Title VI, COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

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…

70.310. Disbursement of funds. — All money received pursuant to any such contract or cooperative action, under the provisions of sections 70.210 to 70.320, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be deposited in such fund or funds and disbursed in accordance with the provisions o…

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…

70.390. Terms of commissioners. — Of the commissioners first appointed one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years. At the expiration of the term of each commissioner and of each succeed…

70.400. Vacancies filled, how. — Vacancies occurring in the office of any commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term. In any case of vacancy, while the senate is not in session, the governo…

70.410. Commissioners to receive expenses only. — The commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. ­­-------- (L. 1949 p. 562 § 4)

70.420. Powers and duties of commissioners. — The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to the limitations provided for in the compact entered into between the two states, and together with five commissioners from the state of Illinois shall form the "Bi-S…

70.421. Commissioners may meet by telephone — public meeting. — The commissioners of the bi-state development agency may participate in a committee or board meeting by means of conference telephone or other communication equipment whereby all persons attending the meeting, includ…

70.422. Buses, power to purchase and use — lights, color and intensity authorized. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 307.080 to 307.105 to the contrary, the bi-state development agency may purchase, own or use buses which have a lighting scheme on the front of such bus…

70.427. Certain sections not to limit collective bargaining agreement. — Nothing in sections 70.378 and 70.441 shall be construed to limit any collective bargaining agreement between the bi-state development agency and its employees. ­­-------- (L. 1993 S.B. 114 § 1) Effective 5-…

70.429. United States Department of Transportation safety rules to apply. — All interstate and intrastate United States Department of Transportation safety rules and regulations shall apply to all operations of the bi-state development transit system. On May 26, 1993, the agency …

70.441. Definitions — provisions to apply in interpreting this section — prohibited acts — violation of section, penalty — subsequent violations, penalty — juvenile offenders, jurisdiction — stalled vehicles, removal. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms have the fol…

70.500. Compact between Kansas and Missouri — creation and powers of district — effective, when. — The Kansas and Missouri metropolitan culture district compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Missouri with the state of Kansas legally joining therein, …

70.501. Metropolitan culture commission to be special district. — A metropolitan culture commission created pursuant to section 70.500 shall be considered to be a special district under the provisions of sections 115.001 to 115.641*. ­­-------- (L. 1994 S.B. 428 § 1) *Section 115…

70.503. Sovereign immunity to apply. — The provisions of sections 537.600 to 537.650 shall apply to the metropolitan culture district and to the Missouri members of the metropolitan culture district commission established in section 70.500. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 759 & 772 § 2)…

70.505. Expenses reimbursed. — Missouri members of the metropolitan culture district commission appointed pursuant to section 70.500 shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 759 & 772 § 3)…

70.507. Countywide sales tax for district — rate — administration and collection — fund created. — 1. The governing body of any county which has been authorized by a majority of the electors of the county to create or to become a part of the metropolitan culture district and to l…

70.510. Expiration of compact, when. — The provisions of sections 70.500 to 70.510 shall expire upon nullification and voidance of the Kansas and Missouri metropolitan culture district compact pursuant to either Article IX or Article X of the compact, enacted in section 70.500. ­…

70.515. Regional investment district compact with Kansas and Missouri. — Subject to the applicable provisions of section 70.545, the Regional Investment District Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Missouri with the state of Kansas legally joining …

70.520. Regional investment districts deemed special districts. — The regional investment district created under section 70.515 shall be considered to be a special district under the provisions of sections 115.001 to 115.641*. ­­-------- (L. 2006 S.B. 825) *Section 115.001 was re…

70.525. Sovereign immunity applicable to regional investment district and commissioners. — The provisions of sections 537.600 to 537.650 shall apply to the regional investment district and to the Missouri members of the regional investment district commission established in secti…

70.530. Members of the regional investment district commission reimbursed, when. — Missouri members of the regional investment district commission, appointed under section 70.515, shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official …

70.535. Countywide sales tax authorized for regional investment districts, rate, administration and collection, regional investment fund, use of revenues — appropriation of funds, expiration of tax — funds do not lapse — funds prohibited from use for certain special allocation fu…

70.540. Regional investment district compact expires, when. — The provisions of sections 70.515 to 70.540 shall expire upon nullification and voidance of the regional investment district compact, under the compact enacted in section 70.515. ­­-------- (L. 2006 S.B. 825)

70.545. Counties and commission may operate under compact if not authorized by Kansas, when. — If the state of Kansas has not enacted the compact by August 28, 2007, then the district described in section 70.515 shall nonetheless be created, and the district, any Missouri county …

70.600. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in sections 70.600 to 70.755, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall mean: (1) "Accumulated contributions", the total of all amounts deducted from the compensations of a member and standi…