205.563. Property tax for rural health clinic--ballot language--revenue, use of moneys (City of Centerview) - Missouri Statutes

Property tax for rural health clinic--ballot language--revenue, use ofmoneys (City of Centerview)

205.563. 1. The governing body of any city of the fourthclassification with more than two hundred but fewer than three hundredinhabitants and located in any county of the second classification withmore than forty-eight thousand two hundred but fewer than forty-eightthousand three hundred inhabitants may impose, by order or ordinance, anannual real property tax to fund the construction, operation, andmaintenance of a community health center. The tax authorized in thissection shall not exceed thirty-five cents per year on each one hundreddollars of assessed valuation on all taxable real property within the city.Any such city may enter into an agreement or agreements with taxingjurisdictions located at least partially within the incorporated limits ofsuch city to levy the tax authorized under this section upon real propertylocated within the jurisdiction of such district, but outside theincorporated limits of such city, provided that any taxing jurisdictiondesiring to levy such tax shall first receive voter approval of suchmeasure in the manner and form contained in this section. The taxauthorized in this section shall be in addition to all other property taxesimposed by law, and shall be stated separately from all other charges andtaxes.

2. No order or ordinance adopted under this section shall becomeeffective unless the governing body of the city submits to the votersresiding within such city at a state general, primary, or special electiona proposal to authorize the city to impose a tax under this section.

3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the followingform:

Shall the city of .............. and ............ district (ifapplicable) be authorized to impose a tax on owners of real property in anamount equal to ....... (insert amount not to exceed thirty-five cents) perone hundred dollars assessed valuation for the purpose of constructing,operating, and maintaining a community health center?

â ã YES â ã NO

If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite"YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the boxopposite "NO".

If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified votersvoting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall becomeeffective in the tax year immediately following its approval. If amajority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters votingthereon are opposed to the question, then the tax shall not becomeeffective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this sectionto the qualified voters and such question is approved by a majority of thequalified voters voting on the question.

4. The tax authorized under this section shall be levied andcollected in the same manner as other real property taxes are levied andcollected within the city.

5. The governing body of any city that has imposed a real propertytax under this section may submit the question of repeal of the tax to thevoters on any date available for elections for the city. If a majority ofthe votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon arein favor of repeal, that repeal shall become effective on the first day ofthe tax year immediately following its approval. If a majority of thevotes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon areopposed to the repeal, then the tax shall remain effective until thequestion is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and therepeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on thequestion.

6. Whenever the governing body of any city that has imposed a realproperty tax under this section receives a petition, signed by a number ofregistered voters of the city equal to at least two percent of the numberof registered voters of the city voting in the last gubernatorial election,calling for an election to repeal the tax, the governing body shall submitto the voters of such city a proposal to repeal the tax. If a majority ofthe votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon arein favor of the repeal, the repeal shall become effective on the first dayof the tax year immediately following its approval. If a majority of thevotes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon areopposed to the repeal, then the tax shall remain effective until thequestion is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters and therepeal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on thequestion.

7. If the real property tax authorized under this section is repealedor terminated by any means, all funds collected under the tax shallcontinue to be used solely for the designated purposes.

(L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 30)