Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

67.1624. Payment by program required, when. — No guarantee is afforded by the program until sixty days after a member files a notice of intent to claim. Furthermore, the governing commission shall be required to make payments to a member only upon receipt of verifiable evidence o…

67.1627. Payment program not made until sale closed and title or proprietary interest passed. — Except as otherwise provided in sections 67.1600 to 67.1663, payments under the program pursuant to section 67.1618 shall not be made until the sale of the guaranteed residence has clo…

67.1630. Member property acquired by eminent domain, program benefits may be claimed, when. — When a guaranteed residence is to be acquired through the use of eminent domain by a condemning body, the following procedures shall apply: (1) If the member rejects an offer from the co…

67.1633. Member may apply for new appraisal, new guaranteed value and new certificate, when. — 1. A member has the option of applying for a new program appraisal by a program appraiser in order to establish a new certificate of participation with a new registration date. The gove…

67.1636. Member may appeal guaranteed values or dollar depreciations, how. — 1. If a member or applicant disagrees with the guaranteed value, the dollar depreciation due to failure to maintain the premises, or the dollar depreciation due to physical perils as determined by the pr…

67.1639. Guarantee fund, maintenance mandatory, how funded, how used, audited annually, adjust tax rate to meet liabilities. — 1. Each governing commission and program created pursuant to sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 shall maintain a guarantee fund for the purposes of paying the c…

67.1642. Termination of existing program, how. — A home equity program may be terminated only by approval of the local governing bodies of the municipality or county. In terminating the program, the governing commission shall refund the remaining balance of the guarantee fund, if…

67.1645. Program to protect against local adverse conditions only, how determined — suspension of program, when. — A program created pursuant to sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 provides a guarantee only against specifically local adverse housing market conditions within the area of t…

67.1648. Commission may suspend new registration if fund depleted — program debts not to be debts of other political subdivisions or the state. — If the guarantee fund becomes depleted and payments of guarantees pursuant to the program cannot be made in a timely fashion as requir…

67.1651. Indemnification of commissioners, officers or employees of a program, limitations. — 1. No commissioner, officer or employee, whether on salary, wages or voluntary basis shall be personally liable and no cause of action may be brought for damages resulting from the exerc…

67.1654. Suit may be brought, when, limitations. — No lawsuit or any other type of legal action brought pursuant to the terms of sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 shall be sustainable in a court of law or equity unless all conditions, stipulations, and provisions of the program have be…

67.1657. Program only proportionally liable when member has separate home equity insurance. — If insurance or other form of payment is available to and carried by a member to provide protection similar to that provided by a program, the governing commission shall not be liable fo…

67.1660. Member may withdraw at any time, right to sell privately not abridged — antidiscrimination policy. — 1. No provision of sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 and no procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created pursuant to the provisions of sections…

67.1663. Penalty. — Any person violating the provisions of sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 or any procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created pursuant to the provisions of sections 67.1600 to 67.1663 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and fined…

67.1700. Metropolitan park and recreation district may be created — existing recreation or public park systems already within district, effect, powers. — A metropolitan park and recreation district may be created, incorporated and managed pursuant to sections 67.1700 to 67.1769 a…

67.1703. Metropolitan district to be body corporate and political subdivision. — When a metropolitan district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision, as that term is defined in section 67.750, of this state, and such district shall be known as "___…

67.1706. District to develop, operate and maintain system of interconnecting trails and parks — power to contract with other parks. — The metropolitan district shall have as its duty the development, operation and maintenance of a public system of interconnecting trails and parks…

67.1709. Political subdivision's departments in certain counties to operate trails and parks by contract — limitation. — Any trails and parks controlled or maintained by a metropolitan district and located within any county of the first classification with a charter form of gover…

67.1712. Sales tax may be imposed on retail sales, rate to fund program — additional sales tax, amount, purpose — ordinance to be submitted to voters. — 1. The governing body of any county located within the proposed metropolitan district is hereby authorized to impose by ordinan…

67.1713. No sales tax on food for counties in metropolitan park and recreation districts, when. — Beginning January 1, 2002, there is hereby specifically exempted from the tax imposed pursuant to section 67.1712 all sales of food as defined by section 144.014. ­­-------- (L. 2001…

67.1715. District ballot form, approval of majority required — district established, when. — 1. For the original sales tax of up to one-tenth of one cent authorized in subsection 1 of section 67.1712, the question shall be submitted to the voters in each county of the proposed me…

67.1718. Single county district, procedure. — In the event the proposed metropolitan district consists of only one county, if a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the metropolitan district shall be …

67.1721. District to contain more than one county, procedure — counties wanting to be included in district after it is established, procedure. — In the event that the proposed metropolitan district consists of more than one county, if a majority of the votes cast on the proposal …

67.1724. Board of directors in one-county district, appointment, qualifications, restrictions in certain counties — removal from office. — When a metropolitan district is organized in only one county, the executive of the county shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the g…

67.1727. Board members not to hold county office, exception — United States citizenship and residence in county of district required — financial interest in district contracts prohibited. — No board member shall hold a public office of any county within the metropolitan district,…

67.1730. Board member terms — vacancies, how filled, eligible for reappointment. — The board members appointed to the metropolitan district shall hold office for three-year terms, except that for members first appointed, such members shall be staggered as evenly as possible betwe…

67.1733. President and officers of board to be elected at organizational meeting — bylaws to be adopted, content. — Promptly after their appointment, the initial board members shall hold an organizational meeting at which they shall elect a president and such other officers from …

67.1736. Money collected to be kept in separate fund and deposited in county treasury of largest contributing county — board's powers and duties. — Board members shall have the exclusive control of the expenditures of all money collected to the credit of the metropolitan park and…

67.1739. Distribution of board members — new county entering district, appointment of board members, when — restrictions — certain years, county executives to determine allocation of board members, arbitration, when. — When a metropolitan district is organized in more than one co…

67.1742. Powers and duties of the district. — A metropolitan park and recreation district shall have the power to: (1) Issue bonds, notes or other obligations for any of the purposes of the district, and to refund such bonds, notes or obligations, as provided in sections 67.1760 …

67.1745. Public highway, street or road extending into trail or park area, board may improve highway or road, procedure, district may agree to pay portion of cost. — When a public highway, street or road extends into or through a public trail, trail area or park area of a metropo…

67.1748. Missouri products and supplies to be given preference. — The metropolitan district shall purchase and use only those materials, products, supplies, provisions and other needed articles produced, manufactured, compounded, made or grown within this state, when such article…

67.1751. Metropolitan district not to have power of eminent domain. — The metropolitan district shall not have any power of eminent domain. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 405 § 67.791 subsec. 4, subdiv. (4))

67.1754. Sales tax, how allocated — reauthorization of tax, when. — 1. The sales tax authorized in sections 67.1712 to 67.1721 shall be collected and allocated as follows: (1) Fifty percent of the sales taxes collected from each county shall be deposited in the metropolitan park …

67.1757. Municipal grant program for certain counties, purpose, members of — grant commission, how determined, qualifications — advisory committee to be established. — In each county of the first classification with a charter form of government having a population of at least nin…

67.1760. Bonds may be issued by metropolitan district — rates, how paid. — 1. Bonds issued pursuant to sections 67.1700 to 67.1769 shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of directors of the metropolitan district which shall set out the estimated cost to the…

67.1763. Refunding bonds issued by district — how paid — board members who cease to be on board signing bonds or coupons, effect. — 1. The metropolitan district may issue negotiable refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding, extending or unifying the whole or any part of such …

67.1766. Income from bonds exempt from income tax. — The metropolitan district is hereby declared to be performing a public function and bonds of the metropolitan district are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and, accordingly, interest on suc…

67.1769. Purchases in excess of ten thousand dollars to be made to the lowest and best bid standard. — All purchases in excess of ten thousand dollars used in the construction or maintenance of any public recreational facility, park or public recreational ground in the metropolit…

67.1775. Authorizes local sales tax in all counties and St. Louis City to provide services for children — establishes fund. — 1. The governing body of a city not within a county, or any county of this state may, after voter approval under this section, levy a sales tax not to exc…

67.1776. Short title — children's services fund reimbursement. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as "The Children's Services Protection Act". 2. Any city or county which has levied the sales tax under section 67.1775 to provide services for children in need shall …

67.1800. Definitions. — As used in sections 67.1800 to 67.1822, the following terms mean: (1) "Airport", Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and any other airport located within the district and designated by a chief executive; (2) "Airport authority", an entity established b…

67.1802. District boundaries. — There is hereby established a "Regional Taxicab District", with boundaries which shall encompass any city not within a county and any county with a charter form of government and with more than one million inhabitants, including all incorporated mu…

67.1804. Regional taxicab commission established, powers. — For the regional taxicab district, there is hereby established a "Regional Taxicab Commission", which shall be a body politic and corporate vested with all the powers expressly granted to it herein and created for the pu…

67.1806. Membership of commission, appointments. — 1. The regional taxicab commission shall consist of a chairperson plus eight members, four of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive of the city with approval of the board of aldermen, and four of whom shall be appointed …

67.1808. Powers of the commission. — The regional taxicab commission is empowered to: (1) Develop and implement plans, policies, and programs to improve the quality of taxicab service within the district; (2) Cooperate and collaborate with the hotel and restaurant industry to: (a…

67.1809. Licensure, supervision, and regulation of persons who engage in the business of transporting passengers in commerce. — 1. The regional taxicab commission established under section 67.1804 may license, supervise, and regulate any person who engages in the business of tran…

67.1810. Duties of the commission — expenditures limited to fees collected. — 1. To implement internally the powers which it has been granted, the commission shall: (1) Elect its own vice chair, secretary, and such other officers as it deems necessary, make such rules as are nece…

67.1812. Taxicab code promulgated, procedure. — Following the appointment of the commissioners, the regional taxicab commission shall meet for the purpose of establishing and adopting a districtwide taxicab code. In promulgating the taxicab code, the commission shall seek, to the…

67.1813. Special taxicab license plate, application for, fee — revocation, effect of — rulemaking authority. — 1. Any such person required by the regional taxicab commission pursuant to section 67.1808 to obtain and display a special taxicab license plate shall make application f…