Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Opinion letter to the Honorable Robert S. Drake, Jr.

Opinion letter to the Honorable James F. McHenry

The Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974 authorizes the Director of Revenue to approve all salary increases for employees of the Missouri Highway Reciprocity Commission.

Opinion letter to the Honorable Christopher S. Bond

Opinion letter to the Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick

Opinion letter to the Honorable Paul L. Bradshaw

Opinion letter to the Honorable Ronald L. Boggs

Opinion letter to the Honorable Jim Arnold

Opinion letter to the Honorable Jerold L. Drake

Opinion letter to the Honorable Wesley A. Miller

Opinion letter to Mr. Alan C.

Opinion letter to Mr. John Brawley

The State Auditor is not authorized to audit the Kansas City Philharmonic Association.

Opinion letter to Mr. William J. Raftery

Opinion letter to the Honorable Clarence H. Heflin

Opinion letter to the Honorable Russell Goward

Opinion letter to Dr. Arthur L. Mallory

A city or county which holds a certificate of authority granted by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission pursuant to Section 203.140, RSMo Supp. 1973, may require that a permit or other approval be obtained from such city or county before a state agency may construct an air contaminant source within the boundaries of that city or county.

A county court has authority to employ secretarial, clerical, and administrative personnel, to establish a data processing department under its control, and to employ personnel to staff that department as may be indispensably necessary for the discharge of the duties of the county court in the management of county business in the absence of a statutory provision vesting the functions to be performed by such personnel in the county clerk or some other county officer.

Opinion letter to Mr. Warren M. Black

The State Treasurer is authorized to invest through repurchase agreements in United States obligations payable within one year those moneys not needed for current operating expenses and that are available for less than thirty days. The obligations must be kept by the State Treasurer in the manner provided in Section 30.270(2), V.A.M.S.

The Department of Public Safety has no authority to spend any of the moneys appropriated in Section 16.320, House Bill No. 16, Second Regular Session, General Assembly.

Opinion letter to the Honorable Michael B. Hazel

1. An individual who is presently retired and receiving retirement benefits which were calculated by multiplying one percent (1%) of his average pay (not to exceed $7,500 per year) during the five consecutive years of his work when his pay was the greatest, times his years of creditable service, is entitled to have his benefits recalculated under subsection 1 of Section 104.610, Senate Bill No. 5, General Assembly, First Regular Session, in order that the individual may receive additional compensation from the state for services as a special consultant. 2. If an individual’s benefits are to be recalculated under the provisions of subsection 1 of Section 104.610, Senate Bill No. 5, General Assembly, First Regular Session, then said individual is also eligible for the increase in compensation under the provisions of Section 104.090, RSMo Supp. 1973.

Opinion letter to the Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick

Opinion letter to Mr. Milt Harper

A corporation must submit a separate annual registration report for each year the corporation was in forfeiture and a corporation must pay the maximum registration fee of $40 for each year the corporation was in forfeiture before the forfeiture may be rescinded by the Secretary of State. Rescission restores the corporation to good standing as of the date of forfeiture, except for exceptions set forth in Section 351.540(2), Senate Bill No. 14, General Assembly.

Opinion letter to the Honorable Donald J. Gralike

Opinion letter to the Honorable Vernon King

Opinion letter to Dr. Arthur L. Mallory

Opinion letter to Ms. Virginia G. Young

Opinion letter to Mr. Warren L. McElwain

Opinion letter to the Honorable John W. , II

Opinion letter to the Honorable George W. Lehr

Opinion letter to the Honorable Robert A. Young

1. The rate of compensation of county assessors in third and fourth class counties and second class counties except those having an assessed valuation in excess of three hundred million dollars as of January 1, 1974, for additional duties required by Section 53.073 (Senate Bill No. 373, General Assembly, Second Regular Session), shall be based upon their county’s total assessed valuation for the tax year which encompasses the first day of September beginning the annual salary period. 2. The rate of compensation of county court judges in second, third, and fourth class counties for additional duties authorized in Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 95, General Assembly, First Regular Session, shall be based upon the assessed valuation of the county for the tax year immediately preceding the year in which the compensation is due.

Opinion letter to the Honorable Irene E. Treppler

Opinion letter to the Honorable William Raisch

Opinion letter to the Honorable Phil Snowden

Opinion letter to the Honorable S. Sue Shear

Opinion letter to Mr. J. Neilsen

(1) A county court which creates a sewer district pursuant to Sections 249.430 to 249.667, RSMo 1969, may contract with a private party to perform all operation, repair, and maintenance functions associated with the district’s sewer system; (2) the existence of such a contract does not alter or delegate the legal responsibilities of the county court for the operation and maintenance of the sewer system under Sections 204.006 to 204.141, RSMo Supp. 1973; (3) the county court must bill for sewer service charges and collect such charges itself, under the procedure set out in Section 249.640; and (4) the special tax assessments issued pursuant to Sections 249.640 and 249.645 may not be assigned to a private entity for collection.

Opinion letter to Mr. J. Nielsen

Raw files, work papers, and other documents and meetings held preparatory to the issuance of signed audit reports of the State Auditor issued pursuant to Section 29.270, RSMo 1969, shall not be open to the public.

Opinion letter to Mr. Alfred C. Sikes