Title 6, Local Government—provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions

(A) For purposes of this section "political subdivision" means a municipality, county, or special purpose district. (B) A consolidated or enlarged special purpose district which results from action taken pursuant to this chapter may not provide a governmental service to an area w…

(A) The notice required by Section 6-11-430 must be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice must state: (1) the time of the public hearing which may be not less than sixteen days following the first publica…

Such hearing shall be conducted publicly and both proponents and opponents of the proposed action shall be given full opportunity to be heard.

If a consolidated or enlarged special purpose district is, pursuant to this chapter, precluded from providing a governmental service to an area within its boundaries, there must not be levied within the area ad valorem taxes for the purpose of providing the service to the remaini…

Following the hearing the county board shall, by resolution, make a finding as to whether and to what extent the boundaries of the special purpose district shall be changed or whether the special purpose districts shall be consolidated. If such finding be affirmative, such resolu…

(A) The county board shall give notice of its action to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county which shall state: (1) the results of its action; (2) whether, pursuant to the remaining provisions of this article, b…

Any person affected by the action of the county board may, by action de novo instituted in the Court of Common Pleas for such county, within the twenty days following the last publication of the notice prescribed by SECTION 6-11-470, but not afterwards, challenge the action of th…

If, in order to provide for the cost of any improvements, it is necessary that general obligation bonds be issued the county board shall be empowered at any time to authorize the applicable commission to issue general obligation bonds of the special purpose district. Any county b…

The clerk of the court shall select some place within the proposed district for the holding of such election and shall appoint the managers thereof and declare the result. He shall give notice of the time and place thereof for at least two weeks in some newspaper published within…

General obligation bonds of any special purpose district issued following authorization of the county board, given pursuant to this article, shall be issued by the commission on behalf of the special purpose district in accordance with the provisions of SECTIONS 6-11-490 through …

All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall mature in such annual series or installments as the commission shall prescribe, except that the first maturing bonds of any issue shall mature not later than three years from the date as of which they shall be issued; no bond shall …

Any bonds issued pursuant to this article may be issued with a provision for their redemption prior to their maturity at par and accrued interest, plus such redemption premium as may be prescribed by the commission, but no bond shall be redeemable before maturity unless it contai…

The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in the form of negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, but may be issued with the privilege to any holder of having them registered as to principal on the books of the treasurer of the county in which the special purpose dist…

The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in such denomination and shall be made payable at such place or places, within or without the State, as the commission shall prescribe.

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall bear interest at a rate or rates determined by the commission.

The bonds, and the coupons to be thereunto attached, shall be executed in such manner as the commission shall by resolution prescribe.

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be sold at a price of not less than par and accrued interest to the date of their respective deliveries. All bonds authorized by this article shall be sold at public sale, after public advertisement of the sale in a newspaper of general…

For the payment of the principal and interest of all bonds issued pursuant to this article, as they respectively mature, and for the creation of such sinking fund as may be necessary therefor, the full faith, credit and taxing power of the special purpose district shall be irrevo…

The principal and interest of bonds issued pursuant to this article shall have the tax exempt status prescribed by SECTION 12-1-60.

At such election the qualified voters shall vote "Yes" or "No" on the establishment of such electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage district and of the electric light, water supply, fire protection and sewerage plant and at the same election they shall vote on …

The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the special purpose district is located, to be deposited in a bond account fund for the special purpose district, and shall be expended and made u…

If the county board shall have found that by reason of its action in enlarging, diminishing or consolidating, there should be a new commission or changes made in the personnel of the old commission for the special purpose district to result from its action in order to provide for…

Each commission created pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 6-11-610 shall have all of the powers of the predecessor commission and in the case of any consolidation, the new commission shall succeed to any and all powers enjoyed by any of the preexisting districts so consolidat…

The power to utilize the provisions of general laws empowering commissions to issue revenue bonds shall not be abrogated by the provisions of this article, but shall continue, and revenue bonds issued pursuant thereto shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of such gene…

The powers and authorizations hereby conferred upon the commissions shall be in addition to all other powers and authorizations previously vested in such commissions, and may be availed of pursuant to action taken at any regular or special meeting of the commission by a resolutio…

The provisions of this article do not apply to special service districts organized for historical purposes.

(A) When a special purpose district elects its board members, the board members must be elected in the November general election held in an even-numbered year. To implement the provisions of this section, the governing body of a county shall by ordinance or resolution extend term…

As soon as practicable after the election the commissioners shall meet and organize as the board of electric light, water supply, fire and sewerage commissioners, as the case may be, for such district. They shall draw by lot the commissioners who shall hold the two, four and six …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Commission" shall mean the governing body of any special purpose district. (b) "County board" shall mean the governing body of the several counties of this State as now or hereafter cons…

The county boards of all counties wherein special purpose districts exist shall be empowered to authorize the commission of such special purpose district to issue bonds whose proceeds shall be used in furtherance of any power of the special purpose district under the procedures h…

If, upon its own finding or upon petition of any commission, the county board shall determine that it may be in the interest of any special purpose district to raise moneys for the furtherance of any power of such special purpose district, the county board may order a public hear…

The notice required by SECTION 6-11-830 shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall state: (a) The time of the public hearing, which shall be not less than sixteen days following the first public…

Such hearing shall be conducted publicly and both proponents and opponents of the proposed action shall be given full opportunity to be heard.

Following the hearing, the county board shall, by resolution, make a finding as to whether and to what extent bonds of the special purpose district shall be issued, and may thereupon authorize the commission of such special purpose district to issue bonds to the extent it shall h…

The county board shall thereupon cause notice of its action to be published for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county which shall state: (a) The results of its action; (b) The extent to which bonds of the special purpose district are to be iss…

Any person affected by the action of the county board may, by action de novo instituted in the court of common pleas for such county, within twenty days following the last publication of notice prescribed by SECTION 6-11-870, but not afterwards, challenge the action of the county…

The county board may, but shall not be required to, condition the issuance of general obligation bonds upon the results of a special election held in the special purpose district; and such election, if so ordered, shall be conducted in the manner and under the procedure applicabl…

The commissioners shall keep a record of their deliberations and for this purpose shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive such remuneration as the commissioners may determine. The commissioners shall serve without emolument.

Bonds of any special purpose district issued following authorization of the county board, given pursuant to this article, shall be issued by the commission on behalf of the special purpose district in accordance with the provisions of SECTIONS 6-11-900 through 6-11-1010.

The governing body of a public service district or special purpose district by resolution or ordinance may fix or change the compensation or other benefits, including insurance benefits and per diem for the members of the district governing body. Reimbursable expenses actually in…

All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall mature in such annual series or installments as the commission shall prescribe, except that the first maturing bonds of any issue shall mature not later than five years from the date as of which they shall be issued. No bond shall m…

Any public service district or special purpose district operating on the effective date of SECTIONS 6-11-91 through 6-11-93 may continue to use the compensation or benefit plan now in existence on the effective date of SECTIONS 6-11-91 through 6-11-93.

Any bonds issued pursuant to this article may be issued with a provision for their redemption prior to their maturity at par and accrued interest, plus such redemption premium as may be prescribed by the commission, but no bond shall be redeemable before maturity unless it contai…

No person who serves on the governing body of any public service district or special purpose district shall receive compensation on any two such districts at the same time.

The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be in the form of negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, but may be issued with the privilege to any holder of having them registered as to principal on the books of the treasurer of the county in which the special purpose dist…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article may be in fully registered form and may contain such conversion privileges as the commission shall prescribe. Bonds issued pursuant to this article may also be in the form of a single fully registered note or in the form of a note or notes pa…