| 11 | | - | SectionA.Section235.140,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 12 | | - | 2thereof,tobeknownassection235.140,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | | - | 235.140.1.Atthegeneralmunicipalelectionintheyearafterthefirstfullcalendar |
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| 14 | | - | 2yearaftertheorganizationofanydistrict, andbienniallyat[the]general[election] municipal |
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| 15 | | - | 3electionsthereafter,thereshallbeelectedbythevotersofthedistrictonememberofthe |
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| 16 | | - | 4boardtoserveforatermofsixyears.Nominations[may] shallbefiledwiththe[secretaryof |
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| 17 | | - | 5theboard] electionauthorityforthejurisdictioninwhichthedistrictislocated. |
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| 18 | | - | 6 2.Thecandidatesforboardmembershallbeelectedonaseparatenonpartisanballot. |
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| 19 | | - | 7Thecandidatereceivingthemostvotesshallbeelected.Anynewmemberoftheboardshall |
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| 20 | | - | 8qualifyinthesamemannerasmembersofthefirstboardqualify. |
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| 21 | | - | 9 3.AtthefirstgeneralmunicipalelectiontooccurafterAugust28,2023,the |
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| 22 | | - | 10electionsfortheseatsofanyboardmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2018orwho |
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| 23 | | - | 11havebeenappointedtounexpiredtermsofmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2018, |
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| 24 | | - | 12shallbeheld.AtthethirdgeneralmunicipalelectiontooccurafterAugust28,2023,the |
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| 25 | | - | 13electionsfortheseatsofanyboardmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2020orwho |
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| 26 | | - | 14havebeenappointedtounexpiredtermsofmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2020, |
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| 27 | | - | 15shallbeheld.AtthefifthgeneralmunicipalelectiontooccurafterAugust28,2023,the |
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| 28 | | - | 16electionsfortheseatsofanyboardmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2022orwho |
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| 29 | | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17havebeenappointedtounexpiredtermsofmemberselectedtoasix-yeartermin2022 |
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| 31 | | - | 18shallbeheld. |
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| 33 | | - | HCSSSSB148 2 |
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| 16 | + | Section A. Sections 235.120 and 235.140, RSMo, are 1 |
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| 17 | + | repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be 2 |
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| 18 | + | known as sections 67.1849, 235.120, and 235.140, to read as 3 |
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| 19 | + | follows:4 |
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| 20 | + | 67.1849. Notwithstanding any provision of law or 1 |
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| 21 | + | contract to the contrary, a political subdivision may, at 2 |
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| 22 | + | its own expense, repair any street light, or replace any 3 |
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| 23 | + | street light at least fifteen years old, located within a 4 |
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| 24 | + | public right-of-way, as such term is defined in section 5 |
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| 25 | + | 67.1830, provided that the political subdivision shall give 6 |
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| 26 | + | the owner of the street light reasonable opportunity to 7 |
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| 27 | + | collect the street light or any parts rep laced. 8 |
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| 28 | + | 235.120. Each member of the board shall receive an 1 |
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| 29 | + | attendance fee in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars per 2 |
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| 30 | + | diem for attending each regularly called board meeting, but 3 |
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| 31 | + | shall not be paid for attending more than one in any 4 |
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| 32 | + | calendar month; provided however, that such attendance fee 5 |
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| 33 | + | may be increased by ordinance up to a maximum of one hundred 6 SS SB 148 2 |
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| 34 | + | dollars per diem. An increase in such attendance fee above 7 |
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| 35 | + | one hundred dollars per diem may be authorized upon a vote 8 |
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| 36 | + | of the residents of the district. Each member of the board 9 |
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| 37 | + | shall be reimbursed for his actual expenditures in the 10 |
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| 38 | + | performance of his duties on behalf of the district. The 11 |
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| 39 | + | county commission shall have power to remove directors or 12 |
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| 40 | + | any of them for good cause shown up on a petition, notice and 13 |
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| 41 | + | hearing. 14 |
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| 42 | + | 235.140. 1. At the general municipal election in the 1 |
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| 43 | + | year after the first full calendar year after the 2 |
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| 44 | + | organization of any district , and biennially at [the] 3 |
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| 45 | + | general [election] municipal elections thereafter, there 4 |
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| 46 | + | shall be elected by the voters of the district one member of 5 |
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| 47 | + | the board to serve for a term of six years. Nominations 6 |
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| 48 | + | [may] shall be filed with the [secretary of the board ] 7 |
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| 49 | + | election authority for the jurisdiction in which the 8 |
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| 50 | + | district is located. 9 |
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| 51 | + | 2. The candidates for board member shall be elected on 10 |
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| 52 | + | a separate nonpartisan ballot. The candidate receiving the 11 |
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| 53 | + | most votes shall be elected. Any new member of the board 12 |
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| 54 | + | shall qualify in the same manner as members of the first 13 |
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| 55 | + | board qualify. 14 |
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| 56 | + | 3. At the first general municipal election to occur 15 |
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| 57 | + | after August 28, 2023, the elections for the seats of any 16 |
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| 58 | + | board members elected to a six -year term in 2018 or who have 17 |
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| 59 | + | been appointed to unexpired terms of members elected to a 18 |
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| 60 | + | six-year term in 2018, shall be held. At the third general 19 |
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| 61 | + | municipal election to occur after August 28, 2023, the 20 |
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| 62 | + | elections for the seats of any board members elected to a 21 |
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| 63 | + | six-year term in 2020 or who have been appointed to 22 |
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| 64 | + | unexpired terms of members elec ted to a six-year term in 23 |
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| 65 | + | 2020, shall be held. At the fifth general municipal 24 SS SB 148 3 |
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| 66 | + | election to occur after August 28, 2023, the elections for 25 |
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| 67 | + | the seats of any board members elected to a six -year term in 26 |
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| 68 | + | 2022 or who have been appointed to unexpired terms of 27 |
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| 69 | + | members elected to a six -year term in 2022 shall be held. 28 |
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| 70 | + | |
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