EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[PERFECTED]
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 148
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MOSLEY.
0139S.03P KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 235.120 and 235.140, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections
relating to street light maintenance.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 235.120 and 235.140, RSMo, are 1
repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be 2
known as sections 67.1849, 235.120, and 235.140, to read as 3
follows:4
67.1849. Notwithstanding any provision of law or 1
contract to the contrary, a political subdivision may, at 2
its own expense, repair any street light, or replace any 3
street light at least fifteen years old, located within a 4
public right-of-way, as such term is defined in section 5
67.1830, provided that the political subdivision shall give 6
the owner of the street light reasonable opportunity to 7
collect the street light or any parts rep laced. 8
235.120. Each member of the board shall receive an 1
attendance fee in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars per 2
diem for attending each regularly called board meeting, but 3
shall not be paid for attending more than one in any 4
calendar month; provided however, that such attendance fee 5
may be increased by ordinance up to a maximum of one hundred 6 SS SB 148 2
dollars per diem. An increase in such attendance fee above 7
one hundred dollars per diem may be authorized upon a vote 8
of the residents of the district. Each member of the board 9
shall be reimbursed for his actual expenditures in the 10
performance of his duties on behalf of the district. The 11
county commission shall have power to remove directors or 12
any of them for good cause shown up on a petition, notice and 13
hearing. 14
235.140. 1. At the general municipal election in the 1
year after the first full calendar year after the 2
organization of any district , and biennially at [the] 3
general [election] municipal elections thereafter, there 4
shall be elected by the voters of the district one member of 5
the board to serve for a term of six years. Nominations 6
[may] shall be filed with the [secretary of the board ] 7
election authority for the jurisdiction in which the 8
district is located. 9
2. The candidates for board member shall be elected on 10
a separate nonpartisan ballot. The candidate receiving the 11
most votes shall be elected. Any new member of the board 12
shall qualify in the same manner as members of the first 13
board qualify. 14
3. At the first general municipal election to occur 15
after August 28, 2023, the elections for the seats of any 16
board members elected to a six -year term in 2018 or who have 17
been appointed to unexpired terms of members elected to a 18
six-year term in 2018, shall be held. At the third general 19
municipal election to occur after August 28, 2023, the 20
elections for the seats of any board members elected to a 21
six-year term in 2020 or who have been appointed to 22
unexpired terms of members elec ted to a six-year term in 23
2020, shall be held. At the fifth general municipal 24 SS SB 148 3
election to occur after August 28, 2023, the elections for 25
the seats of any board members elected to a six -year term in 26
2022 or who have been appointed to unexpired terms of 27
members elected to a six -year term in 2022 shall be held. 28