Effective - 28 Aug 2007
251.605. District may be established — board, members, how appointed. — 1. A regional economic development district may be established by two or more governing bodies in order to plan, formulate, develop, promote, fund, conduct or cause to be conducted programs to encourage the economic development of the district. The governing bodies may establish such districts by enactment of identical ordinances or by mutual agreement of the governing bodies.
2. The qualifications, terms, and number of members of the regional economic development district board for each district shall be determined by the enacting ordinances or the mutual agreement of the governing bodies, except as provided in this subsection. Each governing body located in the regional economic development district shall have equal representation on the board. The chief executive officer of a county in the regional economic development district or mayor of a city in the regional economic development district shall appoint one resident each of such county or city to be on the board, and such officers shall jointly appoint one additional member to the board. The board shall select a chairman, treasurer, and any other officers it deems necessary to conduct its business, and shall meet in open session at a time and place designated by the chairman in order to make policy and administer the activities of the district.
3. The regional economic development district shall be a public governmental body for the purposes of section 610.010 and shall comply with the provisions of chapter 610.
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(L. 2007 H.B. 741)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 251 - Community Affairs, Planning and Development
Section 251.010 - Department created.
Section 251.020 - Definitions.
Section 251.030 - Functions of department.
Section 251.032 - Payments to regional planning commissions, how made — limitation.
Section 251.034 - Matching funds required — limitation on state funds.
Section 251.036 - Application for funds, how made — approval of governor required.
Section 251.040 - Department may require reimbursement from political subdivisions.
Section 251.050 - Director, appointment, compensation.
Section 251.060 - Duties of director.
Section 251.080 - Director may delegate his duties, structure department, appoint committees.
Section 251.090 - Powers of department.
Section 251.100 - Office of department to be in Jefferson City.
Section 251.110 - Biennial report to be submitted.
Section 251.120 - Interference with other state agencies or local governments not intended.
Section 251.140 - Transfer of duties and funds of office of state and regional planning.
Section 251.150 - Short title.
Section 251.170 - Department official state planning agency — powers and duties.
Section 251.180 - Projects covered.
Section 251.190 - State office, functions and powers.
Section 251.200 - Governor may assign state office additional duties.
Section 251.210 - State office annual report.
Section 251.220 - Source of matching funds.
Section 251.240 - State office in Jefferson City.
Section 251.250 - Regional commissions — membership — terms — qualifications.
Section 251.260 - Expenses of regional commission members.
Section 251.270 - Regional commission officers — meetings — records.
Section 251.280 - Regional commission may employ executive secretary, employees, consultants.
Section 251.290 - Regional commission may appoint advisory group — expenses of advisory members.
Section 251.300 - Regional commission, powers and duties — functions advisory only.
Section 251.310 - Regional commission annual report, to whom made.
Section 251.320 - Regional plan, contents.
Section 251.330 - Plan to be filed — hearing — notice.
Section 251.340 - Adoption of plan.
Section 251.350 - Certification of plan to local governmental units.
Section 251.360 - Selection of sites for facilities included in regional plan.
Section 251.370 - Adoption of plan by local governmental units — hearing — notice.
Section 251.380 - Authorized planning units may contract with federal, state, or local governments.
Section 251.390 - Regional commission may accept funds.
Section 251.400 - Regional commission budget — apportionment of costs to local units.
Section 251.410 - Regional commission may be compensated for unique services.
Section 251.420 - Regional commission may accept payment in kind from local units.
Section 251.440 - Dissolution of regional commission, procedure.
Section 251.470 - Citation of law.
Section 251.473 - Definitions.
Section 251.476 - Missouri main street program, established — purposes.
Section 251.479 - Techniques to be employed by program.
Section 251.481 - Plan, development of, contents of — pilot cities.
Section 251.483 - Duties of department of economic development.
Section 251.485 - Missouri main street program fund, created — uses of fund — fund not to lapse.
Section 251.500 - Definitions.
Section 251.505 - Economic development district, established, how, purpose — board established, how.
Section 251.510 - Powers of board.
Section 251.600 - Citation of law.
Section 251.603 - Definitions.
Section 251.605 - District may be established — board, members, how appointed.
Section 251.610 - Powers of the board.
Section 251.621 - Plan required, contents — findings required.
Section 251.624 - Termination of incremental tax financing, when, procedure.
Section 251.630 - Issuance of bonds, purpose — refunding — interest exempt from state taxation.