Effective - 28 Aug 2010, 2 histories
321.243. Tax authorized for dispatching center and equipment and services in a certain county — requirements — funds, payment from — board of directors, members, qualifications — St. Charles County, special board, powers — Jefferson County, tax authorized. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an additional tax of not to exceed three cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation may be levied and collected by any city, town, village, county, or fire protection district, or a central fire and emergency services board established in subsection 4 of this section. All the funds derived from such tax, including any existing surplus funds, shall be used for the purpose of establishing and providing a joint central fire and emergency dispatching service and for expenditures for equipment and services, except for salaries, wages, and benefits, by cities, towns, villages, counties, or fire protection districts which contract with such joint central fire and emergency dispatching service.
2. The additional tax prescribed by this section shall be levied only when the governing body of the city, town, village, county, fire protection district, or central fire and emergency services board determines that a central fire and emergency dispatching center will meet the minimum requirements set by section 321.245, and, except where a central fire and emergency services board is established in accordance with subsection 4 of this section, when the governing body has entered into a contract with the center for fire and emergency dispatching services. The funds from the tax shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the city, town, village, county, fire protection district, or central fire and emergency services board and shall be paid out only on order of the governing body. Except as provided in subsection 4 of this section, all funds received by such center, and all operations of such center shall be governed and controlled by a board of directors consisting of one member from each such agency using the joint central fire and emergency dispatching service. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of this section, in any county, city, town, or village, where a tax-supported fire protection district is provided emergency dispatching services by any form of joint communication organization or emergency dispatching center, receiving directly or indirectly any funds so levied and collected as provided in this section including any funds or tariffs paid by telephone subscribers for 911 emergency service, such joint communication organization, however organized, shall be governed by a board of directors, and the board of directors shall consist in part of one member appointed by each county, city, town, village or tax-supported fire protection district so served. The members shall be an elected official of a fire protection district, ambulance district or city council appointed by each such agency to serve for a one-year term or until a successor is duly appointed.
3. In addition to the tax prescribed by subsections 1 and 2 of this section, an additional tax of not to exceed two cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation which has been approved by the voters may be levied and collected by any city, town, village, county, or fire protection district, or a central fire and emergency services board established in subsection 4 of this section of a county of the first classification with a charter form of government which has a population between two hundred thousand and five hundred thousand inhabitants, but all of the funds derived from such tax shall be used solely for the purpose of establishing and providing a joint central fire and emergency dispatching service.
4. A central fire and emergency services board shall be established in any county of the first classification with a charter form of government which has a population between two hundred thousand and five hundred thousand inhabitants in the manner prescribed in this subsection. The board shall have all powers and duties prescribed in this section and section 321.245 to establish and provide a joint central fire and emergency dispatching service. The initial board shall be established at the April, 1996, election. The election authority shall be ordered to conduct such election, which shall be conducted as a nonpartisan election. The board shall consist of one member elected from each county council district. All board members shall serve for four-year terms, except that of the initial members elected, the members elected from odd-numbered county council districts shall serve for terms of two years and the members elected from even-numbered county council districts shall serve for terms of four years. Each member shall be a resident of the county council district from which the member is elected. No person who is a paid employee of any fire protection district, ambulance district, joint central fire and emergency dispatch board, or a paid employee of a fire or ambulance department of a municipality shall be elected to the joint central fire and emergency dispatch board. At such election, the election authority of the county shall submit to the qualified voters of the county a proposal for the board to levy and collect the taxes prescribed in this section, and such tax shall be conditioned on the replacement of the tax levied in such county by the county under this section with the new tax levied by the board. A portion of the funds derived from the tax levied pursuant to this subsection shall be used to reimburse the county for the cost of the election held in April, 1996, and any subsequent elections that are necessary for the operation of the board and the board's duties. In addition, if such a tax is approved, any funds remaining in the separate fund kept by the county, as required by subsection 2 of this section, and any property and equipment purchased with moneys in such separate fund held by the county shall be transferred to the fund maintained by the board for the same purpose. The board shall abide by section 50.660 in the letting of contracts. The board shall be audited by the state auditor pursuant to section 29.230. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board shall meet as established in the bylaws. Any other meeting may be called by four of the seven members voting in favor of having an additional meeting.
5. Any fire protection district in any county with a charter form of government and with more than one hundred ninety-eight thousand but fewer than one hundred ninety-nine thousand two hundred inhabitants that has levied any tax under this section and has levied and imposed any communications tax for central fire and emergency dispatching services may submit a proposal to the voters of the fire protection district to use the revenue derived from the tax imposed under this section for general revenue purposes. No revenues derived from any such tax imposed under this section shall be used for any purpose other than the stated purpose unless and until such proposal to use the revenue for general revenue purposes has been submitted to and approved by the voters of the fire protection district in the same manner as other proposals are submitted to and approved by the voters of the fire protection district.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 382 § 1, A.L. 1977 H.B. 216, A.L. 1981 S.B. 166, A.L. 1988 S.B. 725, A.L. 1993 H.B. 550 merged with H.B. 910 merged with S.B. 346, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1668, A.L. 1995 H.B. 452, et al. and H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 2006 S.B. 893, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2070)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals
Chapter 321 - Fire Protection Districts
Section 321.010 - Definitions — election procedure.
Section 321.020 - Circuit court may establish districts.
Section 321.030 - Petition required for organization of fire district — who to sign.
Section 321.040 - Contents of petition.
Section 321.050 - Amendment of petition — similar petitions or duplicates.
Section 321.070 - Publication of notice of hearing — fixing time and place.
Section 321.080 - Jurisdiction of proceedings — judge owning property not disqualified.
Section 321.090 - Protesting petition may be filed — who to sign — contents.
Section 321.100 - Hearing — adjudication — corporate powers.
Section 321.110 - Dismissal of proceedings — costs — review.
Section 321.130 - Directors, qualifications — candidate filing fee, oath.
Section 321.150 - Filing of copies of findings and decrees incorporating district.
Section 321.160 - Board members to file oaths of office — surety bonds.
Section 321.162 - Educational training required for board of directors.
Section 321.170 - Board to select officers — seal — records.
Section 321.180 - Treasurer's duties — file bond — make annual financial statement.
Section 321.210 - Election and terms of directors — filing fee.
Section 321.220 - Powers of board — employee benefits plan.
Section 321.221 - Municipality purchasing fire protection, annual payments, how computed.
Section 321.230 - Power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes.
Section 321.240 - Tax levy, election, when — form of ballot.
Section 321.241 - Additional tax levy, when — form of ballot.
Section 321.244 - Reduced tax levy may be increased to maximum limits, by elections, ballot form.
Section 321.245 - Personnel and equipment required for dispatching center.
Section 321.250 - Board to certify rate of levy to county commission.
Section 321.260 - Matters considered when certifying annual levies — additional levies.
Section 321.270 - Duty to levy and collect taxes — delinquent taxes constitute a lien.
Section 321.280 - Property may be sold for nonpayment of taxes.
Section 321.290 - Reserve fund, taxes for.
Section 321.302 - Recording of boundary extension, duties — fees.
Section 321.310 - Exclusion of property from district on petition of property owners.
Section 321.320 - Property in city of 40,000 inhabitants not wholly within district, to be excluded.
Section 321.330 - Property not to be subject to taxes, when.
Section 321.340 - Bonds of district.
Section 321.350 - Election to vote on issuing bonds or creating indebtedness.
Section 321.360 - Form of ballot.
Section 321.370 - Results of election to be announced.
Section 321.380 - Percentage necessary to create indebtedness — subsequent submission.
Section 321.390 - Petition for dissolution of district — submission of question.
Section 321.400 - Circuit court may call for an election to determine dissolution of district.
Section 321.410 - Effect of dissolution — appointment of trustee.
Section 321.430 - Prior obligations remain valid.
Section 321.440 - When notice not given as required, procedure of court.
Section 321.450 - Cases arising under this chapter to be advanced on docket — courts always open.
Section 321.465 - Consolidated district, status — transfer of assets and liabilities.
Section 321.470 - Recording of order of consolidation — fee (constitutional charter counties).
Section 321.490 - Initiative and referendum authorized.
Section 321.495 - Form of petition.
Section 321.506 - Fire district may contract with private provider — ballot.
Section 321.556 - Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language.
Section 321.688 - Consolidation of districts — ballot language — effect of.
Section 321.700 - Dissolution of district, funds distributed to city, when.
Section 321.701 - Members of board subject to recall — exceptions.
Section 321.707 - Petition for recall, content.
Section 321.709 - Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition — content.
Section 321.716 - Laws governing recall election, costs, how paid.