35 opinions issued in 1993.
Opinion No. 201-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 29, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition entitled Philadelphia II.
Opinion No. 194-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 27, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 192-93 — INITIATIVES.
Dec 14, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 128-93 — NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF.; SOLID WASTES.
Dec 14, 1993
A city or county authorized by subsection 2 of Section 260.215, RSMo Supp. 1992, to adopt ordinances or orders, rules, regulations, or standards for the storage, collection, transportation, processing or disposal of solid wastes is authorized to adopt ordinances or orders that require the recycling of certain solid wastes.
Opinion No. 184-93 — INITIATIVES.
Nov 12, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 136-93
Nov 10, 1993
Letter to Robert D. Schollmeyer .
Opinion No. 179-93 — INITIATIVES.
Nov 5, 1993
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition entitled Philadelphia II.
Opinion No. 158-93
Oct 27, 1993
Letter to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Opinion No. 151-93 — CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES.; FOURTH CLASS CITIES.; IMPEACHMENT.
Oct 8, 1993
The phrase "all the members elected to the board of aldermen" in Section 79.240, RSMo 1986, refers to the full authorized membership of the board so, if the board of aldermen consists of four members, the mayor may remove an alderman pursuant to such section only with the consent of three aldermen.
Opinion No. 150-93 — MERIT SYSTEM.; MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION.
Oct 5, 1993
Employees of the Missouri Ethics Commission are not included among the employees designated in Section 36.030, RSMo Supp. 1992, as being subject to the merit system.
Opinion No. 110-93 — CONSTITUTION.; POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.; PORT AUTHORITY.
Sep 30, 1993
Article VI, Section 23 of the Missouri Constitution does not prohibit a port authority organized under Chapter 68, RSMo, from owning all of the stock of a corporation which operates a railroad consistent with the statutory powers of a port authority.
Opinion No. 140-93 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST.; MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION.
Sep 9, 1993
1) Pursuant to Section 105.454(5), RSMo Supp. 1992, an elected or appointed official or employee of the state serving in an executive or administrative capacity may not perform any service for consideration, during one year after termination of his office or employment, by which performance he attempts to influence a decision of any agency of the state, except as provided in such section, and 2) not all meetings of boards and commissions in which a record of the proceedings may be kept and maintained as a public record is an “adversary proceeding” as defined in Section 105.450(1), RSMo Supp. 1992.
Opinion No. 163-93 — INITIATIVES.
Sep 3, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of various sections in Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 162-93 — INITIATIVES.
Sep 3, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of the Missouri Constitution by adding a new article prohibiting special privilege laws based on sexual orientation.
Opinion No. 122-93 — CITY JUDGES.; JUDGES.; QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.; QUALIFICATIONS.
Aug 27, 1993
Section 479.020.7, RSMo, as amended by Conference Committee Substitute for House Substitute No. 2 for House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 88, General Assembly, First Regular Session (1993) prohibits a municipal judge in a fourth class city who has reached his seventieth () birthday from continuing to serve after the effective date of such bill, August 28, 1993.
Opinion No. 112-93 — SCHOLARSHIPS.; SCHOOLS.; STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.; STUDENTS.
Aug 24, 1993
Students who are home-schooled under Section 167.031, RSMo Supp. 1992, and students who receive a certificate of high school equivalency under Sections 161.093 and 161.094, RSMo 1986, are not precluded from receiving a scholarship under the Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program authorized by Section 173.250, RSMo Supp. 1992.
Opinion No. 159-93 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 20, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of the Missouri Constitution by adding a new article prohibiting special privilege laws based on sexual orientation.
Opinion No. 155-93 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 20, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of various sections in Article X of the Missouri Constitution.
Opinion No. 153-93 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 18, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Chapter 130, RSMo, and specifically the enactment of five new sections to be known as Sections 130.100, 130.110, 130.120, 130.130 and 130.135.
Opinion No. 148-93 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 4, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Chapter 130, RSMo, and specifically the enactment of five new sections to be known as Sections 130.100, 130.110, 130.120, 130.130 and 130.135.
Opinion No. 147-93 — INITIATIVES.
Aug 4, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Chapter 130, RSMo, and specifically the enactment of five new sections to be known as Sections 130.100, 130.110, 130.120, 130.130 and 130.135.
Opinion No. 143-93 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 30, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Chapter 130, RSMo, and specifically the enactment of five new sections to be known as Sections 130.100, 130.110, 130.120, 130.130 and 130.135.
Opinion No. 40-93 — COUNTIES.; COUNTY ZONING.; LEVEE DISTRICTS.; ZONING.
Jul 26, 1993
The provisions of Section 49.600.4, RSMo Supp.1992, and Section 64.001, RSMo Supp.1992, as enacted by House Bill No. 72, General Assembly, First Regular Session (1991), apply to all levee districts organized pursuant to Chapter 245, RSMo, even those levee districts organized prior to March 4, 1991, the effective date of House Bill No. 72.
Opinion No. 142-93 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 26, 1993
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Article X of the Missouri Constitution and specifically Sections 1, 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(e), 5, 6, 6(b) and 10(a).
Opinion No. 137-93 — BALLOTS.; REFERENDUM.
Jul 26, 1993
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a referendum petition relating to Senate Bill No. 380, 87 General Assembly, First Regular Session.
Opinion No. 52-93
Jul 14, 1993
Letter to The Honorable S. Sue Shear.
Opinion No. 129-93 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 12, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of Chapter 130, RSMo, and specifically the enactment of five new sections to be known as Sections 130.100, 130.110, 130.120, 130.130 and 130.135.
Opinion No. 127-93 — INITIATIVES.
Jul 7, 1993
Review and rejection pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of the Missouri Constitution by adding a new article prohibiting special privilege laws based on sexual orientation.
Opinion No. 114-93 — RULES AND REGULATIONS.; ST. LOUIS BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.; TERM OF OFFICE.
May 18, 1993
The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners has no authority to provide by rule for the president and vice president of the board to have two year terms of office.
Opinion No. 59-93
May 14, 1993
Letter to The Honorable Steve Ehlmann .
Opinion No. 68-93 — DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.; SCHOOLS.; SCHOOL RECORDS.; SUNSHINE LAW.
May 5, 1993
Under the facts presented, average Missouri Mastery and Achievement Test () scores for each individual grade of each elementary school building within a school district are public records which are open to the public for inspection and copying.
Opinion No. 85-93 — INITIATIVES.
Mar 2, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of a summary statement regarding an initiative petition relating to the amendment of the Missouri Constitution by adding a new article concerning discrimination.
Opinion No. 73-93 — INITIATIVES.
Feb 10, 1993
Review and approval pursuant to Sections 116.332 and 116.334, RSMo 1986, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition relating to the amendment of the Missouri Constitution by adding a new article concerning discrimination.
Opinion No. 80-93 — CONCEALED WEAPONS.; COUNTY RECORDS.; FIREARMS.; RECORDS.; SHERIFFS.; SUNSHINE LAW.; WEAPONS.
Jan 1, 1993
Records relating to permits to acquire a concealable firearm retained by a county sheriff as required by Section 571.090.5, RSMo Supp. 1992, are public records open to inspection pursuant to Section 109.180, RSMo 1986, and Section 610.023, RSMo Supp. 1992.
Opinion No. 74-93
Jan 1, 1993
Letter to The Honorable Nancy Farmer.