Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

70.010. Certain number of counties may join in performance of common function — duties of county commissions — appointment of district coroners, deputy district coroners, expenses. — 1. Two or more, not exceeding ten, contiguous counties may join in performing any common function…

70.020. Petition for election concerning joint proposal. — Whenever eight percent of the voters of each of any two or more contiguous counties, not exceeding ten, shall sign a petition, and shall file the same with their respective county commissions requesting the submission of …

70.040. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall ______ County join with ______ (name of other county or counties in which a similar petition was filed) to ______ (proposed common function, service, officer, or employee)? ­­----…

70.050. Certification of election to secretary of state — vote necessary for adoption. — Within ten days after such election, the county clerk of each of such counties shall send a correct and duly certified abstract of the votes polled at such election to the secretary of state.…

70.060. Commissioner of most populous county to call meeting of all county commissions — issuance of bonds. — Upon the receipt of a notice that the proposition has been adopted as provided in section 70.050, the presiding commissioner of the most populous county, as determined by…

70.070. Procedure for withdrawal from joint undertaking. — 1. Whenever eight percent of the voters of any county which shall have voted to participate in a common undertaking as contemplated in sections 70.010 to 70.090 shall sign and file a petition with the county commission of…

70.080. Effect of withdrawal or dissolution. — Any county withdrawing from joint participation by proceeding as set forth in section 70.070 shall not be entitled to receive any sum, or sums, of money nor shall it acquire any right, title and interest in and to any property used o…

70.090. Additional counties may join county group — procedure. — When two or more counties may have joined together for the purposes of sections 70.010 to 70.090, additional counties, until the total shall have reached ten, may be admitted to participation by all such counties, i…

70.100. Municipalities and political subdivisions authorized to buy surplus property of United States government. — That any municipality or political subdivision of this state may enter into contracts with the United States of America, or with any department or agency thereof, f…

70.110. Compliance with provisions of Surplus Property Act of 1944. — Any municipality or political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to obtain United States government property under the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, (50 U.S.C.A. App.…

70.115. Cities and counties may contract with United States government for recreational facilities along rivers. — Any county or city in which the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army or any other department or agency of the government of the United States is authorized b…

70.120. Definitions. — The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in sections 70.120 to 70.200: (1) "Agreement" shall mean "contract" and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract; (2) "Governing body" shall mean the board, body, or persons in which t…

70.130. County commissions empowered to make agreements with United States. — The county commission of any county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To make requests of the United States, for and on behalf of the county and political subdivisions whose jurisdic…

70.140. Political subdivisions shall be notified of agreements. — Each agreement entered into pursuant to section 70.130 shall contain the names of the political subdivisions in whose behalf it is consummated and a statement of the proportionate share of the payment by the United…

70.150. County treasurer shall present bill. — The county commission shall file one copy of any agreement for a payment of sums in lieu of taxes with the county treasurer. On or before the date on which any payment of sums in lieu of taxes is due, the county treasurer shall prese…

70.160. County treasurer shall disburse money — acceptance construed as approval. — Immediately after receiving a payment in lieu of taxes, the county treasurer shall, without any deduction, apportion and pay it to the several political subdivisions in accordance with the agreeme…

70.170. Political subdivisions authorized to enter into agreements — when. — If the United States declines to deal with a county commission with respect to any political subdivision whose jurisdictional limits are within or coextensive with the limits of the county, or in the eve…

70.180. Amount of payments — how determined. — The amount of any payment of sums in lieu of taxes may be based on the estimated cost to each political subdivision, for and on whose behalf an agreement is entered into, of performing services for the benefit of a project during the…

70.190. Money received — where deposited. — All money received by a political subdivision pursuant to section 70.160 or 70.170 shall be deposited in such fund or funds as may be designated in the agreement; provided, however, that if the agreement does not make such designation, …

70.200. Services to property may not be denied. — No provision of sections 70.120 to 70.200 shall be construed to relieve any political subdivision of this state, in the absence of an agreement for payment of sums in lieu of taxes by the United States, as provided in sections 70.…

70.210. Definitions. — As used in sections 70.210 to 70.320, the following terms mean: (1) "Governing body", the board, body or persons in which the powers of a municipality or political subdivision are vested; (2) "Municipality", municipal corporations, political corporations, a…

70.220. Political subdivisions may cooperate with each other, with other states, the United States or private persons — tax distribution agreement, authorized for certain counties and cities (Buchanan County and city of St. Joseph; Greene County and city of Springfield). — 1. Any…

70.225. Emergency dispatching system, eligible for membership in local government retirement system, when (St. Louis County). — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 70.600 to the contrary, a centralized emergency dispatching system created by a joint municipal agreement u…

70.226. Local public health agencies considered political subdivision, when, what purpose. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 70.600 to 70.755 to the contrary, a local public health agency created by a joint municipal agreement under the provisions of sections 70.210…

70.227. Metropolitan planning organization considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Local units", the same meaning given to the term under section 251.160; (…

70.230. Procedure for exercising power. — Any municipality may exercise the power referred to in section 70.220 by ordinance duly enacted, or, if a county, then by order of the county commission duly made and entered, or if other political subdivision, then by resolution of its g…

70.240. Lands may be acquired — how — by whom. — The parties to such contract or cooperative action or any of them, or any joint board or commission formed pursuant to section 70.260 for the purpose of providing water or sewer services, may acquire, by gift or purchase, or by the…

70.250. Method of financing. — Any such municipality or political subdivision may provide for the financing of its share or portion of the cost or expenses of such contract or cooperative action in a manner and by the same procedure for the financing by such municipality or polit…

70.260. Provisions which may be included in the joint contract. — 1. The joint contract may also provide for the establishment and selection of a joint board, commission, officer or officers to supervise, manage and have charge of such joint planning, development, construction, a…

70.270. Sovereignty to be retained. — Sovereignty shall be retained over any real property used under the terms of any contract or cooperative action within the jurisdiction and territorial limits of the municipality or political subdivision in which it is located, and to that ex…

70.280. Office of facility taken over may be abolished and duties transferred. — The governing body of any municipality or political subdivision shall have the power to abolish the office of the facility taken over by any other municipality or political subdivision, and the power…

70.290. Immunities and liabilities of officers. — All officers acting under the authority of the municipality or political subdivision pursuant to such agreement or cooperative action under the provisions of sections 70.210 to 70.320 shall be deemed to be acting for a governmenta…

70.300. Execution of contracts. — Whenever the contracting party is a political subdivision of this state, the execution of all contracts shall be authorized by a majority vote of the members of the governing body. Each contract shall be in writing. ­­-------- (L. 1947 V. I p. 40…

[Repealed or reserved.]

70.320. Suits may be brought in circuit courts. — Suits affecting any of the terms of any contract may be brought in the circuit court of the county in which any contracting municipality or political subdivision is located or in the circuit court of the county in which a party to…

70.322. Road equipment, public entity, cemetery or nonprofit organization may contract to use certain political subdivision's equipment, requirements — costs. — A public entity, cemetery or nonprofit organization may contract with any county, city, township, or any special road d…

70.325. Development and improvement of recreational facilities under agreement by city and United States. — The governing body of any city is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the United States Corps of Engineers for the development and improvement of recreational…

70.327. Kansas-Missouri flood prevention and control compact. — The state of Missouri hereby agrees with the state of Kansas, upon enactment by the state of Kansas of legislation having the same effect as this section, to the following compact: KANSAS-MISSOURI FLOOD PREVENTION AN…

70.330. Power of city over 100,000 inhabitants to contract for certain purposes. — Any city which now has or may hereafter contain more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall have power to contract with drainage districts or with other public corporations in this or any adjo…

70.340. Cities may build sewers or levees, how, where. — Where a watershed located partly within any such city and partly within an adjoining state requires for the health, safety and comfort of the inhabitants of such city the construction of sewers and protection against flood,…

70.350. Power to pay. — Such city shall have power to pay for all such work and rights-of-way herein provided for in part or in whole out of the general funds, or by the imposition of special assessments upon lands located in such city and within the district deemed to be benefit…

70.360. Power given to distribute cost. — Any such city is hereby given power by its charter or amendment thereto to determine the manner, method and distribution of the cost of the work and rights-of-way to be paid for in special assessments and to establish thereby the procedur…

70.370. Compact between Missouri and Illinois — creation and powers of district. (St. Louis area) — Within sixty days after this section becomes effective, the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint three commissioners to enter into a compact on b…

70.373. Additional powers of bi-state agency. — In further effectuation of that certain compact between the states of Missouri and Illinois heretofore made and entered into on September 20, 1949, the bi-state development agency, created by and under the aforesaid compact, is auth…

70.375. Tax status of property and bonds of bi-state agency. — All property, real and personal, owned or held by the bi-state development agency, and all interest income derived from any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing issued by the bi-state development agency, shall…

70.377. Securities as lawful investments. — Any notes, bonds or other instruments in writing issued by the bi-state development agency pursuant to the provisions of the aforesaid compact or pursuant to the provisions of sections 70.373 to 70.377 are hereby recognized to be securi…

70.378. Power to employ persons to enforce rules — power of personnel, jurisdiction — issuance of citation — procedure upon arrest — training — agency may adopt rules — violation of rules, penalty. — 1. The bi-state development agency shall have the power to employ or appoint per…

70.379. Inclusion of minority and women business enterprises, conditions. — The bi-state development agency shall set and attain goals for the inclusion of fifteen percent minority business enterprises, as defined in section 37.013, and five percent women business enterprises in …

70.380. Commissioners of bi-state agency, appointment, qualifications. — Within ninety days after sections 70.380 to 70.440 become effective the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint five commissioners of the bi-state development agency created…

70.385. Nominees for appointment selected from panel, procedure, panel members designated. — 1. Two of the five appointments made by the governor pursuant to the provisions of section 70.380 shall be selected from a panel of three nominees submitted by the mayor of St. Louis City…