All Cities, Towns, And Villages Legislation - Missouri

SB 1276 - Under current law, municipalities located within counties subject to the authority of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, except those located in Franklin County, are required to create a county-wide TIF commission for the approval of tax increment finance projects. This act removes reference to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments and specifically requires municipalities located within the counties of Jefferson, St. Louis and St. Charles to create county-wide TIF commissions for approval of projects. The act provides membership requirements similar to those provided under current law, as well as a time-line for public hearings on projects and determinations of the commission. Failure of the county-wide TIF commission to make a determination on any given project within the time provided within the act will result in the commission being deemed to have made a recommendation in opposition to such project. The act repeals a doubly-enacted version of Section 99.[...]

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HCS/SCS/SB 1209 - This modifies laws regarding taxes and fees. The Director of the Department of Revenue is required to justify any fee increases before the Joint Committee on Tax Policy before the increase can go into effect(Sections 21.810 and 32.400, RSMo). All counties are authorized to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to one-half of one percent for the purpose of funding the operation of public safety departments, including police and fire departments, and the communications of the public safety departments(Section 67.175). The City of Sugar Creek is authorized, upon voter approval, to impose a transient guest tax of at least two percent but not more than five percent on all occupied hotel, motel, and bed and breakfast inn rooms and campgrounds for the purpose of promoting tourism. The tax will not apply to charges for sleeping rooms paid by guests of not-for-profit hotels and motels(Section 67.1360). The City of Grandview, upon voter approval, to impose a transient [...]

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SB 1012 - This act allows the governing bodies of any city in this state to designate duty free zones within such city and grant such areas tax favored status for a term not to exceed twenty-three years. Tax favored status is defined as a reduction to or elimination of the rate of tax on transactions imposed under Missouri's sales and use tax laws. Duty free zones may only be established in blighted areas located within qualified census tracts. The act requires the governing body of a municipality to hold public hearings prior to the adoption of an ordinance designating an area of such municipality as a duty free zone. The act requires the governing body to provide notice of such hearings to affected taxing districts and the public. Upon receiving municipal approval, the designation must be approved, at the same rate of tax and term, by the county in which the city is located and by the Missouri Development Finance Board. Upon the issuance of a certificate of approval from the Missouri [...]

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SB 956 - The act changes the expiration dates of the staggered terms for the first appointed members of a public water supply district board by changing the ending month from June to April. Under current law, a circuit court must follow certain public notice requirements when holding a hearing regarding the detachment of property that is part of a public water supply district. This act increases the timeframe from 5 to 7 for the maximum number of days before the hearing date in which the last public hearing notice must be published in the county newspaper. In the event the court approves a detachment of property from a public water supply district, the court shall include in its decree a description of the district after the detachment as well as make any appropriate changes to the subdistrict boundary lines. Any changes in subdistrict boundaries shall not become effective until the next annual board of directors election. Certified copies of any court order regarding a detachment [...]

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HCS/SB 943 - Under Sections 305.400 to 305.410 (Airport Zoning Law), cities, towns and villages are prohibited from annexing land located within an airport zone in Greene County. This prohibition does not apply to the city of Springfield which owns the airport. Under this act, a city, town or village may annex land within an airport zone if it enters into an agreement with the City of Springfield to adopt Springfield’s airport zoning ordinance and agrees to enforce and administer such ordinance. If the city, town or village fails to enforce Springfield's airport zoning ordinance, then such political subdivisions shall be subject to various legal remedies (injunction, quo warranto, mandamus, etc.). Under the act, the powers of the board of adjustment may be vested in a board consisting of members from Springfield board of adjustment and members of the board of adjustment from the city, town or village annexing land located within the airport zone. The concurring vote of eight members [...]

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SCS/SB 905 - This act establishes the "Regional Railroad Authorities Act." The purpose of an authority established and operated under the act is to provide for the preservation, improvement, and the continuation of rail service for agriculture, industry, or passenger traffic and to provide for the preservation of railroad right-of-way for transportation uses, when determined to be practicable and necessary for the public welfare (Section 388.703). Under the act, every municipality with a population of greater than 25 persons and all counties are authorized to form a regional railroad authority. A regional railroad authority may be organized by resolution or joint resolution adopted by the governing body or bodies of one or more counties. The governing body or bodies of a municipality or municipalities within a county or counties may request by resolution that the county or counties organize a railroad authority. If the county or counties do not organize an authority within ninety days [...]

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HCS/SB 845 - This act modifies various provisions relating to political subdivisions.SECTION 48.030 This section allows a county, after meeting the required assessed valuation, to become a second class county upon a vote of the governing body to change classifications. Currently, a county can only change classifications by a vote of the governing body if it is becoming a first class county; otherwise, the county must be at the required assessed valuation for five years before changing classifications. The effective date of the change in classification shall be at the beginning of the county fiscal year following the election by the governing body. This section is identical to HCS/SB 820 (2008) & HB 1995 (2008).SECTION 49.292 Currently, no transfer of title of real property to a county or other political subdivision by donation or dedication shall be valid for recording unless it has been proved or acknowledged. This act specifies that water and sewer line easements shall [...]

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