138.085. County board of equalization, certain first and second class counties.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

138.085. County board of equalization, certain first and second class counties.

County board of equalization, certain first and second class counties.

138.085. 1. In all first class counties not having acharter form of government and in each second class county whichcontains a portion of a city having a population of at leastthree hundred thousand and which adjoins a first class countywhich does not have a charter form of government, there may be aboard of equalization consisting of three taxpayingproperty-owning citizen, residents of such county for five yearsnext before their appointment, who shall be appointed by thecounty commission for three-year terms with one member beingappointed annually on the second Monday in January of each year;after the county commission makes the first appointments on thefull three-member board on the second Monday in January, 1981.The initial appointments shall be for one-, two- and three-yearterms, respectively.

2. Each member shall take an oath similar to that requiredby law of members of other county boards of equalization.

3. Compensation shall be fixed by order of the countycommission.

4. Vacancies or absences on the board of equalization causedby death, incapacity to perform duties, failure to attend threeconsecutive meetings, or resignation shall be filled forthwith byappointment by the county commission.