210.860. Tax levy, amount, purposes--ballot--deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

210.860. Tax levy, amount, purposes--ballot--deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

Tax levy, amount, purposes--ballot--deposit of funds in specialcommunity children's services fund.

210.860. 1. The governing body of any county or city not within acounty may, after voter approval pursuant to this section, levy a tax notto exceed twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of assessedvaluation on taxable property in the county for the purpose of providingcounseling, family support, and temporary residential services to personseighteen years of age or less and those services described in section210.861. The question shall be submitted to the qualified voters of thecounty or city not within a county at a county or state general, primary orspecial election upon the motion of the governing body of the county orcity not within a county or upon the petition of eight percent of thequalified voters of the county determined on the basis of the number ofvotes cast for governor in such county or city not within a county at thelast gubernatorial election held prior to the filing of the petition. Theelection officials of the county or city not within a county shall givelegal notice as provided in chapter 115, RSMo. The question shall besubmitted in substantially the following form:

Shall ............ County (City) be authorized to levy a tax of........ cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation on taxableproperty in the county (city) for the purpose of establishing a communitychildren's services fund for purposes of providing funds for counseling andrelated services to children and youth in the county (city) eighteen yearsof age or less and services which will promote healthy lifestyles amongchildren and youth and strengthen families?

â ã YES â ã 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 be leviedand collected as otherwise provided by law. If a majority of the votescast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed tothe question, then the tax shall not be levied unless and until thequestion is again submitted to the qualified voters of the county or citynot within a county and a majority of such voters are in favor of such atax, and not otherwise.

2. All revenues generated by the tax prescribed in this section shallbe deposited in the county treasury or, in a city not within a county, tothe board established by law to administer such fund to the credit of aspecial "Community Children's Services Fund" to accomplish the purposes setout herein and shall be used for no other purpose. Such fund shall beadministered by and expended only upon approval by a board of directors,established pursuant to section 210.861.