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MO Rev Stat § 246.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 246 - Provisions Relating to All Drainage and Levee Districts|Section 246.300 - Voting by representation authorized, when, certain districts.

Effective - 08 Feb 1995   246.300. Voting by representation authorized, when, certain districts. — In any levee district formed pursuant to the laws of this state having an assessed valuation of forty million dollars or greater, which is located in whole or in part in a county having over nine hundred thousand in population according to the last decennial census, owners of property in whole or in part within the levee district who are corporate, partnership, joint venture, or any other form of ownership other than individual ownership, may delegate through procedure allowed pursuant to corporate form as provided by the laws of this state an individual to exercise representation and voting on behalf of the corporate entity in matters requiring public vote involving the levee district. For purposes of levee districts organized pursuant to the laws of this state, any individual so recognized by the corporate form as having the responsibilities of representing the corporate landowner before the board of supervisors of the levee district shall in all respects be treated by laws of this state as the owner of the property, and shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges allowed by law, including serving on the board of supervisors if so elected, as are contained in the laws of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 633, A.L. 1995 S.B. 214)  Effective 2-8-95
MO Rev Stat § 246.310 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 246 - Provisions Relating to All Drainage and Levee Districts|Section 246.310 - Inapplicability of certain law regarding abeyance of water and sewer assessments.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   246.310. Inapplicability of certain law regarding abeyance of water and sewer assessments. — The provisions of section 262.802 shall not apply to any drainage district or levee district formed under and pursuant to the laws of this state. ­­-------- (L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with H.B. 1692, et al. merged with S.B. 795)
MO Rev Stat § 247.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.010 - Formation of public corporations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   247.010. Formation of public corporations. — Sections 247.010 to 247.220 are intended to make possible, through public corporations, conveniences in the use of water, ample in quantity for all needful purposes and pure and wholesome in quality, furnished from common sources of supply to many inhabitants of our state now denied such privileges; and thereby promote public health and sanitation, make available conveniences not otherwise possible, and for the general public welfare. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12620, A.L. 1941 p. 353, A.L. 1945 p. 846)
MO Rev Stat § 247.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.020 - Districts to be political corporations, numbered.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.020. Districts to be political corporations, numbered. — The districts to be formed under sections 247.010 to 247.220 shall be known as public water supply districts of the counties in which districts are located, and shall be political corporations of the state of Missouri. Each district shall carry with it a number, which shall not be the same as any existing district of the county, and, when incorporated and organized as herein provided, shall have and be invested with all the powers conferred upon them by the provisions of sections 247.010 to 247.220 and no other. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12621)
MO Rev Stat § 247.035 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.035 - Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure.

Effective - 30 Apr 1980   247.035. Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure. — 1. The board of directors of any public water supply district may petition the circuit court of the county containing the major part of the acreage in the district for an amended decree of incorporation to allow that district to engage in the construction, maintenance and operation of common sewer treatment facilities which serve ten or more separate properties and are located wholly within the district and are not operated by another political subdivision or are not located within the certificated area of a sewer corporation as defined in chapter 386 or within a common sewer district as defined in chapter 204 and the operation and maintenance of all such existing sewer treatment facilities. The petition shall be filed by the board of directors and all proceedings shall be in the same manner as in an action for initial formation of a water district except that no vote of the residents of the district shall be required.  2. If the decree is amended the district shall, within ninety days after the order amending the decree, begin operation of the existing facilities which it has acquired by gift or otherwise and shall establish and collect user charges to be determined and established in the same manner as water rates.  3. All applicable provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction, operation and maintenance of common sewer facilities in the same manner as they apply to like functions relating to water supply. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1191)  Effective 4-30-80
MO Rev Stat § 247.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.070 - Organization of board, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   247.070. Organization of board, when. — Within thirty days after appointment or election of the board, or on the date of the first regular meeting after appointment or election of the board, whichever is earlier, the board shall meet and organize, selecting one of its number president and one vice president. It shall also select a clerk and a treasurer, neither of whom shall be members of the board. The president and vice president shall serve for one year and until their successors are selected and qualified. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12626, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1065)
MO Rev Stat § 247.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.080 - Board — further powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   247.080. Board — further powers. — 1. The exercise of the powers conferred upon the district by sections 247.010 to 247.220 shall be by its board of directors, acting as a board.  2. The board shall have power and it shall be its duty to employ necessary help and to contract for such professional service as the demands of the district require in creating and operating a waterworks system contemplated in this law, and shall pay out of the funds of the district available for such purposes reasonable compensation for the service rendered. It shall have made by a competent accountant an annual audit of the receipts and expenditures of the district. All persons employed shall serve for an indefinite term and at the will of the board, and party politics shall not enter into the selection of employees.  3. The board shall have regular monthly meetings and the president thereof may call special meetings as occasion requires. It shall establish an office for its meeting place and for the transaction of business.  4. All persons charged with handling of funds shall be required to give bond to be fixed and approved by the board, but at the expense of the district.  5. All contracts made by the district shall conform to section 432.070 governing contracts. It shall have power to authorize and enter into all contracts in behalf of the district, and shall provide an official seal for district, and all official documents shall be attested by the seal. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12627, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1692)
MO Rev Stat § 247.085 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.085 - Board may contract for water supply with city, when — publication of notice — sale of property, use of funds.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   247.085. Board may contract for water supply with city, when — publication of notice — sale of property, use of funds. — 1. The board of directors of any public water supply district shall have power to sell and convey part or all of the property of the district to any city, owning and operating a waterworks system, in consideration whereof the city shall obligate itself to pay or assume the payment of all outstanding bond obligations of the district, and to provide reasonable and adequate water service and furnish water ample in quantity for all needful purposes, and pure and wholesome in quality, to the inhabitants of the territory lying within the district, during such period of time and under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the city and the board of directors of the district; provided, however, that no action shall be taken as provided herein until said city and public water supply district shall cause a printed notice of their intention to act under this section to be published in a manner prescribed for by law in a newspaper having a general circulation in said city and public water supply district, and a statement of the time and manner of said publication shall be recited in any agreement or contract executed hereunder.  2. Thereafter the board of directors may sell and convey any remaining property of the district and after payment of the debts of the district, other than bond obligations, the board of directors may use the funds of the district for the purpose of providing fire protection or for any other public purpose which in the opinion of the board will be beneficial to the inhabitants of the district.  3. The powers granted by this section are in addition to the powers granted by law and are not subject to the terms and conditions set forth in those sections. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 650, A.L. 2004 S.B. 987, A.L. 2005 H.B. 395)
MO Rev Stat § 247.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.090 - Board — quorum.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.090. Board — quorum. — A majority of board members shall constitute a quorum to do business. No act of the board shall be valid unless authorized by a majority of the members of the board. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12628)
MO Rev Stat § 247.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.100 - Duties of officers of board.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.100. Duties of officers of board. — 1. It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all board meetings, to act as official head of the district, to execute all contracts required to be executed by the district and the board. In the absence or disability of the president, the vice president shall assume the duties of the president.  2. The clerk shall keep the official records of the meetings of the board, shall attest all official documents with the seal of the district, shall, when called upon, make reports pertaining to the business of his office, attend the board meetings, and perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the provisions of sections 247.010 to 247.220 and the rules of the board.  3. The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the district and pay money out of the treasury only upon valid warrants drawn on the treasury. Warrants shall be signed by the clerk and countersigned by the president. He shall execute such bond for faithful performance of duty as may be required by the board, the expense of the execution of the bond, however, to be borne by the district.  4. The board may, from time to time, provide for additional rules and regulations concerning the duties of its officers. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12629)
MO Rev Stat § 247.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.110 - Board to fix rates and charges — delinquencies to create lien, when — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   247.110. Board to fix rates and charges — delinquencies to create lien, when — procedure. — 1. Subject to such regulation and control as may now exist in or may hereafter be conferred upon the public service commission of the state of Missouri, the fixing of rates or charges for water or water service furnished by a district incorporated under sections 247.010 to 247.220 is hereby vested in its board of directors. The rates or charges to be so fixed shall, at all times, be reasonable, but in determining the reasonableness of rates or charges, the board shall take into consideration the sum or sums required to retire outstanding special obligation bonded indebtedness of the district and the interest accruing thereon, the need for extensions of mains, repairs, depreciation, enlargement of plant, adequate service, obsolescence, overhead charges, operating expenses, and the need of an operating fund out of which the district may protect itself in emergencies and out of which the incidental expenses of the district may readily be met.  2. Any charge for water or water services levied by the board of directors of a water district shall be due at such time or times as specified by the board and may be considered delinquent if not paid by the due date. The board may assess penalties on delinquent payments owed to the district. These penalties shall not exceed a reasonable amount.  3. Upon ten days prior notice to the person to whom water service was delivered, the board of directors of a water district may cause to be filed with the recorder of deeds in the county where the land is located a legal description of the property on which water charges are thirty days or more delinquent, the names and addresses of the title owners and the amount due, provided the person who owns the property is the same person who owes for the water service delivered, which shall constitute a lien upon the land so charged. The board shall file with the recorder of deeds a notice of satisfaction when the delinquent amounts, any interest on the delinquent amounts and any recording fees or attorney fees have been paid in full.  4. The lien authorized in this section may be enforced by an action filed in the circuit court having jurisdiction in the county where water services are delivered. The pleadings, practice, process, and other proceedings in cases arising under this section shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions and proceedings in circuit courts. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12630, A.L. 1990 S.B. 525)
MO Rev Stat § 247.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.120 - Board — estimation of tax levy — county commission to levy tax.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.120. Board — estimation of tax levy — county commission to levy tax. — 1. For the period and subject to the limitations contained in sections 247.010 to 247.220, the board of directors of any district organized hereunder shall, on or before the tenth day of May of each year, make estimates of the amount of taxes required to be levied to provide for the purposes of the district as specified in section 247.050.  2. Such estimates shall thereupon be certified by the clerk of the board and filed by the clerk of the county commission or the respective clerks of the county commissions of the counties in which the district is situate. Upon the basis of such estimates the county commission or respective county commissions shall proceed to levy a tax upon all taxable property within the district, sufficient to provide the funds required by such estimates.  3. The clerk of the county commission or respective clerks of the county commissions shall enter such levies on the tax books of the county in the same manner as school district taxes are entered, for the use of the county collector. The taxes thus levied and extended upon the tax books shall be collected and the payment thereof enforced at the same time and in the same manner as is provided for the collection and payment of taxes levied for state and county purposes and such taxes, when collected, shall be remitted by the collector or collectors of the revenue, to the treasurer of the district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12631)
MO Rev Stat § 247.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.140 - Issuance of current revenue bonds, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.140. Issuance of current revenue bonds, when. — During the period of time given the board to levy a tax on property within the district for incidental expenses as that term is used in sections 247.010 to 247.220, the board may issue and sell current revenue bonds to bear interest at not to exceed six percent per annum, to meet the current expenses of the district incurred in advance of the revenue to be derived from such incidental tax levy, and to be paid out of such current revenue when accrued. Such bonds may be for six, nine, or twelve months and shall not exceed in the aggregate one-half of the revenue for the fiscal year for which they are issued. The president of the board of directors shall execute the bonds on behalf of the district and which shall be attested by the clerk with the seal of the district. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12637)
MO Rev Stat § 247.150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.150 - Bonded indebtedness, how refunded — refunding bonds, conditions imposed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1972   247.150. Bonded indebtedness, how refunded — refunding bonds, conditions imposed. — 1. Any public water supply district now or hereafter organized under the laws of this state is hereby authorized, without an election, to refund all or any part of the bonded indebtedness of such district at the time outstanding, including interest thereon.  2. Where the bonds being refunded consist of general obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes levied upon all taxable property situated in the district, the refunding bonds issued to refund such general obligation bonds shall be payable from ad valorem taxes levied upon all taxable property situated in the district.  3. When the bonds being refunded consist of special obligation bonds payable from the net income and revenues arising from operation of the waterworks system of such district, the refunding bonds, issued to refund such special obligation bonds, or any interest thereon, shall likewise constitute special obligation bonds and shall be payable from such net income and revenues arising from the operation of the waterworks system of the district.  4. All refunding bonds of any public water supply district shall be negotiable and shall be payable not later than the date for the final payment of the original former bonds for which such refunding bonds are issued and for which refunding bonds are delivered in exchange, except that the last installment of any special obligation refunding bonds issued for previously issued special obligation bonds shall be payable up to, but not more than, thirty-five years from the date of such special obligation refunding bonds. The refunding bonds shall bear such rate of interest, not exceeding eight percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually, and shall be in such denomination and be payable at such place or places as the board of directors may determine; provided, however, that the interest rate on the refunding bonds shall not exceed the interest rate on the bonds being refunded where such bonds are general obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes, but such interest rate may exceed the interest rate on the bonds being refunded if such bonds are special obligation or revenue bonds and not payable from ad valorem taxes. In no case shall the amount of the debt of such district be increased or enlarged under the provisions of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 519 § 12638A, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1506)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Bonded debt of counties, townships, etc., may be funded, question to be submitted, how, 108.140 to 108.160
MO Rev Stat § 247.171 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.171 - Proportion of sum of all outstanding bonds and debts, calculation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   247.171. Proportion of sum of all outstanding bonds and debts, calculation. — The proportion of the sum of all outstanding bonds and debt, with interest thereon, that is required to be paid to the water supply district, pursuant to subsection 1 of section 247.031, and subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of section 247.170, shall be the same as the proportion of the assessed valuation of the real and tangible personal property within the area sought to be detached and excluded bears to the assessed valuation of all of the real and tangible personal property within the entire area of the water supply district. ­­-------- (L. 2001 S.B. 267)
MO Rev Stat § 247.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.180 - Elections in district, when, procedure — not required, when — vacant post, how filled.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   247.180. Elections in district, when, procedure — not required, when — vacant post, how filled. — 1. Regular elections and elections held for the purposes of section 247.130 shall be called annually by the board of directors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April. Such elections shall be conducted by the appropriate election authority pursuant to chapter 115.  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if there is only one candidate for the post of director of any given subdistrict, then no election shall be held, and the candidate or candidates shall assume the responsibilities of their offices at the same time and in the same manner as if elected. If there is no candidate for the post of any given subdistrict, then no election shall be held for that post and it shall be considered vacant, to be filled pursuant to the provisions of section 247.060. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12633, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1386, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 279, A.L. 1996 S.B. 598, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1385 merged with S.B. 551, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
MO Rev Stat § 247.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply|Chapter 247 - Public Water Supply Districts|Section 247.200 - Rights of districts.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   247.200. Rights of districts. — The district shall have the right to lay its mains in public highways, roads, streets and alleys included in the district, but the same shall be done under reasonable rules and regulations of governmental bodies having jurisdiction of such public places. This shall apply to maintenance and repair jobs. In the construction of ditches, laying of mains, filling of ditches after mains are laid, connection of service pipes and repairing of lines, due regard must be taken of the rights of the public in its use of thoroughfares and the equal rights of other utilities thereto. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 12635)