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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.260 - Common sewer commissioners, when appointed, oath, authority, compensation — stenographer and clerk, compensation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986
204.260. Common sewer commissioners, when appointed, oath, authority, compensation — stenographer and clerk, compensation. —
1. The circuit court shall within thirty days after receiving the petition appoint three disinterested persons, one of whom shall be a licensed civil engineer or surveyor, as common sewer district commissioners to lay out and define the boundaries of the proposed district.
2. The common sewer district commissioners may alter or amend the boundaries of the proposed district as set forth in the petition so that it embraces all of the area capable of being efficiently drained by the system of trunk sewers, or so as to exclude from the district any part of the natural drainage area which is so situated as not to be benefitted by the proposed trunk sewers or treatment plants, and for this purpose they shall have power to have made all surveys and maps necessary to locate and describe the boundaries.
3. The common sewer district commissioners shall qualify by taking an oath to faithfully and impartially perform their duties and when so qualified shall give notice by publication at least five times, in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the proposed district, of the time and place where they will meet to consider and establish the boundaries. The notice shall be given at least twenty days prior to the meeting, and the meeting place shall be in the courthouse of the county in which the major portion of the proposed district lies.
4. At the meeting the common sewer district commissioner first named in the order of appointment shall preside, and all persons residing or owning real property in the proposed district, or adjacent thereto, shall have the right to be heard as to the location of the boundaries of the proposed district; and the common sewer district commissioners or a majority of them after the hearing shall fix and determine the boundaries of the proposed district.
5. The common sewer district commissioners may adjourn from day to day until the hearings are complete, and for their services shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the circuit court which appoints them. They may employ a competent person as stenographer and clerk, whose compensation shall be as set by the circuit court.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 7, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.270 - Report of commissioners, map or plan, where filed.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.270. Report of commissioners, map or plan, where filed. —
The commissioners shall make their report, accompanied by a map or plan showing the boundaries of the proposed district in relation to the property lines intersected or followed by them, also in relation to city or county boundaries, to the court by which they were appointed, and shall thereupon be discharged by the court. The report and map, if approved by the court, shall then be filed in the office of the recorder of deeds for each county in which a portion of the proposed district is situated and with the county commission of each such county.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.280 - Election called by county commissions at direction of circuit court — costs, how taxed.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
204.280. Election called by county commissions at direction of circuit court — costs, how taxed. —
1. The circuit court shall by order direct the county commission of any county partially within the proposed district to submit to the voters of the proposed district the question of the organization and incorporation of the proposed common sewer district, with boundaries as determined by the commissioners and approved by the circuit court.
2. The county clerk of each county shall certify to the circuit court the results of the election in that portion of the proposed district within his county.
3. If the circuit court finds that a majority of the votes cast on the question in each county favored the incorporation of the proposed district, the court shall issue a decree incorporating the area described in the commissioners' report as a common sewer district. If the proposition is favored by a majority of those voting in the county containing the major portion of the district but not by a majority voting in the other county, the court shall change the boundaries to include only the area within the one county and shall decree the incorporation thereof.
4. If the question fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in the county containing the major portion of the proposed district, regardless of the results in the election in the other county, the court shall dismiss the petition and tax the costs of the proceedings and the election against the county which presented the petition.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 9, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.290 - District a body corporate and politic, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.290. District a body corporate and politic, when. —
1. When the board of trustees provided for in section 204.300 is appointed and organized, the district shall be considered in law and equity a body corporate and politic, known by the name specified in the original petition and the court's decree, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real estate and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, and adopt a common seal.
2. All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of any district organized under sections 204.250 to 204.470.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.310 - Advisory board, composition of — not required, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.310. Advisory board, composition of — not required, when. —
The representative of each subdistrict advisory board chosen pursuant to section 204.571, together with the mayor or chief executive officer or the authorized representative of every incorporated municipality and a representative authorized in writing to act in that capacity of every subdistrict, which lies partially within the district and which operates a sewage collection system which will discharge sewage into the trunk sewers or the sewage facilities of the common sewer district shall constitute an advisory board of the district. If there are three or fewer municipalities and subdistricts the organization of an advisory board is optional at the discretion of the board of trustees, and in such case all powers can be exercised by the board of trustees without the concurrence of the advisory board. The advisory board shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman and one as vice chairman. The board of trustees shall keep the advisory board informed as to all phases of the planning and operations of the district, and the advisory board shall make such recommendations to the board of trustees as it deems advisable with regard to the construction and operation of the sewers and facilities of the district.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 12, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1239 & 1300, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371, A.L. 1992 H.B. 948)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.322 - Board of trustees, rules and regulations.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 07 Apr 1992, see footnote
204.322. Board of trustees, rules and regulations. —
The board of trustees of a district, other than a district described in section 204.320, may pass all necessary rules and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the board of trustees, and the district, and for carrying into effect the objects for which the district is formed.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 1307)
Effective 4-7-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.331 - Subdistricts, how created — contract powers.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.331. Subdistricts, how created — contract powers. —
The county commission, or county legislature, may, in addition to all powers herein granted or implied, create a subdistrict or subdistricts within the county, which subdistrict, when created, shall be a body corporate and politic. Creation of the subdistrict or subdistricts shall be in the manner hereinafter provided, but in all other respects the administration and operation of the subdistricts shall be in the manner provided by sections 249.430 to 249.660. Either the county commission or the members of the county legislature elected from all or a portion of the subdistrict shall act as the governing body of the sewer subdistrict. Each subdistrict so created shall, in addition to the powers granted by sections 249.430 to 249.660, have the power and ability to contract with the common sewer district created pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470, or with other subdistricts for the collection, transportation and treatment of sewage or any function associated therewith, including but not limited to engineering, construction, maintenance, repair, and administrative services required for the collection, transportation, and treatment of sewage.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1239 & 1300, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.332 - Subdistricts, how created, alternative method.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.332. Subdistricts, how created, alternative method. —
In lieu of the method of incorporation provided in sections 249.450 and 249.460, subdistricts may be created in the following manner: Upon written recommendation of the county highway engineer, county sewer engineer, or director of public works; or upon petition of twenty percent or more of the registered voters within the area which will be liable to assessment for the construction and maintenance of a sewer system, setting forth generally the area to be included, the county commission or county legislature shall adopt a resolution to establish the subdistrict and describing generally the size and location of the proposed subdistrict. The county commission or county legislature may designate the highway engineer or director of public works as sewer engineer, or may retain the services of an engineer or firm of engineers as sewer engineers. The sewer engineer shall advise the county commission or county legislature with reference to proper boundaries of any subdistricts to be established and shall also superintend the construction of the sewers and the maintenance thereof and the apportionment of the cost thereof as provided by law. The county commission or county legislature shall also request the county clerk, clerk of the legislature, or other appropriate officer to appoint or designate a deputy to keep the special records which are required for the proceedings for the construction and maintenance of the sewer subdistricts or divisions. In addition, the requirements of sections 249.070 and 249.480, must be complied with before a sewer subdistrict can be incorporated under the provisions of sections 204.331 and 204.332.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1239 & 1300, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.340 - Board to have power of eminent domain — may cross, traverse or follow public highways — restoration at cost of district.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.340. Board to have power of eminent domain — may cross, traverse or follow public highways — restoration at cost of district. —
1. The board of trustees shall have the right to condemn any land or other property within the district for right-of-way for trunk sewers or for any other improvement or structure deemed necessary or advisable for or in connection with the sewer and treatment system of the district, and in so doing shall follow the procedure that is provided by chapter 523. The board of trustees shall also have the same authority to enter upon private lands to survey land or other property before exercise of the above condemnation powers as is granted under section 388.210 to railroad corporations.
2. The board of trustees in any first class noncharter county having a population of more than one hundred and forty-five thousand and less than one hundred and fifty thousand as determined by the preceding decennial census may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation or may lease or rent any real or personal property and in so doing shall follow the procedure that is provided by chapter 523. All the powers may be exercised both within or without the district as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers or the accomplishment of its purposes.
3. The board of trustees of the district, if it is necessary to cross, follow or traverse public streets, roads or alleys, or grounds held or used as public parks or places, shall have the right to do so upon the following conditions: The board of trustees shall file with the county commission or mayor of the municipality having immediate jurisdiction over the street, road, alley or public park or place, a map showing the location and extent of the proposed occupancy for drainage purposes and a plan of the proposed works, which plan shall be so made and arranged as not to interfere with the ordinary and lawful use of the street, road, alley, public park or place, except during a reasonable time for the construction of the necessary works.
4. The entire expense of the works and restoration of the ground occupied to its former condition, as near as may be, shall be borne by the district.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 15, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.350 - Contracts let by board on bids, exceptions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.350. Contracts let by board on bids, exceptions. —
1. The board of trustees for the district shall let contracts for all work to be done, excepting in case of repairs or emergencies requiring prompt attention, in the construction of trunk sewers and sewage treatment plants under the authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470, the expense of which will exceed five hundred dollars, to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than twenty days' notice of the letting, given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, and in the discretion of the board, in one or more newspapers of general circulation among contractors. The board shall have the power and authority to reject any and all bids and readvertise the work.
2. The board of trustees, subject to the concurrence of the advisory board established by sections 204.250 to 204.470, shall also have the power to enter into agreements with persons, firms or corporations of known standing and competence for the execution and preparation of the surveys, maps and plans needed and required by the board, and also for the laying out and superintendence of work to be constructed under the authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470, but no single agreement so made shall cover more than one piece or class of work.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.360 - Costs of common sewer district met, how.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.360. Costs of common sewer district met, how. —
The cost of any common sewer district of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending a sewerage system may be met:
(1) Through the expenditures by the sewer district of any funds available for that purpose;
(2) From any other funds which may be obtained under any law of the state or of the United States or from any county or municipality for that purpose; or
(3) From the proceeds of revenue bonds of the common sewer district, payable solely from the revenues to be derived from the operation of such sewerage system or from any combination of
*
all the methods of providing funds.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 17)
*Word "or" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.370 - Bonds, issuance on four-sevenths vote — certain counties (Jackson and Cass).

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001
204.370. Bonds, issuance on four-sevenths vote — certain counties (Jackson and Cass). —
1. No common sewer district in any county of the first classification which has a charter form of government and which contains all or any portion of a city with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants, or in any county of the first classification without a charter form of government and which has a population of more than sixty-three thousand seven hundred but less than seventy-five thousand shall issue or deliver any bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending any sewerage system payable from the revenues to be derived from the operation of the system unless a proposition to issue the bonds shall have received the assent of a majority of the voters of the sewer district who shall vote on the question or the written assent of three-quarters of the customers of the sewer district. For purposes of this section,
"customer"
shall mean:
(1) A political subdivision within the district which has a service or user agreement with the district; or
(2) A duly created subdistrict.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall revenue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars for the purpose of ______ (acquiring, constructing, improving or extending the sewerage system) be issued by the ______ common sewer district?
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 18, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 2001 H.B. 501)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.375 - Sewer districts and water districts may issue joint revenue bonds.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1972
204.375. Sewer districts and water districts may issue joint revenue bonds. —
Any sewer district organized hereunder and any public water district organized under chapter 247, although constituted separately, may issue joint revenue bonds, the proceeds, obligation and repayment of which shall be apportioned between the districts by contract, the basic terms of which shall be a part of the notice of elections; provided, however, each water and sewer district combining jointly to issue such bonds shall comply generally with the requirements for the issuance of bonds under their respective statutes.
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(L. 1972 H.B. 1239 & 1300)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.380 - Bonds issued when, interest rate, redemption period, type, how signed, how sold.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.380. Bonds issued when, interest rate, redemption period, type, how signed, how sold. —
1. Revenue bonds authorized at an election held as hereinabove provided shall be issued by authority of a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the district; provided, however, that such resolution shall have the prior concurrence of the advisory board established by sections 204.250 to 204.470. The resolution shall recite that an estimate of the cost of the proposed acquisition, construction, improvement or extension has been made and shall set out the estimated cost; it shall set out the amount of the bonds proposed to be issued, their purposes, their dates, denominations, rates of interest, times of payment, both of principal and of interest, places of payment and all other details in connection with the bonds.
2. The bonds may be subject to such provision for redemption prior to maturity, with or without premium, and at such times and upon such conditions as may be provided by the board of trustees of the common sewer district.
3. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate in accordance with section 108.170 and shall mature over a period not exceeding thirty-five years from the date thereof.
4. The bonds may be payable to bearer, may be registered or coupon bonds, and if payable to bearer may contain such registration privileges as to either principal and interest, or principal only, as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.
5. The bonds and the coupons to be attached thereto, if any, shall be signed in such manner and by such officers as may be directed by resolution. Bonds signed by an officer who shall hold the office at the time the bonds are signed shall be deemed validly and effectually signed for all purposes, regardless of whether or not any officer shall cease to hold his office prior to the delivery of the bonds and regardless of whether or not any officer shall have held or shall not have held such office on the date ascribed to the bonds.
6. The bonds shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as the board of trustees of the common sewer district shall determine, but the bonds shall not be sold for less than ninety cents on the dollar nor shall they be sold at such a price that the interest cost upon the actual proceeds of the bonds from the date thereof to their maturity shall exceed a rate in accordance with section 108.170. The resolution may provide that certain bonds authorized thereby shall be junior or subordinate in any or all respects to other revenue bonds authorized concurrently therewith or prior to or after such bonds.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 19, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.390 - Revenue bonds, payable how, not an indebtedness of district — information required on face of bond.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.390. Revenue bonds, payable how, not an indebtedness of district — information required on face of bond. —
Revenue bonds issued under authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470 shall be payable solely from the revenues derived and to be derived from the operation of the sewerage system acquired, constructed, improved or extended in whole or in part from the proceeds of the bonds. No revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470 shall constitute an indebtedness of the common sewer district within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory restriction, limitation or provision. The face of each bond shall state in substance that the bond has been issued under the provisions of sections 204.250 to 204.470, that the taxing power of the common sewer district issuing the bond is not pledged to the payment thereof either as to principal or interest and that the bond and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues of the sewerage system for the benefit of which the bond was issued.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 20)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.400 - District to charge and collect sufficient revenues.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.400. District to charge and collect sufficient revenues. —
It shall be the mandatory duty of any common sewer district which shall issue revenue bonds pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470:
(1) To fix and maintain rates and make and collect charges for the use and services of the system, for the benefit of which revenue bonds were issued, sufficient to pay the cost of maintenance and operation thereof;
(2) To pay the principal of and the interest on all revenue bonds issued by the common sewer district chargeable to the revenues of the system; and
(3) To provide funds ample to meet all valid and reasonable requirements of the resolution by which the revenue bonds have been issued.
­­The rates shall be from time to time revised so as fully to meet the requirements of sections 204.250 to 204.470. As long as any bond so issued or the interest thereon shall remain outstanding and unpaid, rates and charges sufficient to meet the requirements of this section shall be maintained and collected by the sewer district which issued the bonds.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 21)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.410 - Net revenues defined, how expended.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.410. Net revenues defined, how expended. —
1. Whenever any common sewer district authorizes and issues revenue bonds pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470, an amount sufficient for the purpose of the net revenues of the sewerage system for the benefit of which the bonds are issued shall, by operation of sections 204.250 to 204.470, be pledged to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as the same shall mature and accrue.
2. The term
"net revenues"
shall be construed to mean all income and revenues derived from the ownership and operation of the system less the actual and necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the system.
3. It shall be the mandatory duty of the treasurer of the common sewer district to provide for the prompt payment of the principal and interest on any revenue bonds as they mature and accrue.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 22, A.L. 1975 H.B. 723, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371, A.L. 1992 H.B. 948)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.420 - Board may authorize establishment of various accounts by resolution — may limit issuance of additional bonds and limit rights of holders of such bonds.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.420. Board may authorize establishment of various accounts by resolution — may limit issuance of additional bonds and limit rights of holders of such bonds. —
1. The resolution of the board of trustees of the common sewer district authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds under the authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470 may provide that periodic allocations of the revenues to be derived from the operation of the system for the benefit of which the bonds are issued shall be made into such accounts, separate and apart from any other accounts of the district, as shall be deemed to be advisable to assure the proper operation and maintenance of the system and the prompt payment of the indebtedness chargeable to the revenues of the system. The accounts may include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) An account for the purpose of providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the system;
(2) An account to provide funds for the payment of the bonds as to principal and interest as they come due;
(3) An account to provide an adequate reserve for depreciation, to be expended for replacements of the system;
(4) An account for the accumulation of a reserve to assure the prompt payment of the bonds and the interest thereon whenever and to the extent that other funds are not available for the purpose;
(5) An account to provide funds for contingent expenses in the operation of the system;
(6) An account to provide for the accumulation of funds for the construction of extensions and improvements to the system; and
(7) Such other accounts as may be desirable in the judgment of the board of trustees.
2. The resolution may also establish such limitations as may be expedient upon the issuance of additional bonds, payable from the revenues of the system, or upon the rights of the holders of such additional bonds. Such resolution may include other agreements with the holders of the bonds or covenants or restrictions necessary or desirable to safeguard the interests of the bondholder and to secure the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 23, A.L. 1992 H.B. 948)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.430 - Refunding bonds authorized.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.430. Refunding bonds authorized. —
For the purpose of refunding, extending and unifying the whole or any part of any valid outstanding bonded indebtedness payable from the revenues of a sewerage system, any common sewer district may issue refunding bonds not exceeding in amount the principal of the outstanding indebtedness to be refunded and the accrued interest to the date of the refunding bonds. The board of trustees of the sewer district shall provide for the payment of interest at not to exceed the same rate and the principal of the refunding bonds in the same manner and from the same source as was provided for the payment of interest on and principal of the bonds to be refunded.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 24)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.440 - Charges to be at rate recommended by advisory board, exception.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.440. Charges to be at rate recommended by advisory board, exception. —
The board of trustees shall impose, charge and collect a reasonable charge from the sewer districts and municipalities, based upon sewage discharge as shown by metering such flows, the volume of water used by the residential, commercial, and industrial establishments' customers within the corporate limits of such district or municipality, or other equitable measure. Such charges shall be fixed at such rate or rates as are recommended to the board of trustees by the advisory board; except that such rates shall ensure that the rates fixed will provide sufficient revenues for the operation and maintenance of the system and the payment of principal and interest on all outstanding revenue bonds as provided in sections 204.250 to 204.470.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 25, A.L. 1992 H.B. 948)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.450 - Proposition defeated, costs already incurred, paid how — successive elections for bond, authorized.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.450. Proposition defeated, costs already incurred, paid how — successive elections for bond, authorized. —
If, after the preparation of a plan for a system of trunk sewers and treatment facilities, the voters of the common sewer district defeat the proposition for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund the construction of the system, the board of trustees may levy and assess upon all real property within the district a special tax at such rate as shall be necessary to pay the cost incurred in the proceedings incorporating the district, the preparation of the plan for the trunk sewer and treatment system, the conduct of the elections in the district and the necessary expenses of the district from the time of its incorporation until the bond election. The special tax shall be levied by the county commission, county commissions, or county legislature and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as provided for state and county taxes. If the voters of the common sewer district defeat a proposition for the issuance of revenue bonds, successive revenue bond issue elections may be held and the same proposition or different propositions may be submitted to the voters in accordance with section 204.370.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 26, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.455 - Delinquent fees or charges by sewer district to bear interest from due date — lien on land, when — procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1984
204.455. Delinquent fees or charges by sewer district to bear interest from due date — lien on land, when — procedure. —
1. Any user charges, connection fees, or other charges levied by the sewer district shall be due at such time or times as specified by the board of trustees, and shall, if not paid by the due date, become delinquent and shall bear interest from the date of delinquency until paid. If such charges become delinquent they shall be a lien upon the land charged, upon the board of trustees filing with the recorder of deeds in the county where the land is situated a notice of delinquency. The board of trustees shall file with the recorder of deeds a similar notice when the delinquent amounts, plus interest and any recording fees or attorneys' fees, have been paid in full. The lien hereby created may be enforced by suit or foreclosure.
2. For purposes of this section, the term
"board of trustees"
shall include, but is not limited to, the board of trustees established in subsection 2 of section 204.300.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 371, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1590)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.460 - Board may accept grants of funds, material or labor and enter required agreements.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
204.460. Board may accept grants of funds, material or labor and enter required agreements. —
The board of trustees of the common sewer district may apply for and accept grants or funds, material or labor, from the state and federal government, or any departments thereof, in the construction of a sewerage system as provided by sections 204.250 to 204.470, and may enter into such agreements as may be required of the state or federal laws, or the rules and regulations of any federal or state department, to which the application is made, and where the assistance is granted.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 27)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.470 - Local government officials required to perform certain acts and services.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
204.470. Local government officials required to perform certain acts and services. —
It is hereby made the duty of the mayors of cities, the circuit court, the governing bodies of counties, and all assessors, sheriffs, collectors, treasurers and other officials in the state of Missouri to do and perform all the acts and to render all the services necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 204.250 to 204.470.
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(L. 1967 p. 310 § 28, A.L. 1983 H.B. 371)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.565 - Formation of political subdivision as unincorporated subdistrict — procedure — petition, contents.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.565. Formation of political subdivision as unincorporated subdistrict — procedure — petition, contents. —
One or more political subdivisions of this state not within a common sewer district formed pursuant to sections 204.250 to 204.470 may be joined as an unincorporated subdistrict to such common sewer district, regardless of whether such political subdivision lies in the natural drainage area or basins of such district, in the following manner: The governing body of any such political subdivision, together with the trustees of the common sewer district, may petition the circuit court having jurisdiction over the major portion of the area to be joined to the common sewer district as the proposed subdistrict for extension of the boundaries of the common sewer district to include as a subdistrict the area within the political subdivision described in the petition. The petition shall also set forth a name for the proposed subdistrict, shall state the purposes for which such subdistrict of the common sewer district is to be created, shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict, and shall have a map of the proposed subdistrict attached thereto.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 948 § 1)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.567 - Circuit court shall hold hearing, notice, contents — decree, filing.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.567. Circuit court shall hold hearing, notice, contents — decree, filing. —
The circuit court with jurisdiction over the formation of a sewer subdistrict and extension of the boundaries of a common sewer district to include such subdistrict pursuant to section 204.565 shall, within thirty days after receiving the petition, schedule a public hearing on the petition. The clerk of the circuit court having such jurisdiction shall give notice of the time and the place of the public hearing by publication at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the proposed subdistrict and in the common sewer district. Such notice shall state that the subdistrict will, upon its formation, be a subdistrict of the common sewer district, which will be identified by name, and shall describe either the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict or the area to be included within the proposed subdistrict. If the court shall find formation of such subdistrict reasonable or necessary, the court shall enter its decree extending the boundaries of the common sewer district, declaring the area to be a sewer subdistrict of the common sewer district, and approving the map submitted by the petitioners. The decree and map shall then be filed by the circuit clerk in the office of the recorder of deeds for each county in which any portion of such subdistrict and of the common sewer district is situated and with the county commission or county legislature, as the case may be, of each such county.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 948 § 2)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.571 - Authorized representative, advisory board — organization — recommendations.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
204.571. Authorized representative, advisory board — organization — recommendations. —
An authorized representative, not a member of the common sewer district's advisory board under section 204.310, from each political subdivision which lies partially within a sewer subdistrict formed pursuant to sections 204.565 to 204.573 and which operates or is served by a sewage collection system, together with the representatives of all other such political subdivisions and of each county having territory within the subdistrict, shall constitute an advisory board for the subdistrict. The advisory board shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as vice chairman, and one as a representative to the common sewer district's advisory board formed pursuant to section 204.310, however, if the subdistrict advisory board consists of less than three members, then one subdistrict advisory board member may serve in more than one such capacity. The board of trustees of the common sewer district shall keep the subdistrict advisory board informed, either directly or through the district advisory board, as to all phases of the planning and operations of the subdistrict, and the subdistrict advisory board shall make such recommendations to the common sewer district advisory board as the subdistrict board deems advisable with regard to the construction and operation of sewers and facilities in the subdistrict. If a county or political subdivision with the right of appointment under this section fails to appoint any subdistrict advisory board member within sixty days after receiving a written request from the common sewer district, then the board of trustees of the common sewer district may make such appointment.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 948 § 4, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1612 merged with S.B. 791)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.573 - Petition for extension of boundaries, contents — public hearing, notice — decree, filing.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 18 Feb 1992, see footnote
204.573. Petition for extension of boundaries, contents — public hearing, notice — decree, filing. —
A majority of the political subdivisions within a sewer subdistrict formed pursuant to sections 204.565 to 204.573 and entitled to representation on that subdistrict's advisory board under section 204.571, together with the board of trustees of the common sewer district of which the subdistrict is a part, may petition the circuit court in which such subdistrict was formed for extension of the boundaries of such subdistrict and common sewer district within one or more of the political subdivisions or to include all or a part of other political subdivisions, which political subdivisions must also join in such petition. The petition shall state the purposes for which the subdistrict is to be expanded and shall have a map of the subdistrict, including the proposed expansion, attached thereto. The court shall schedule a public hearing and notice shall be afforded in the same manner as provided in section 204.567. If the court shall find such expansion is reasonable or necessary, the court shall enter a decree extending the boundaries of the common sewer district and the sewer subdistrict, declaring such area to be a part of the sewer subdistrict and common sewer district, and approving the map submitted by the petitioners. The decree and map shall then be filed in the same manner as prescribed in section 204.567.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 948 § 5)
Effective 2-18-92
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.600 - Reorganization permitted, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
204.600. Reorganization permitted, when. —
Any common sewer district organized and existing under sections 204.250 to 204.270, and any sewer district organized and existing under chapter 249, may be converted to a reorganized common sewer district under the provisions of sections 204.600 to 204.640. In addition, a reorganized common sewer district may be established as provided in sections 204.600 to 204.640. Once established, a reorganized common sewer district shall have all powers and authority of and applicable to a common sewer district organized and existing under sections 204.250 to 204.270 and applicable to a sewer district established under chapter 249 which are not inconsistent or in conflict with sections 204.600 to 204.640, provided that no domestic water services shall be provided within the boundaries of an existing public water supply district or within the certificated area of a water corporation as defined in section 386.020.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.606 - Bonded indebtedness and security interests of creditors, effect of reorganization.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
204.606. Bonded indebtedness and security interests of creditors, effect of reorganization. —
The bonded indebtedness or security interest of any creditor of any common sewer district originally organized and existing under sections 204.250 to 204.270 and any sewer district originally organized and existing under chapter 249 that convert to a reorganized common sewer district shall not be impaired or affected by such conversion, and all covenants and obligations of such indebtedness shall remain in full force and effect, payable under the terms and conditions that existed without conversion.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.608 - District a body corporate and politic, when — seal to be adopted — judicial notice of existence, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
204.608. District a body corporate and politic, when — seal to be adopted — judicial notice of existence, when. —
1. When a decree or amended decree of incorporation is issued as provided for in sections 204.600 to 204.640, a reorganized common sewer district shall be considered in law and equity a body corporate and politic and political subdivision of this state, known by the name specified in the court's decree, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real estate and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, and adopt a common seal. A reorganized common sewer district also shall have exclusive jurisdiction and authority to provide wastewater collection and treatment services within the boundaries of the district with respect to any wastewater service provider authorized to provide sewer services under the laws of this state, except for sewer corporations providing service under a certificate of convenience and necessity granted by the public service commission.
2. All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of any district organized under sections 204.600 to 204.640.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 204 - Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas › Section 204.612 - Levy and collection of taxes permitted, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 204
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
204.612. Levy and collection of taxes permitted, when. —
The board of trustees of a reorganized common sewer district shall have no power to levy or collect any taxes for the payment of any general obligation bond indebtedness incurred by the reorganized common sewer district unless the voters of the reorganized common sewer district authorizes the board to incur indebtedness at an election. All expenses and indebtedness incurred by the reorganized common sewer district may be paid from funds that may be received by the reorganized common sewer district from the sale of bonds authorized by the voters of the reorganized common sewer district.
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(L. 2007 S.B. 22)