted to the
52 qualified voters residing within the proposed district shall contain a question [ in substantially
53 the following form: ] submitted as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
54 [ Shall ______ (name of city or county) be authorized to create a
55 sewage or storm water facility improvement district proposed for the _
56 _____ (project name for the proposed improvement) and incur
57 indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds to pay for all or part of
58 the cost of sewage or storm water facility improvements within such
59 district, the cost of all indebtedness so incurred to be assessed by the
60 governing body of the ______ (city or county) on the property
61 benefitted by such improvements for a period of ______ years, and, if
62 included in the resolution, an assessment in each year thereafter with
63 the proceeds thereof used solely for maintenance of the sewage or
64 storm water facility improvement? ]
65 [ YES ] [ NO ]
66 3. Upon receiving the requisite voter approval at an election, the governing body of
67 any city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants which is
68 located in more than one county , or the governing body of a county of the first classification
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69 without a charter form of government that has a population of at least one hundred sixty
70 thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any county of the first classification without a
71 charter form of government containing a portion of a city with a population of at least three
72 hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or the governing body of any county of the first
73 classification without a charter form of government as of August 28, 1995, that has a
74 population of more than one hundred five thousand but less than one hundred twenty
75 thousand inhabitants, may , by resolution, determine the advisability of the improvement and
76 may order that the sewage or storm water facility improvement district be established and that
77 preliminary plans and specifications for the improvement be made. Such resolution shall
78 state and make findings as to the project name for the proposed improvement, the nature of
79 the improvement, the estimated cost of such improvement, the boundaries of the sewage or
80 storm water facility improvement district to be assessed, the proposed method or methods of
81 assessment, including any provision for the annual assessment of maintenance costs of the
82 improvement in each year after the bonds issued for the original improvement are paid in full,
83 and shall also state that the final cost of such improvement assessed against the property
84 within the sewage or storm water facility improvement district and the amount of general
85 obligation bonds issued therefor shall not, without a new election, exceed the estimated cost
86 of such improvement by more than twenty-five percent.
249.1 106. 1. The ballot upon which the question of creating a consolidated sewer
2 district is submitted to the qualified voters residing within each existing sewer district or
3 districts shall contain a question [ in substantially the following form: ] submitted as pr ovided
4 in section 1 15.706.
5 [ Shall the ______ (governing body's name) of ______ (county's name)
6 be authorized to dissolve the existing ______ (name of existing sewer
7 district) and create a consolidated sewer district proposed for the _____
8 _ (name of existing sewer districts to be consolidated) and authorize
9 the consolidated sewer districts to incur indebtedness and issue general
10 obligation bonds to pay for all or part of the cost of the creation and
11 maintenance of such consolidated sewer district, with the cost of all
12 indebtedness so incurred to be assessed by the ______ (name of
13 consolidated sewer district) on the property within the consolidated
14 sewer district? ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
17 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
18 opposite "NO". ]
19
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20 If a majority of the total votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters of each existing
21 district or districts voting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the order shall become
22 ef fective. If the proposal receives less than the required majority in at least one existing
23 district, then the governing body of the county shall have no power to impose the
24 consolidation of sewer districts as authorized pursuant to this section unless and until the
25 governing body of the county shall again have submitted another proposal to authorize the
26 governing body of the county to consolidate authorized by this section and such proposal is
27 approved by the required majority of the total votes cast on the proposal by the qualified
28 voters of each existing district or districts voting on such proposal.
29 2. The boundaries of the proposed consolidated sewer district shall be described by
30 metes and bounds, streets or other suf ficiently specific description.
31 3. There shall be separate submissions of the question of creating a consolidated
32 sewer district to each group of voters within each existing sewer district or districts, and the
33 elections shall be held simultaneously .
249.1 150. 1. There is hereby created within any county of the third classification
2 without a township form of government and with more than thirty-four thousand but less than
3 thirty-four thousand one hundred inhabitants, any county of the second classification without
4 a township form of government and with more than fifty-four thousand two hundred but less
5 than fifty-four thousand three hundred inhabitants, any county of the third classification
6 without a township form of government and with more than thirteen thousand seventy-five
7 but less than thirteen thousand one hundred seventy-five inhabitants, any county of the first
8 classification with more than two hundred forty thousand three hundred but less than two
9 hundred forty thousand four hundred inhabitants, any county of the third classification
10 without a township form of government and with more than nine thousand four hundred fifty
11 but less than nine thousand five hundred fifty inhabitants, any county of the third
12 classification without a township form of government and with more than twenty-eight
13 thousand six hundred but less than twenty-eight thousand seven hundred inhabitants, any
14 county of the first classification with more than thirty-nine thousand seven hundred but less
15 than thirty-nine thousand eight hundred inhabitants, any county of the third classification
16 without a township form of government and with more than thirty-one thousand but less than
17 thirty-one thousand one hundred inhabitants, and any county of the third classification
18 without a township form of government and with more than seventeen thousand nine hundred
19 but less than eighteen thousand inhabitants, the "Upper White River Basin W atershed
20 Improvement District". The watershed improvement district is authorized to own, install,
21 operate, and maintain decentralized or individual on-site wastewater treatment plants. The
22 watershed improvement district created under this section shall be a body corporate and a
23 political subdivision of the state of Missouri, shall be capable of suing and being sued in
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24 contract in its corporate name, and shall be capable of holding such real and personal property
25 necessary for corporate purposes. The district shall implement procedures to regulate the area
26 within the district and to educate property owners within the district about the requirements
27 imposed by the district.
28 2. Any county included in the Upper White River Basin watershed improvement
29 district, as established in subsection 1 of this section, may choose to opt out of the district in
30 one of two ways:
31 (1) Upon the filing of a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the property
32 owners residing within the county , a proposal is submitted to the qualified voters within the
33 district boundaries. The ballot of submission shall be in substantially the following form:
34 Shall the county of ______ opt out of the Upper White River Basin
35 W atershed Improvement District?
36 YES NO
37 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
38 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
39 opposite "NO".
40
41 If a simple majority of the votes cast in the county favors the proposal to opt out of the
42 district, then the county shall no longer be included in the Upper White River Basin
43 watershed improvement district, and shall cease all imposition, collection, and assessment of
44 any taxes associated with that district, beginning on the first day of the first month following
45 the election. If a simple majority of the votes cast in the county opposes the proposal to opt
46 out of the district, then the county shall remain a part of the Upper White River Basin
47 watershed improvement district. However , if a proposal to opt out of the district is not
48 approved, the governing body of the county shall not resubmit a proposal to the voters under
49 this section sooner than twelve months from the date of the last proposal submitted under this
50 section; or
51 (2) Upon the issuance of an order by the county commission, a proposal is submitted
52 to the qualified voters within the district boundaries to opt out of the Upper White River
53 Basin watershed improvement district. The ballot of submission shall be in substantially the
54 following form:
55 Shall the county of ______ opt out of the Upper White River Basin
56 W atershed Improvement District?
57 YES NO
58 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
59 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
60 opposite "NO".
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61
62 If a simple majority of the votes cast in the county favors the proposal to opt out of the Upper
63 White River Basin watershed improvement district, then the county shall no longer be
64 included in the Upper White River Basin watershed improvement district, and shall cease all
65 imposition, collection, and assessment of any taxes associated with that district, beginning on
66 the first day of the first month following the election. If a simple majority of the votes cast in
67 the county opposes the proposal to opt out of the Upper White River Basin watershed
68 improvement district, then the county shall remain a part of the Upper White River Basin
69 watershed improvement district. However , if a proposal to opt out of the Upper White River
70 Basin watershed improvement district is not approved, the governing body of the county shall
71 not resubmit a proposal to the voters under this section sooner than twelve months from the
72 date of the last proposal submitted under this section.
73 3. Any county who has successfully chosen to opt out of the Upper White River Basin
74 watershed improvement district under the provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall be
75 allowed to rejoin the district at any time, provided the county submits the proposal to rejoin
76 the district in one of two ways:
77 (1) Upon the filing of a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the property
78 owners residing within the county , a proposal is submitted to the qualified voters within the
79 county . The ballot of submission shall be in substantially the following form:
80 Shall the county of ______ rejoin the Upper White River Basin
81 W atershed Improvement District?
82 YES NO
83 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
84 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
85 opposite "NO".
86
87 If a simple majority of the votes cast in the county favors the proposal to rejoin the Upper
88 White River Basin watershed improvement district, then the county shall rejoin the district. If
89 a simple majority of the votes cast in the county opposes the proposal to rejoin the district,
90 then the county shall remain outside the Upper White River Basin watershed improvement
91 district. However , if a proposal to rejoin the Upper White River Basin watershed
92 improvement district is not approved, the governing body of the county shall not resubmit a
93 proposal to the voters under this section sooner than twelve months from the date of the last
94 proposal submitted under this section; or
95 (2) Upon the issuance of an order by the county commission, a proposal is submitted
96 to the qualified voters within the district boundaries to rejoin the Upper White River Basin
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97 watershed improvement district. The ballot of submission shall be in substantially the
98 following form:
99 Shall the county of ______ rejoin the Upper White River Basin
100 W atershed Improvement District?
101 YES NO
102 If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
103 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
104 opposite "NO".
105
106 If a simple majority of the votes cast in the county favors the proposal to rejoin the Upper
107 White River Basin watershed improvement district, then the county shall rejoin the Upper
108 White River Basin watershed improvement district. If a simple majority of the votes cast in
109 the county opposes the proposal to rejoin the Upper White River Basin watershed
110 improvement district, then the county shall remain outside the Upper White River Basin
111 watershed improvement district. However , if a proposal to rejoin the Upper White River
112 Basin watershed improvement district is not approved, the governing body of the county shall
113 not resubmit a proposal to the voters under this section sooner than twelve months from the
114 date of the last proposal submitted under this section.
115 4. The watershed improvement district created under this section shall have the power
116 to borrow money and incur indebtedness and evidence the same by certificates, notes, or
117 debentures, to issue bonds and use any one or more lawful funding methods the district may
118 obtain for its purposes at such rates of interest as the district may determine. Any bonds,
119 notes, and other obligations issued or delivered by the district may be secured by mortgage,
120 pledge, or deed of trust of any or all of the property within the district. Every issue of such
121 bonds, notes, or other obligations shall be payable out of property and revenues of the district
122 and may be further secured by other property within the district, which may be pledged,
123 assigned, mortgaged, or a security interest granted for such payment, without preference or
124 priority of the first bonds issued, subject to any agreement with the holders of any other bonds
125 pledging any specified property or revenues. Such bonds, notes, or other obligations shall be
126 authorized by resolution of the district board, and shall bear such date or dates, and shall
127 mature at such time or times, but not in excess of thirty years, as the resolution shall specify .
128 Such bonds, notes, or other obligations shall be in such denomination, bear interest at such
129 rate or rates, be in such form, either coupon or registered, be issued as current interest bonds,
130 compound interest bonds, variable rate bonds, convertible bonds, or zero coupon bonds, be
131 issued in such manner , be payable in such place or places, and be subject to redemption as
132 such resolution may provide, notwithstanding section 108.170. The bonds, notes, or other
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133 obligations may be sold at either public or private sale, at such interest rates, and at such price
134 or prices as the district shall determine.
135 5. The county commission of any county located within the watershed improvement
136 district may authorize individual properties to be served by the district by adoption of a
137 resolution or upon the filing of a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the property
138 owners of the proposed area. The resolution or petition shall describe generally the size and
139 location of the proposed area.
140 6. In the event that any property within the watershed improvement district proposed
141 under this section lies within or is serviced by any existing sewer district formed under this
142 chapter , chapter 204, or chapter 250, the property shall not become part of the watershed
143 improvement district formed under this section unless the existing sewer district agrees to
144 refrain from providing service or to discontinue service to the property . No property shall
145 become part of the watershed district until the owner of that property has paid in full all
146 outstanding costs owed to an existing sewer district formed under this chapter , chapter 204, or
147 chapter 250.
148 7. Upon the creation of the watershed improvement district as authorized by this
149 section, a board of trustees for the district consisting of nine members shall be appointed. The
150 governing body of each county shall appoint one member to serve on the board. No trustee
151 shall reside in the same county as another trustee. Of the initial trustees appointed, five shall
152 serve terms of one year , and four shall serve terms of two years, as determined by lot. After
153 the initial appointments of the trustees, the successor trustees shall reside in the same county
154 as the prior trustee and be elected by the resident property owners of their county within the
155 district. Each trustee may be elected to no more than five consecutive two-year terms.
156 V acancies shall be filled by the board. Each trustee shall serve until a successor is elected and
157 sworn. The trustees shall not receive compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed
158 for their actual and necessary expenses. The board shall elect a chair and other of ficers
159 necessary for its membership. The board shall enter into contracts with any person or entity
160 for the maintenance, administrative, or support work required to administer the district. The
161 board may char ge reasonable fees and submit proposals to levy and impose property taxes to
162 fund the operation of the district to the qualified voters in the district, but such proposals shall
163 not become ef fective unless a majority of the qualified voters in the district voting on the
164 proposals approve the proposed levy and rate of tax. The board may adopt resolutions
165 necessary to the operation of the district.
166 8. No service shall be initiated to any property lying within the watershed
167 improvement district created under this section unless the property owner elects to have the
168 service provided by the district.
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169 9. Any on-site wastewater treatment system installed on any property that participates
170 in the watershed improvement district formed under this section shall meet all applicable
171 standards for such on-site wastewater treatment systems under sections 701.025 to 701.059
172 and as required by rules or regulations promulgated by the board of trustees and the
173 appropriate state agencies.
174 10. Property owners participating in the watershed improvement district formed
175 under this section shall be required as a condition of continued participation to have a
176 maintenance plan approved by the watershed improvement district for the on-site wastewater
177 treatment systems on their properties. Such property owners shall also execute a utilities
178 easement to allow the district access to the system for maintenance purposes and inspections.
179 The property owner shall provide satisfactory proof that periodic maintenance is performed
180 on the sewage system. At a minimum the system shall be installed and maintained according
181 to the manufacturer's recommendations. The level of satisfactory proof required and the
182 frequency of periodic proof shall be determined by the board of trustees.
183 1 1. A district established under this section may , at a general or primary election,
184 submit to the qualified voters within the district boundaries a real property tax that shall not
185 exceed five cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation to fund the operation of the
186 district as prov ided in section 1 15.706 . The ballot of submission shall be [ in substantially
187 the following form: ] submitted as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
188 [ Shall the ______ (name of district) impose a real property tax within
189 the district at a rate of not more than ______ (insert amount) dollars per
190 hundred dollars of assessed valuation to fund the operation of the
191 district? ]
192 [ YES ] [ NO ]
193 [ If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite
194 "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box
195 opposite "NO". ]
196
197 If a majority of the votes cast in each county that is part of the district favor the proposal, then
198 the real property tax shall become effectiv e in the district on the first day of the year following
199 the year of the election. If a majority of the votes cast in each county that is a part of the
200 district oppose the proposal, then that county shall not impose the real property tax authorized
201 in this section until after the county governing body has submitted another such real property
202 tax proposal and the proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.
203 However , if a real property tax proposal is not approved, the governing body of the county
204 shall not resubmit a proposal to the voters under this section sooner than twelve months from
205 the date of the last proposal submitted under this section.
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206 12. The real property tax authorized by this section is in addition to all other real
207 property taxes allowed by law .
208 13. Once the real property tax authorized by this section is abolished or terminated by
209 any means, all funds remaining in the trust fund shall be used solely for the purposes
210 approved in the ballot question authorizing the tax. The tax shall not be abolished or
211 terminated while the district has any financing or other obligations outstanding. Any funds in
212 the trust fund which are not needed for current expenditures may be invested by the district in
213 the securities described in subdivisions (1) to (12) of subsection 1 of section 30.270 or
214 repurchase agreements secured by such securities.
215 14. The governing body of any county included in the Upper White River Basin
216 watershed improvement district established in this section may designate groundwater
217 depletion areas within specific areas of the county and may require well volume monitoring.
218 However , any county included in this district may choose not to require well volume
219 monitoring.
250.060. 1. Bonds of any such sewer district, payable from taxes, may be issued for
2 the purpose of improving and extending the sewerage system of the district upon the approval
3 of a proposition to issue such bonds by the constitutionally required percentage of the voters
4 voting on the question as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 .
5 2. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
6 in section 1 15.706.
7 [Shall ______ (name of city or district) issue bonds payable from taxes?]
8 3. Before any sewer district shall incur any indebtedness evidenced by bonds payable
9 from taxes as hereby authorized, such sewer district shall provide for the collection of an
10 annual tax on all taxable tangible property therein suff icient to pay the interest and principal
11 of the indebtedness as they fall due and to retire the same within twenty years from the date
12 contracted.
256.445. 1. Any political subdivision which contains a sponsor which has submitted
2 a plan which has been approved by the director pursuant to sections 256.435 to 256.445 may
3 submit to the qualified voters of the political subdivision [ the following ] a question[ : ] as
4 pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
5 [ Shall the political subdivision of ______ (name of political
6 subdivision) incur indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds to
7 pay for all or part of the costs of establishing and maintaining a water
8 resource project with the political subdivision, the cost of all
9 indebtedness so incurred to be assessed by the governing body of ____
10 __ (name of political subdivision) on property within the political
11 subdivision? ]
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12 [ YES ] [ NO ]
13 2. If it appears that the required percentage of the voters of such political subdivision
14 voting on the proposition of incurring indebtedness submitted at the election were in favor of
15 incurring such indebtedness, the election authority shall make an order reciting the holding of
16 such election and the results thereof, both for and against the proposition, and if the result of
17 the election as certified shall be in favor of incurring the indebtedness and issuing the bonds,
18 then the governing body of the political subdivision shall direct the issuance thereof to the
19 amount of the debt authorized to be incurred, or any portion thereof, and shall either before or
20 at the time of doing so provide for the collection of an annual ad valorem tax upon all of the
21 taxable property within the political subdivision, which tax shall be suff icient to pay the
22 interest on such indebtedness as it falls due and also to create a sinking fund for the payment
23 of the principal thereof within twenty years from the date of contracting the same, such tax to
24 be levied and collected as provided for in chapter 137.
25 3. The governing body of the political subdivision shall have no power to levy or
26 collect any taxes for the payment of any indebtedness incurred by the political subdivision
27 pursuant to this section unless and until the voters of the political subdivision shall have
28 authorized the incurring of indebtedness at an election, but all such expenses and
29 indebtedness incurred by the political subdivision may be paid out of funds which may be
30 received by the political subdivision from the sale of bonds authorized by the voters at any
31 such election.
32 4. Such bonds shall be issued in denominations of one hundred dollars or some
33 multiple thereof; shall be payable to bearer , not later than twenty years from their date; shall
34 bear interest from their date at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum, payable annually
35 or semiannually; such interest payments to be evidenced by annexed coupons, and such bonds
36 shall not be sold for less than ninety-five percent of the face value thereof and together with
37 existing indebtedness of the political subdivision, if any , shall not exceed in the aggregate five
38 percent of the value of all of the taxable property in the political subdivision to be ascertained
39 by the assessment next before the last assessment for state and county purposes previous to
40 the incurring of such indebtedness.
41 5. Such bonds shall be signed by the presiding of ficer of the governing body of the
42 political subdivision attested by the signature of the secretary of the governing body with the
43 seal of the political subdivision affixed thereto. The bonds may be sold under the same
44 conditions as are provided for the sale of county road bonds.
45 6. All bonds issued under this section shall be registered in the of fice of the state
46 auditor as provided by law for the registration of bonds of cities and in the of fice of the
47 governing body of the political subdivision in a book kept for that purpose for registry , shall
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48 show the number , date, amount, date of sale, name of the purchaser and the amount for which
49 the bond was sold.
50 7. The governing body of the political subdivision wherein such project is situate
51 shall certify the amount of money that will be required during the next succeeding year to pay
52 interest falling due on bonds issued and the principal of bonds maturing in such year , and the
53 amount necessary to cover the estimated expenses of maintaining such project in good
54 condition. The governing body shall, at the time it makes the levy for other taxes, by order
55 made, levy such a rate of taxes upon all the taxable property in the political subdivision as
56 will produce a sum of money suff icient for the purposes of the water resource project;
57 provided, that the governing body shall have no authority to levy such tax until the voters of
58 the political subdivision shall have voted to incur an indebtedness under the provisions of this
59 section.
60 8. On such order being made it shall be the duty of the governing body to cause such
61 rate of taxation to be extended upon the tax books against all the taxable property in the
62 political subdivision and the same shall be collected and remitted to the governing board of
63 the water project by the collector of the revenue of the political subdivision at the time, in the
64 manner , and by the same means as state, county , school and other taxes are collected and
65 remitted. All of the laws, rights and remedies provided by the laws of this state for the
66 collection of state, county , school and other taxes shall be applicable to the collection of taxes
67 herein authorized to be collected.
68 9. All taxes levied pursuant to this section shall be based upon the assessed valuation
69 of lands and other property in the political subdivision in accordance with the current record
70 of the assessed valuations of all taxable property within the political subdivision as may be
71 determined by the records in the assessor's of fice of the political subdivision and such tax
72 shall be prorated and an equal amount levied upon each one hundred dollars assessed
73 valuation.
257.360. 1. The county clerk of each county within the district shall certify to the
2 secretary of the board of trustees the total assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property
3 lying within the district in his county . Thereupon, the board of trustees shall determine the
4 rates of taxation necessary to be levied for the amortization fund and for the general fund for
5 the year and shall direct the secretary to certify the rates to the county clerk of each county in
6 which the district is situated. The several county clerks shall thereupon extend the rates upon
7 and against the assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property lying within the district and
8 shall certify the taxes to the collectors of revenue of their respective counties, who shall
9 proceed to collect and enforce the taxes in like manner as state and county taxes are collected
10 and enforced and shall make remittances of their collections monthly to the treasurer of the
11 district.
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12 2. The rate levied for the general fund shall in no year exceed one mill on each one
13 dollar assessed valuation of taxable tangible property in such district, except as follows:
14 (1) When the board determines that needs for general fund moneys are greater than
15 the one mill tax will provide and thereupon determines the rate of taxation necessary to be
16 levied in excess of the authorized rate;
17 (2) When, accordingly , the question is submitted by the board to the electorate of the
18 district in the same manner as provided in this chapter for bond elections and as pro vided in
19 section 1 15.706 ;
20 (3) When, at such election, the increase is approved for a year , by a majority vote of
21 those voting, or , in excess of one year and not to exceed four years, by a two-thirds vote of
22 those voting; and provided that any such increase in the tax rate for the general fund shall in
23 no year exceed two mills on each one dollar assessed valuation of taxable tangible property in
24 the district.
25 3. In the event that an increase in the tax rate is voted as prescribed, the procedure for
26 collection shall be as for any general fund levy .
257.370. 1. The board of trustees of any river basin conservancy district may issue
2 general obligation bonds for and on behalf of the district for the purpose of providing funds to
3 carry out the of ficial plan or plans of the district. The bonds shall not exceed, including
4 existing indebtedness of the district, an amount equal to five percent of the assessed valuation
5 of taxable tangible property in the district, to be ascertained by the last completed assessment
6 for state and county purposes made previous to the incurring of the indebtedness. The bonds
7 shall be issued in the denomination of one hundred dollars each, or some multiple thereof, to
8 bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum, payable semiannually , and to
9 become due and payable at the times the board of trustees determines by order of record, not
10 exceeding twenty years from date of issue. All bonds shall be signed by the president of the
11 board, and attested by the signature of the secretary of the board, with the seal of the district
12 af fixed; and all interest coupons shall be executed by the lithographed facsimile signatures of
13 the of ficers.
14 2. Whenever a conservancy district proposes to issue bonds as aforesaid, it shall
15 submit the question to the voters of the district as provi ded in section 1 15.706 . The notice of
16 election shall state the amount and purpose of bonds to be issued, the polling place at which
17 the election is to be held.
18 3. The results of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of
19 the board of trustees.
20 4. If it appears that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the
21 question have voted in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of trustees shall order and
22 direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of the district and shall provide for the levy
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23 and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district suff icient to
24 provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they
25 respectively become due.
26 5. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the board, on or before the first day of May in
27 each year , or the state auditor immediately thereafter , in case the secretary of the board fails or
28 neglects so to do, to certify to the respective county clerks of the counties within the district
29 the amount of money that will be required during the next succeeding year to pay interest
30 falling due on bonds issued and the principal of bonds maturing during such year . Upon
31 receipt of the certificate, it shall be the duty of the county clerks to levy and extend upon the
32 tax books such a rate of taxation upon all taxable tangible property in the district as will raise
33 the sum of money required for the purposes aforesaid.
34 6. All of the laws, rights and remedies of the state of Missouri for the collection of
35 state, county , school and other taxes shall be applicable to the collection of taxes herein
36 authorized to be collected.
262.598. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
2 (1) "Consolidated district", a district formed jointly by two or more councils;
3 (2) "Council", a University of Missouri extension council authorized under section
4 262.563;
5 (3) "District" or "extension district", a political subdivision formed by one or more
6 councils;
7 (4) "Governing body", the group of individuals who govern a district;
8 (5) "Single-council district", a district formed by one council.
9 2. University of Missouri extension councils, except for any council located in a
10 county with a charter form of government and with more than nine hundred fifty thousand
11 inhabitants, are hereby authorized to form extension districts made up of cooperating counties
12 for the purpose of funding extension programming. An extension district may be a single-
13 council district or a consolidated district. A single-council district shall be formed upon a
14 majority vote of the full council. A consolidated district shall be formed upon a majority vote
15 of each participating council.
16 3. In a single-council district, the council shall serve as the district's governing body .
17 In addition to any other powers and duties granted to the council under sections 262.550 to
18 262.620, the council shall also have the powers and duties provided under subsection 5 of this
19 section.
20 4. In a consolidated district, the governing body of the district shall consist of at least
21 three, but no more than five, representatives appointed by each participating council. The
22 term of of fice shall be two years. Representatives may be reappointed. The governing body
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23 shall elect of ficers, who shall serve as officers for two years, and establish a regular meeting
24 schedule which shall not be less than once every three months.
25 5. The governing body of a district shall have the following powers and duties:
26 (1) Review the activities and annual budgets of each participating council;
27 (2) Determine, by September first of each year , the tax rate necessary to generate
28 suf ficient revenue to fund the extension programming in the district, which includes annual
29 funding for each participating council for the costs of personnel and the acquisition, supply ,
30 and maintenance of each council's property , work, and equipment;
31 (3) Oversee the collection of any tax authorized under this section by ensuring the
32 revenue is deposited into a special fund and monitoring the use of the funds to ensure they are
33 used solely for extension programming in the district;
34 (4) Approve payments from the special fund in which the tax revenue is deposited;
35 and
36 (5) W ork cooperatively with each participating council to plan and facilitate the
37 programs, equipment, and activities in the district.
38 6. The governing body of a district may submit a question to the voters of the district
39 to institute a property tax levy in the county or counties that compose the district. Questions
40 may be submitted to the voters of the district at any general municipal election as pr ovided in
41 section 1 15.706 . Any such proposed tax shall not exceed thirty cents per one hundred dollars
42 of assessed valuation. The costs of submitting the question to the voters at the general
43 municipal election shall be paid as provided in section 1 15.063. Such question shall be
44 submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
45 [Shall the Extension District in ______ County (insert name of county) be authorized
46 to levy an annual tax of ______ (insert amount not to exceed thirty) cents per one hundred
47 dollars of assessed valuation for the purpose of funding the University of Missouri Extension
48 District programs, equipment, and services in the district?]
49
50 In a single-council district, if a majority of the voters in the county approve the question, then
51 the district shall impose the tax. If a majority of the voters in a single-council district do not
52 approve the question, then no tax shall be imposed. In a consolidated district, if a majority of
53 voters in each county in the district approve the question, then the district shall impose the
54 tax. If a majority of the voters in a consolidated district do not approve the question, then no
55 tax shall be imposed in any county of the district. In a consolidated district, if a majority of
56 voters in a county do not approve the question, the council in the county that did not approve
57 the question may withdraw from the district. Upon such withdrawal, the district shall be
58 made up of the remaining counties and the tax shall be imposed in those counties. However ,
59 if the county that did not approve the question does not withdraw from the district, the tax
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60 shall not be imposed. Revenues collected from the imposition of a tax authorized under this
61 section shall be deposited into a special fund dedicated only for use by the local district for
62 programming purposes.
63 7. The county commission of any county in which the tax authorized under this
64 section is levied and collected:
65 (1) Shall be exempt from the funding requirements under section 262.597 if revenue
66 derived from the tax authorized under this section is in excess of an amount equal to two
67 hundred percent of the average funding received under section 262.597 for the immediately
68 preceding three years; or
69 (2) May reduce the current year's funding amount under section 262.597 by thirty-
70 three percent of the amount of tax revenues derived from the tax authorized under this section
71 which exceed the average amount of funding received under section 262.597 for the
72 immediately preceding three years.
73 8. Any county that collects tax revenues authorized under this section shall transfer
74 all attributable revenue plus monthly interest for deposit into the district's special fund. The
75 governing body of the district shall comply with the prudent investor standard for investment
76 fiduciaries as provided in section 105.688.
77 9. In any county in which a single-council district is established, and for which a tax
78 has not been levied, the district may be dissolved in the same manner in which it was formed.
79 10. A county may withdraw from a consolidated district at any time by the filing of a
80 petition with the circuit court having jurisdiction over the district. The petition shall be
81 signed by not fewer than ten percent of those who voted in the most recent presidential
82 election in the county seeking to withdraw that is part of a consolidated district stating that
83 further operation of the district is contrary to the best interest of the inhabitants of the county
84 in which the district is located and that the county seeks to withdraw from the district. The
85 circuit court shall hear evidence on the petition. If the court finds that it is in the best interest
86 of the inhabitants of the county in which the district is located for the county to withdraw
87 from the district, the court shall make an order reciting the same and submit the question to
88 the voters. The costs of submitting the question to the voters at the general municipal election
89 shall be paid as provided in section 1 15.063. The question shall be submitted in substantially
90 the following format:
91 Shall the County of ______ (insert name of county) being part of ______ (insert name
92 of district) Extension District withdraw from the district?
93
94 The question shall be submitted at the next general municipal election date. The election
95 returns shall be certified to the court. If the court finds that two-thirds of the voters voting on
96 the question voted in favor of withdrawing from the district, the court shall issue an order
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97 withdrawing the county from the district, which shall contain a proviso that the district shall
98 remain intact for the sole purposes of paying all outstanding and lawful obligations and
99 disposing of the district's property . No additional costs or obligations for the withdrawing
100 county shall be created except as necessary . The withdrawal shall occur on the first day of the
101 following January after the vote. If the court finds that two-thirds of the voters voting on the
102 question shall not have voted favorably on the question to withdraw from the district, the
103 court shall issue an order dismissing the petition and the district shall continue to operate.
104 1 1. The governing body of any district may seek voter approval to increase its current
105 tax rate authorized under this section, provided such increase shall not cause the total tax to
106 exceed thirty cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. T o propose such an
107 increase, the governing body shall submit the question to the voters at the general municipal
108 election in the county in which the district is located as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The
109 costs of submitting the question to the voters at the general municipal election shall be paid as
110 provided in section 1 15.063. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following
111 form: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
112 [Shall the Extension District in ______ (insert name of county or counties) be
113 authorized to increase the tax rate from ______ (insert current amount of tax) cents to ______
114 (insert proposed amount of tax not to exceed thirty) cents per one hundred dollars of assessed
115 valuation for the purpose of funding the University of Missouri Extension District programs,
116 equipment, and services in the district?]
117
118 In a single-council district, if a majority of the voters in the county approve the question, then
119 the district shall impose the tax. If a majority of the voters in a single-council district do not
120 approve the question, then the tax shall not be imposed. In a consolidated district, if a
121 majority of voters in the district approve the question, then the district shall impose the new
122 tax rate. If a majority of the voters in a consolidated district do not approve the question, then
123 the tax shall not be imposed in any county of the district. Revenues collected from the
124 imposition of the tax authorized under this section shall be deposited into the special fund
125 dedicated only for use by the district.
263.452. 1. Upon motion of the county commission, or upon the petition of one
2 hundred landowners in any county , the county commission shall declare that a threat exists to
3 the agricultural economy of the county by reason of the growth and infestation of noxious
4 weeds. After such declaration there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the county at
5 the next general election, the question of enforcing the provisions of sections 263.450 to
6 263.474. The question shall be submitted [ substantially as follows: ] as prov ided in section
7 1 15.706.
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8 [ Shall the county of ______ become a "Noxious W eed Control Area"
9 by adopting the provisions of sections 263.450 to 263.474, RSMo,
10 providing for the control of noxious weeds, and authorizing the county
11 commission to levy a tax of up to fifteen cents on each one hundred
12 dollars of assessed valuation to provide funds for the control of noxious
13 weeds? ]
14 [ YES ] [ NO ]
15 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
16 vote.) ]
17 2. The election thereon shall be conducted, votes canvassed, and the results declared
18 in the manner provided in chapter 1 15 for county general elections. If a majority of the votes
19 cast at the election are in favor of enforcing the law controlling noxious weeds, the clerk of
20 the county commission shall enter upon the commission records the result of the election and,
21 within ten days after the election, shall notify the state director of agriculture of the result of
22 the election. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are not in favor of enforcing such
23 law , the question shall not be resubmitted for at least two years after the election.
263.472. 1. Upon the motion of the county commission or upon the petition of one
2 hundred landowners in any county which has elected to declare itself a Johnson grass
3 extermination area pursuant to sections 263.255 to 263.267, there shall be submitted to the
4 qualified voters of the county at the next general election the question of converting a Johnson
5 grass extermination program, established pursuant to sections 263.255 to 263.267, to a
6 noxious weed control program pursuant to sections 263.450 to 263.474. The question shall
7 be submitted [ substantially as follows: ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
8 [ Shall the county of ______ convert its Johnson grass extermination
9 program to a noxious weed control program pursuant to sections
10 263.450 to 263.474, RSMo, and authorize the county commission to
11 levy a tax of up to fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed
12 valuation to provide funds for the control of noxious weeds, and to use
13 taxes already collected under the Johnson grass extermination law for
14 these purposes? ]
15 [ YES ] [ NO ]
16 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
17 vote.) ]
18 2. The election thereon shall be conducted, votes canvassed, and the results declared
19 in the manner provided in chapter 1 15 for county general elections.
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278.240. 1. The board of soil and water conservation district supervisors of the soil
2 and water conservation district in which the watershed district is formed shall act in an
3 advisory capacity to the watershed district board. When a watershed district lies in more than
4 one soil and water conservation district, the combined boards of soil and water conservation
5 district supervisors shall act in an advisory capacity to the watershed district board.
6 2. Five landowners within the watershed district shall be elected to serve as trustees
7 of the watershed district. The trustees shall be elected by a vote of landowners participating
8 in the referendum for the establishment of the watershed district, but the date of the election
9 shall not fall upon the date of any regular political election held in the county . The ballot
10 submitting the proposition to form the watershed district shall comply with section 1 15.706
11 and shall be so worded as to clearly state that a tax, not to exceed forty cents on one hundred
12 dollars valuation of all real estate within the watershed district, may be authorized if the
13 watershed district is formed. In watershed districts formed after September 28, 1977, two
14 trustees shall be elected for a term of six years, two shall be elected for a term of four years,
15 and one shall be elected for a term of two years. Their successors shall be elected for terms of
16 six years. In any district in existence on September 28, 1977, the three trustees holding of fice
17 shall continue as trustees. At the next scheduled election within the watershed district, two
18 additional trustees shall be elected. One of the additional trustees shall be elected for a term
19 of four years and one shall be elected for a term of six years. Each successor shall be elected
20 for a term of six years. In case of the death, loss of landowner standing within the watershed
21 district, or resignation from office of any elected watershed district trustee, his or her
22 successor to the unexpired term shall be appointed by the trustees of that watershed district.
23 A trustee may succeed himself or herself by reelection in this of fice. The trustees shall elect
24 one of their members as chairman and one of their members as secretary to serve for terms of
25 two years.
26 3. The trustees shall act in all matters pertaining to the watershed district, except those
27 concerning formation, consolidation, expansion or disestablishment of the watershed district.
28 It shall be the responsibility of the secretary of the trustees to see that each soil and water
29 district board included in the watershed district is provided a copy of the minutes of each
30 meeting held by the trustees. The trustees shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred relating
31 to the business of the watershed district.
278.280. 1. When a plan of work is approved the trustees of the watershed district,
2 pursuant to section 278.240, shall then by resolution propose that the cost of all works of
3 improvement contemplated in the plan be paid either by a general levy against all real estate
4 in the watershed district, subject to the limitations of section 278.250, or that such cost be
5 paid by special assessment against lands within the watershed district to be benefitted by the
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6 installation of the proposed works of improvement, or that such cost be paid by both such
7 general levy and special assessment stating the portion to be paid by each method.
8 2. If the resolution of financing provides that all or any part of the cost of the works of
9 improvement is to be paid by special assessment of benefits the trustees of the watershed
10 district, pursuant to section 278.240, shall appoint three appraisers, who shall be residents of
11 the state of Missouri, and who shall not be landowners in such watershed district, who shall
12 recommend apportionment of the special assessment to the tracts of land which will receive
13 benefits from the installation of the works of improvement proposed in the plan of work. The
14 appraisers shall have access to all available engineering reports and data pertaining to the
15 works contemplated and may request additional legal counsel or engineering data from a
16 registered professional engineer as found necessary to carry out their duties.
17 3. The appraisers shall proceed to view the premises and determine the value of all
18 land or other property within or without the watershed district, to be acquired and used for
19 rights-of-way or other works set out in the plan of work; they shall assess the amount of
20 benefits, and the amount of damage if any , that will accrue to each governmental lot, forty-
21 acre tract or other subdivision of land according to ownership, railroad and other rights-of-
22 way , railroad roadways, and other property from carrying out and putting into effect the plan
23 of work heretofore adopted, and shall make written reports of their findings to the trustees of
24 the watershed district. Each appraiser so appointed shall be paid for his or her services and
25 necessary expenses.
26 4. Upon receiving the report from the appraisers, the trustees of the watershed district,
27 pursuant to section 278.240, shall prepare a resolution which shall contain a list of the tracts
28 of land found to be benefitted and the amount of assessment to be levied against each such
29 tract, except that no such assessment against any tract of land shall exceed the estimated
30 benefits to such land by such project. Such tracts of land shall be legally described and the
31 names of the owners thereof shall be set forth beside the description of each tract so listed.
32 After adopting such resolution the trustees of the watershed district, pursuant to section
33 278.240, shall fix a time and place for hearing any complaint that may be made as to the
34 benefit to any tract of land appraised, notice of which hearing shall be given by the secretary
35 by publication pursuant to section 278.190. The board of trustees at the hearing may alter the
36 benefits to any tract if, in its judgment, the same has been appraised too high or too low . The
37 hearing shall be conducted in the manner set forth in section 278.200. The trustees of the
38 watershed district, pursuant to section 278.240, shall immediately after the hearing pass a
39 resolution fixing the benefit assessment as to each tract of land.
40 5. After the resolution fixing the benefit assessment has been adopted the trustees of
41 the watershed district, pursuant to section 278.240, shall submit the proposal for collection of
42 such assessed benefits to the owners of the lands so assessed for approval and if bonds are to
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43 be issued the amount of the issue so proposed, the rate of interest, and the amount of any
44 necessary tax levy in excess of the amount authorized in section 278.250. If two-thirds of the
45 owners of such lands voting favor the proposal as submitted, it shall be adopted. The
46 provisions of sections 278.190 to 278.210 and section 1 15.706 as to notice and procedure
47 and the question submitted shall apply to the referendum held pursuant to this section.
48 6. The trustees of the watershed district, pursuant to section 278.240, shall make the
49 necessary general levy against all real estate in the watershed district and the special
50 assessment against lands within the watershed district to be benefitted by the improvement
51 and shall certify the rate of levy and the amount of the special assessment to the county
52 commission of the county or counties in which the watershed district is located with
53 directions that at the time and in the same manner required by law for the levy of taxes for
54 county purposes the county commission shall levy a tax at the rate so fixed and determined
55 upon the assessed valuation of all real estate within the watershed district and shall levy the
56 amount of the special assessment, in addition to such other taxes as are levied by the county
57 commission.
58 7. The bond issue, authorized by this section in whole or part, may be of fered for sale
59 to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development or other federal agency
60 without public offer ing or the securing of competitive bids on such bond of fering.
321.225. 1. A fire protection district may , in addition to its other powers and duties,
2 provide emer gency ambulance service within its district if a majority of the voters voting
3 thereon approve a proposition to furnish such service and to levy a tax not to exceed thirty
4 cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to be used exclusively to supply funds for
5 the operation of an emer gency ambulance service. The district shall exercise the same powers
6 and duties in operating an emer gency ambulance service as it does in operating its fire
7 protection service.
8 2. The proposition to furnish emer gency ambulance service may be submitted by the
9 board of directors at any municipal general, primary or general election or at any election of
10 the members of the board as prov ided in section 1 15.706 .
11 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
12 in section 1 15.706.
13 [ Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire Protection District be
14 authorized to provide emer gency ambulance service within the
15 district and be authorized to levy a tax not to exceed thirty cents
16 on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds
17 for such services? ]
18 4. If a majority of the voters casting votes thereon be in favor of emer gency
19 ambulance service and the levy , the district shall forthwith commence such service.
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20 5. As used in this section "emer gency" means a situation resulting from a sudden or
21 unforeseen situation or occurrence that requires immediate action to save life or prevent
22 suf fering or disability .
23 6. In addition to all other taxes authorized on or before September 1, 1990, the board
24 of directors of any fire protection district may , if a majority of the voters of the district voting
25 thereon approve, levy an additional tax of not more than forty cents per one hundred dollars
26 of assessed valuation to be used for the support of the ambulance service or partial or
27 complete support of a paramedic first responder program. The proposition to levy the tax
28 authorized by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next annual
29 election of the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election conducted
30 by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a special election
31 called for the purpose, or upon petition of five hundred registered voters of the district as
32 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . A separate ballot containing the question shall [ read as
33 follows: ] be submitted as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
34 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection
35 District be authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than
36 forty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide
37 funds for the support of an ambulance service or partial or
38 complete support of a paramedic first responder program? ]
39 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
40 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
41 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
42 vote.) ]
43
44 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
45 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
46 but if a majority of voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized by
47 this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
321.240. 1. T o levy and collect taxes as herein provided, the board shall in each year
2 determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy
3 which, when levied upon every dollar of the taxable tangible property within the district as
4 shown by the last completed assessment, and with other revenues, will raise the amount
5 required by the district annually to supply funds for paying the expenses of or ganization and
6 operation and the costs of acquiring, supplying and maintaining the property , works and
7 equipment of the district, and maintain the necessary personnel, which rate of levy shall not
8 exceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation[ ; ] .
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9 2. The board may fix an additional rate, not to exceed ten cents on the hundred
10 dollars valuation, the revenues from which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only
11 for the pension program of the district, by submitting the [ following ] question to the voters[ : ]
12 as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
13 [Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire Protection District be authorized to
14 increase the annual tax rate from ______ cents to ______ cents per one hundred dollars
15 valuation, the revenues from which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only for the
16 pension program of the district?
17
18 provided, that] If the question fails to receive a majority of the votes cast, it shall not be
19 resubmitted to the voters within one year after the election[ ; except, that ] .
20 3. Any district may impose a tax not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars
21 valuation, in addition to the rate which the board may levy under this section, by submitting
22 the [ following ] question to the voters at any election in such district at which a member of the
23 board of directors is to be elected[ : ] as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
24 [Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire Protection District be authorized to
25 increase the annual tax rate from ______ cents to ______ cents on the hundred dollars
26 assessed valuation?
27 and] 4. In addition [ thereto ] to other req uirements of this section , [ to ] the board
28 may fix a rate of levy which will enable it to promptly pay in full when due all interest on and
29 principal of bonds and other obligations of the district, and to pay any indebtedness
30 authorized by a vote of the people as provided in this chapter; and in the event of accruing
31 defaults or deficiencies in the bonded or contractual indebtedness, an additional levy may be
32 made as provided in section 321.260.
321.241. 1. The board of directors of any fire protection district may levy , if a
2 majority of the voters of the district voting thereon approve, in addition to all other taxes
3 heretofore approved, an additional tax of not more than twenty-five cents per one hundred
4 dollars of assessed valuation to be used for the support of the district. The proposition to levy
5 the tax authorized by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next
6 annual election of the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election
7 conducted by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a
8 special election called for the purpose, as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition of
9 five hundred registered voters of the district. A separate ballot containing the question shall
10 [ read as follows: ] be submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
11 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be
12 authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than twenty-five cents
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13 on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for the
14 support of the district? ]
15 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
16 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
17 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
18 vote.) ]
19
20 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
21 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
22 but if a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized
23 by this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
24 2. After August 13, 1982, the board of directors of any fire protection district may
25 levy , if a majority of the voters of the district voting thereon approve, in addition to all other
26 taxes heretofore approved, an additional tax of not more than ten cents per one hundred
27 dollars of assessed valuation to be used for the support of the district. The proposition to levy
28 the tax authorized by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next
29 annual election of the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election
30 conducted by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a
31 special election called for the purpose, as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition of
32 five hundred registered voters of the district. A separate ballot containing the question shall
33 [ read as follows: ] be submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
34 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be
35 authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than ten cents on the
36 one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for the support
37 of the district? ]
38 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
39 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
40 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
41 vote.) ]
42
43 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
44 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
45 but if a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized
46 by this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
47 3. In addition to all other taxes authorized on or before September 28, 1985, the board
48 of directors of any fire protection district may , if a majority of the voters of the district voting
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49 thereon approve, levy an additional tax of not more than twenty-five cents per one hundred
50 dollars of assessed valuation to be used for the support of the district. The proposition to levy
51 the tax authorized by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next
52 annual election of the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election
53 conducted by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a
54 special election called for the purpose, as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition of
55 five hundred registered voters of the district. A separate ballot containing the question shall
56 [ read as follows: ] be submitted as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
57 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be
58 authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than twenty-five cents
59 on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for the
60 support of the district? ]
61 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
62 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
63 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
64 vote.) ]
65
66 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
67 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
68 but if a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized
69 by this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
70 4. The board of directors of any fire protection district may levy , if a majority of the
71 voters of the district voting thereon approve, in addition to all other taxes heretofore
72 approved, an additional tax of not more than fifty cents per one hundred dollars of assessed
73 valuation to be used for the support of the district. The proposition to levy the tax authorized
74 by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next annual election of
75 the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election conducted by the
76 county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a special election called
77 for that purpose, as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition of five hundred registered
78 voters of the district. A separate ballot containing the question shall [ read as follows: ] be
79 submitted as prov ided in section 1 15.706.
80 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be
81 authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than fifty cents on the
82 one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for the support
83 of the district? ]
84 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
85 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
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86 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
87 vote.) ]
88
89 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
90 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
91 but if a majority of the voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized
92 by this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
321.243. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary , an additional
2 tax of not to exceed three cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation may be levied
3 and collected by any city , town, village, county , or fire protection district, or a central fire and
4 emer gency services board established in subsection 4 of this section as pro vided in section
5 1 15.706 . All the funds derived from such tax, including any existing surplus funds, shall be
6 used for the purpose of establishing and providing a joint central fire and emer gency
7 dispatching service and for expenditures for equipment and services, except for salaries,
8 wages, and benefits, by cities, towns, villages, counties, or fire protection districts which
9 contract with such joint central fire and emer gency dispatching service.
10 2. The additional tax prescribed by this section shall be levied only when the
11 governing body of the city , town, village, county , fire protection district, or central fire and
12 emer gency services board determines that a central fire and emer gency dispatching center
13 will meet the minimum requirements set by section 321.245, and, except where a central fire
14 and emer gency services board is established in accordance with subsection 4 of this section,
15 when the governing body has entered into a contract with the center for fire and emer gency
16 dispatching services. The funds from the tax shall be kept separate and apart from all other
17 funds of the city , town, village, county , fire protection district, or central fire and emer gency
18 services board and shall be paid out only on order of the governing body . Except as provided
19 in subsection 4 of this section, all funds received by such center , and all operations of such
20 center shall be governed and controlled by a board of directors consisting of one member
21 from each such agency using the joint central fire and emer gency dispatching service. Except
22 as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of this section, in any county , city , town, or village,
23 where a tax-supported fire protection district is provided emer gency dispatching services by
24 any form of joint communication or ganization or emer gency dispatching center , receiving
25 directly or indirectly any funds so levied and collected as provided in this section including
26 any funds or tarif fs paid by telephone subscribers for 91 1 emer gency service, such joint
27 communication or ganization, however or ganized, shall be governed by a board of directors,
28 and the board of directors shall consist in part of one member appointed by each county , city ,
29 town, village or tax-supported fire protection district so served. The members shall be an
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30 elected of ficial of a fire protection district, ambulance district or city council appointed by
31 each such agency to serve for a one-year term or until a successor is duly appointed.
32 3. In addition to the tax prescribed by subsections 1 and 2 of this section, an
33 additional tax of not to exceed two cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation which
34 has been approved by the voters as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 may be levied and collected
35 by any city , town, village, county , or fire protection district, or a central fire and emer gency
36 services board established in subsection 4 of this section of a county of the first classification
37 with a charter form of government which has a population between two hundred thousand and
38 five hundred thousand inhabitants, but all of the funds derived from such tax shall be used
39 solely for the purpose of establishing and providing a joint central fire and emer gency
40 dispatching service.
41 4. A central fire and emer gency services board shall be established in any county of
42 the first classification with a charter form of government which has a population between two
43 hundred thousand and five hundred thousand inhabitants in the manner prescribed in this
44 subsection. The board shall have all powers and duties prescribed in this section and section
45 321.245 to establish and provide a joint central fire and emer gency dispatching service. The
46 initial board shall be established at the April, 1996, election. The election authority shall be
47 ordered to conduct such election, which shall be conducted as a nonpartisan election. The
48 board shall consist of one member elected from each county council district. All board
49 members shall serve for four -year terms, except that of the initial members elected, the
50 members elected from odd-numbered county council districts shall serve for terms of two
51 years and the members elected from even-numbered county council districts shall serve for
52 terms of four years. Each member shall be a resident of the county council district from
53 which the member is elected. No person who is a paid employee of any fire protection
54 district, ambulance district, joint central fire and emer gency dispatch board, or a paid
55 employee of a fire or ambulance department of a municipality shall be elected to the joint
56 central fire and emer gency dispatch board. At such election, the election authority of the
57 county shall submit to the qualified voters of the county a proposal for the board to levy and
58 collect the taxes prescribed in this section as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 , and such tax shall
59 be conditioned on the replacement of the tax levied in such county by the county under this
60 section with the new tax levied by the board. A portion of the funds derived from the tax
61 levied pursuant to this subsection shall be used to reimburse the county for the cost of the
62 election held in April, 1996, and any subsequent elections that are necessary for the operation
63 of the board and the board's duties. In addition, if such a tax is approved, any funds
64 remaining in the separate fund kept by the county , as required by subsection 2 of this section,
65 and any property and equipment purchased with moneys in such separate fund held by the
66 county shall be transferred to the fund maintained by the board for the same purpose. The
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67 board shall abide by section 50.660 in the letting of contracts. The board shall be audited by
68 the state auditor pursuant to section 29.230. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
69 the board shall meet as established in the bylaws. Any other meeting may be called by four of
70 the seven members voting in favor of having an additional meeting.
71 5. Any fire protection district in any county with a charter form of government and
72 with more than one hundred ninety-eight thousand but fewer than one hundred ninety-nine
73 thousand two hundred inhabitants that has levied any tax under this section and has levied and
74 imposed any communications tax for central fire and emer gency dispatching services may
75 submit a proposal to the voters of the fire protection district to use the revenue derived from
76 the tax imposed under this section for general revenue purposes. No revenues derived from
77 any such tax imposed under this section shall be used for any purpose other than the stated
78 purpose unless and until such proposal to use the revenue for general revenue purposes has
79 been submitted to and approved by the voters of the fire protection district in the same manner
80 as other proposals are submitted to and approved by the voters of the fire protection district.
321.244. 1. Any fire protection district which has revised or reduced any levy which
2 it has been authorized to impose under the provisions of section 321.225, 321.240, 321.241,
3 321.243, 321.246, 321.610, or 321.620, under any provision of the constitution or laws of this
4 state, may increase each such revised or reduced levy up to, but not in excess of, the
5 maximum limits allowed under the section authorizing the rate of levy sought to be increased
6 by submitting the following proposition to the voters of the district at any primary , general or
7 special election[ : ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
8 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection District be
9 authorized to increase the rate of levy for ______ (insert purpose of
10 which tax is levied) from ______ cents to ______ cents on each one
11 hundred dollars of assessed valuation? ]
12 [ YES ] [ NO ]
13 2. If any of the propositions submitted under subsection 1 of this section is approved
14 by a majority of the voters of the district voting thereon, the board of directors may increase
15 the levy which was the subject of such proposition to the amount authorized by such
16 proposition.
321.610. 1. In addition to all other limits set forth in this chapter , the board in
2 counties of the first classification shall in each year determine the amount of money necessary
3 to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy as prov ided in section 1 15.706 which,
4 when levied upon every dollar of the taxable tangible property within the district as shown by
5 the last completed assessment, and with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the
6 district annually to supply funds for paying the expenses of org anization and operation and
7 the costs of acquiring, supplying and maintaining the property , works and equipment of the
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8 district, and maintain the necessary personnel, which rate of levy shall not exceed forty cents
9 on the one hundred dollars valuation. The board in any county of the first classification
10 having a population in excess of nine hundred thousand may fix an additional rate not to
11 exceed twenty-five cents on the hundred dollars valuation and the board in all other first
12 classification counties may fix an additional rate, not to exceed fifteen cents on the hundred
13 dollars valuation, the revenues from which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only
14 for the pension program of the district, by submitting the [ following ] question to the voters at
15 the municipal general, primary or general election in such district or at any election at which a
16 member of the board of directors is to be elected[ : ] as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
17 [Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire Protection District be authorized to levy
18 an annual tax rate of ______ cents per one hundred dollars valuation, the revenues from
19 which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only for the pension program of the
20 district?]
21 2. Any district approving a tax levy rate pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of
22 this section shall transfer all revenue collected plus interest monthly for deposit in the district
23 retirement fund. The board of directors for the fire protection district shall comply with the
24 prudent investor standard for investment fiduciaries as provided in section 105.688 when
25 investing the assets of the pension program.
26 3. (1) Any district may impose a tax not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred
27 dollars valuation, in addition to the rate which the board may levy pursuant to this section, by
28 submitting the [ following ] question to the voters at any election in such district held on the
29 first T uesday in April of any year[ : ] as pr ovided in section 1 15.706.
30 [Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire District be authorized to increase the
31 annual tax rate from ______ cents to ______ cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation?
32 and] (2) In addition [ thereto, ] to subdivision (1) of this subsection, a district may
33 fix a rate of levy which will enable it to promptly pay in full when due all interest on and
34 principal of bonds and other obligations of the district, and to pay any indebtedness
35 authorized by a vote of the people as provided by sections 321.010 to 321.450[ ; ] and section
36 1 15.706.
37 (3) In the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies in the bonded or contractual
38 indebtedness, an additional levy may be made as provided in section 321.260 and section
39 1 15.706 .
321.620. 1. Fire protection districts in first class counties may , in addition to their
2 other powers and duties, provide ambulance service within their district if a majority of the
3 voters voting thereon approve a proposition to furnish such service and to levy a tax not to
4 exceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to be used exclusively to
5 supply funds for the operation of an emer gency ambulance service. The district shall exercise
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6 the same powers and duties in operating an ambulance service as it does in operating its fire
7 protection service. As used in this section "emer gency" means a situation resulting from a
8 sudden or unforeseen situation or occurrence that requires immediate action to save life or
9 prevent suf fering or disability .
10 2. The proposition to furnish ambulance service may be submitted by the board of
11 directors at any municipal general, primary or general election or at any election of the
12 members of the board as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition by five hundred voters
13 of such district.
14 3. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
15 in section 1 15.706.
16 [ Shall the board of directors of ______ Fire Protection District be
17 authorized to provide ambulance service within the district and
18 be authorized to levy a tax not to exceed thirty cents on the one
19 hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide funds for such
20 services? ]
21 4. If a majority of the voters casting votes thereon be in favor of ambulance service
22 and the levy , the district shall forthwith commence such service.
23 5. In addition to all other taxes authorized on or before September 1, 1990, the board
24 of directors of any fire protection district may , if a majority of the voters of the district voting
25 thereon approve, levy an additional tax of not more than forty cents per one hundred dollars
26 of assessed valuation to be used for the support of the ambulance service, or partial or
27 complete support of a paramedic first responder program. The proposition to levy the tax
28 authorized by this subsection may be submitted by the board of directors at the next annual
29 election of the members of the board or at any regular municipal or school election conducted
30 by the county clerk or board of election commissioners in such district or at a special election
31 called for the purpose, as pr ovided in section 1 15.706 or upon petition of five hundred
32 registered voters of the district. A separate ballot containing the question shall [ read as
33 follows: ] be submitted as provi ded in section 1 15.706.
34 [ Shall the board of directors of the ______ Fire Protection
35 District be authorized to levy an additional tax of not more than
36 forty cents per one hundred dollars assessed valuation to provide
37 funds for the support of an ambulance service or partial or
38 complete support of a paramedic first responder program? ]
39 [ FOR THE PROPOSITION ]
40 [ AGAINST THE PROPOSITION ]
41 [ (Place an X in the square opposite the one for which you wish to
42 vote). ]
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44 If a majority of the qualified voters casting votes thereon be in favor of the question, the board
45 of directors shall accordingly levy a tax in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
46 but if a majority of voters casting votes thereon do not vote in favor of the levy authorized by
47 this subsection, any levy previously authorized shall remain in ef fect.
650.399. 1. The board of commissioners may , by a majority vote of its members,
2 request that the governing body of the county submit to the qualified voters of such county at
3 a general, primary or special election either of the questions a question r elating to a sales
4 tax as contained in subsection 2 of this section or a question r elated to a pr operty tax as
5 pr ovided in section 1 15.706 . The governing body may approve or deny such request. The
6 governing body may also vote to submit such question without a request of the board of
7 commissioners. The county election of ficial shall give legal notice of the election pursuant to
8 chapter 1 15.
9 2. The [ questions ] pr operty tax question shall be submitted as pr ovided in section
10 1 15.706 and the sales tax question shall be put in substantially the following form:
11 [ (1) Shall (name of county) establish an emer gency communications
12 system fund to establish (and/or) maintain an emer gency
13 communications system, and for which the county shall levy a tax of
14 (insert exact amount, not to exceed six cents) per each one hundred
15 dollars assessed valuation therefor , to be paid into the fund for that
16 purpose? ]
17 [ YES ] [ NO ]
18 [; or]
19 [ (2) ] Shall (name of county) establish an emer gency communications
20 system fund to establish (and/or) maintain an emer gency
21 communications system, and for which the county shall levy a sales tax
22 of (insert exact amount, not to exceed one-tenth of one percent), to be
23 paid into the fund for that purpose?
24 YES NO
25 3. The election shall be conducted and vote canvassed in the same manner as other
26 county elections. If the majority of the qualified voters voting thereon vote in favor of such
27 tax, then the county shall levy such tax in the specified amount, beginning in the tax year
28 immediately following its approval. The tax so levied shall be collected along with other
29 county taxes in the manner provided by law . If the majority of the qualified voters voting
30 thereon vote against such tax, then such tax shall not be imposed unless such tax is
31 resubmitted to the voters and a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon approve such
32 tax.
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33 4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon
34 are in favor of the question authorizing a sales tax, then the tax shall become ef fective on the
35 first day of the second calendar quarter after the director of revenue receives notification of
36 adoption of the local sales tax. Any sales tax levied under this section shall apply to all retail
37 sales made within the county which are subject to sales tax under chapter 144, except sales of
38 food as defined in section 144.014. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the
39 qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question authorizing the sales tax, then the
40 tax shall not become ef fective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section
41 to the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters
42 voting on the question, but no question shall be resubmitted under this section sooner than
43 twelve months from the date of the last question submitted to and opposed by the voters under
44 this section.
45 5. Except as modified in this section, all provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087
46 shall apply to the tax imposed under this section.
47 6. All revenue collected under this section by the director of the department of
48 revenue on behalf of any county , except for one percent for the cost of collection which shall
49 be deposited in the state's general revenue fund, shall be deposited in a special trust fund,
50 which is hereby created and shall be known as the "County Emer gency Communications
51 Sales T ax Fund", and shall be used solely for the designated purposes. Moneys in the fund
52 shall not be deemed to be state funds, and shall not be commingled with any funds of the
53 state. The director may make refunds from the amounts in the fund and credited to the county
54 for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem dishonored checks and
55 drafts deposited to the credit of such county . Any funds in the special fund which are not
56 needed for current expenditures shall be invested in the same manner as other funds are
57 invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
58 Not later than the tenth day of each month, the director of revenue shall distribute all moneys
59 deposited in the fund during the preceding month by distributing the sum due the county as
60 certified by the director of revenue to the county treasurer , or such other of ficer as may be
61 designated by the county ordinance or order , of each county imposing the tax authorized by
62 this section.
63 7. If the tax is repealed or terminated by any means, all funds remaining in the special
64 trust fund shall continue to be used solely for the designated purposes, and the county shall
65 notify the director of the department of revenue of the action at least ninety days before the
66 ef fective date of the repeal and the director may order retention in the trust fund, for a period
67 of one year , of two percent of the amount collected after receipt of such notice to cover
68 possible refunds or overpayment of the tax and to redeem dishonored checks and drafts
69 deposited to the credit of such accounts. After one year has elapsed after the effectiv e date of
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70 abolition of the tax in such county , the director shall remit the balance in the account to the
71 county and close the account of that county . The director shall notify each county of each
72 instance of any amount refunded or any check redeemed from receipts due the county .
650.408. 1. The funds necessary for payment of any obligation of the county in
2 connection with the establishment, operation and maintenance of the emer gency
3 communications system may be paid by the county out of the fund established pursuant to
4 section 650.402, or from bonds issued pursuant to this section.
5 2. For the purpose of supporting the operation and other purposes of the commission
6 and the emer gency communications system, the county may issue bonds for and on behalf of
7 the county , payable out of funds derived from the sales tax authorized in sections 650.396 and
8 650.399 or from taxation of all taxable real property in the county , up to an amount not
9 exceeding six percent of the assessed valuation of such property , with such evaluation to be
10 ascertained by the assessment immediately prior to the most recent assessment for state and
11 county purposes, or from revenue generated from any other tax or fee authorized and
12 approved by the voters pursuant to section 650.399. Such bonds shall be issued in
13 denominations of one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, and the provisions of section
14 108.170 to the contrary notwithstanding, such bonds may bear interest at a rate determined by
15 the emer gency communications system commissioners, payable semiannually , to become
16 payable no later than twenty years after the date of the bonds.
17 3. Whenever the board of commissioners of any such emer gency communications
18 district proposes to issue bonds pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of this section,
19 they shall submit the question to the voters in the district pursuant to this section and section
20 1 15.706 . The notice for any such election shall, in addition to the requirements of chapter
21 1 15, state the amount of bonds to be issued.
22 4. The question shall be submitted [ in substantially the following form: ] as pr ovided
23 in section 1 15.706.
24 [ Shall ______ County issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars, the
25 purpose of which are to support the construction, repair and
26 maintenance of the ______ Emer gency Communications System? ]
27 [ YES ] [ NO ]
28 5. The result of the election on the question shall be entered upon the records of the
29 county . If it shall appear that four- sevenths of the voters voting on the question shall have
30 voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order and direct the
31 execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such county and the commission. If the general
32 law of the state is such that an amount other than a four -sevenths majority is required on
33 ballot measures of such type, the amount set by the general law of the state shall control.
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34 6. The county shall not sell such bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the par
35 value thereof, and the proceeds shall be paid over to the county treasurer , and disbursed on
36 warrants drawn by the president or vice president of the board of commissioners and attested
37 by the secretary . The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose only of
38 paying the cost of holding such election, and constructing, repairing and maintaining the
39 emer gency communications system and its appurtenances.
40 7. Such bonds shall be payable and collectible only out of moneys derived from tax
41 revenues authorized by section 650.399, from the sale of such bonds or from interest that may
42 accrue on funds so derived while on deposit with any county depositary . The county treasurer
43 shall hold in reserve, for payment of interest on such bonds, a suff icient amount of the money
44 so derived that may come into his or her hands in excess of the amount then necessary to pay
45 all bonds and interest then past due, to pay all interest that will become payable before the
46 next installment of such special tax becomes payable, and three percent of the principal
47 amount of the bonds not then due. The county treasurer shall, whenever any of the bonds or
48 interest thereon become due, apply such money as may be in his or her custody and applicable
49 thereto, or that may thereafter come into his or her custody and be applicable thereto, to
50 payment of such bonds and interest as may be due and unpaid.
51 8. All money derived from the tax authorized pursuant to section 650.399 shall be
52 used in paying the bonds and the interest thereon, except that the money that may be collected
53 pursuant to such tax in excess of the amount necessary to pay all bonds then past due and such
54 bonds and interest as will become payable before another assessment of such tax becomes
55 payable may , less an amount equal to three percent of the principal amount of the bonds not
56 then due, be used for the purposes authorized in section 650.41 1.
57 9. The county treasurer shall, as such bonds are sold, deliver them to the purchaser
58 upon being ordered to do so by the commissioners. The county treasurer shall cancel bonds
59 as such bonds are paid, and shall deliver them to the clerk of the county .
[ 137.570 . The question shall be submitted in substantially the
2 following form:
3 Shall the ______ road district of ______ County levy an additional tax
4 rate of ______ cents on the hundred dollars valuation, for a period of ______
5 years? ]
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