257.320. Existing improvement districts not deprived of rights--cooperative contracts--approval of future plans. - Missouri Statutes

Existing improvement districts not deprived of rights--cooperativecontracts--approval of future plans.

257.320. 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construedas to deprive any present levee, drainage, flood prevention, bankprotection, sewer or other special soil or water district noworganized and operating under laws of this state from exercisingany of its rights or powers thereunder.

2. Agreements between such special district board and theboard of trustees of a conservancy district may be made whenevermutually desirable by joint resolution of the boards of suchspecial district board and the board of trustees of a conservancydistrict, which joint resolution may be passed either at a jointmeeting or at separate meetings of the special district board andthe board of trustees of a conservancy district.

3. Hereafter, no such special district or any new specialdistrict shall prepare and submit final plans and specificationsfor its improvements until they are first approved by the boardof trustees of the conservancy district in which the specialdistrict wholly or partly lies. If the governing board of thespecial district and the board of trustees of the conservancydistrict cannot agree within a reasonable time upon the plans orspecifications, either party may submit the plans orspecifications for adjudication to the court having jurisdictionover the conservancy district.

4. Such special district may determine to appoint the boardof trustees of the conservancy district as its governing boardand the board of trustees may so act by vote spread upon itsminutes.

5. By joint agreement of the respective boards, the chiefengineer, attorney or other employees of the conservancy districtmay serve as joint employees of both districts, and the divisionof expense therefor shall be by equitable written agreement filedfor public inspection.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 32)