| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.148 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHOVIS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0290H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections204.300and204.610,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections |
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| 8 | 8 | | relatingtosewerdistricts. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections204.300and204.610,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections204.300and204.610,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 204.300.1.Inallcountiesexceptcountiesofthefirstclassificationwhichhavea |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2charterformofgovernmentandwhichcontainalloranyportionofacitywithapopulationof |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3threehundredfiftythousandormoreinhabitants,thegoverningbodyofthecounty,by |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4resolution,order,orordinance,shallappointfivetrustees,themajorityofwhomshallreside |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5withintheboundariesofthedistrict.Intheeventthedistrictextendsintoanycounty |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6borderingthecountyinwhichthegreaterportionofthedistrictlies,thepresiding |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7commissionerorotherchiefexecutiveofficeroftheadjoiningcountyshallbeanadditional |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8memberoftheappointedboardoftrustees.Subjecttotheprovisionsofsection105.454,the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9trusteesmaybepaidreasonablecompensationbythedistrictfortheirservices[; exceptthat, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10anycompensationscheduleshallbeapprovedbyresolutionoftheboardoftrustees] outside |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11theirdutiesastrustees.Eachtrusteeoftheboardmayreceiveanattendancefeenotto |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12exceedonehundreddollarsforattendingeachregularlycalledboardmeeting,orspecial |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13meeting,butshallnotbepaidforattendingmorethantwomeetingsinanycalendar |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14month,exceptthatinacountyofthefirstclassification,atrusteeshallnotbepaidfor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15attendingmorethanfourmeetingsinanycalendarmonth.However,notrusteeshallbe |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16paidmorethanoneattendancefeeifsuchtrusteeattendsmorethanoneboardmeeting |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17inacalendarweek.Eachtrusteeoftheboardshallbereimbursedforhisorheractual |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18expendituresintheperformanceofhisorherdutiesonbehalfofthedistrict. Theboard |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19oftrusteesshallberesponsibleforthecontrolandoperationofthesewerdistrict.Thetermof |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20eachboardmembershallbefiveyears;exceptthat,membersofthegoverningbodyofthe |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21countysittingupontheboardshallnotservebeyondtheexpirationoftheirtermasmembers |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22ofsuchgoverningbodyofthecounty.Thefirstboardoftrusteesshallbeappointedforterms |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23rangingfromonetofiveyearssoastoestablishonevacancyperyearthereafter.Ifthe |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24governingbodyofthecountywiththerightofappointmentunderthissectionfailstoappoint |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25atrusteetofillavacancyontheboardwithinsixtydaysafterreceivingwrittennoticefrom |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26thecommonsewerdistrictoftheexistenceofsuchvacancy,thenthevacancymaybefilledby |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27amajorityoftheremainingmemberstheninofficeoftheboardoftrusteesofsuchcommon |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28sewerdistrict.Subjecttotheprovisionsofsection105.454,thetrusteesmaybepaid |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29reasonablecompensationbythedistrictfortheirservices[; exceptthat,anycompensation |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30scheduleshallbeapprovedbyresolution,order,orordinanceofthegoverningbodyofthe |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31county.Anyandallexpensesincurredintheperformanceoftheirdutiesshallbereimbursed |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32bythedistrict] outsidetheirdutiesastrustees.Eachtrusteeoftheboardmayreceivean |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33attendancefeenottoexceedonehundreddollarsforattendingeachregularlycalled |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34boardmeeting,orspecialmeeting,butshallnotbepaidforattendingmorethantwo |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35meetingsinanycalendarmonth,exceptthatinacountyofthefirstclassification,a |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36trusteeshallnotbepaidforattendingmorethanfourmeetingsinanycalendarmonth. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37However,notrusteeshallbepaidmorethanoneattendancefeeifsuchtrusteeattends |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38morethanoneboardmeetinginacalendarweek.Eachtrusteeoftheboardshallbe |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39reimbursedforhisorheractualexpendituresintheperformanceofhisorherdutieson |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40behalfofthedistrict. Theboardoftrusteesshallhavethepowertoemployandfixthe |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41compensationofsuchstaffasmaybenecessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthe |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42district,includingclerks,attorneys,administrativeassistants,andanyothernecessary |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43personnel.Theboardoftrusteesshallselectatreasurer,whomaybeeitheramemberofthe |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44boardoftrusteesoranotherqualifiedindividual.Thetreasurerselectedbytheboardshall |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45givesuchbondasmayberequiredbytheboardoftrustees.Theboardoftrusteesshall |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46appointthesewerengineerforthecountyinwhichthegreaterpartofthedistrictliesaschief |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47engineerforthedistrict,andthesewerengineershallhavethesamepowers,responsibilities |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48anddutiesinregardtoplanning,constructionandmaintenanceofthesewers,andtreatment |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49facilitiesofthedistrictashenowhasbyvirtueoflawinregardtothesewerfacilitieswithin |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50thecountyforwhichheiselected.Ifthereisnosewerengineerinthecountyinwhichthe |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51greaterpartofthedistrictlies,theboardoftrusteesmayemployaregisteredprofessional |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52engineeraschiefengineerforthedistrictundersuchtermsandconditionsasmaybe |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53necessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthedistrict.Theprovisionsofthis |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54subsectionshallnotapplytoanycountyofthefirstclassificationwhichhasacharterformof |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB148 2 55governmentandwhichcontainsalloranyportionofacitywithapopulationofthreehundred |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56fiftythousandormoreinhabitants. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57 2.Inanycountyofthefirstclassificationwhichhasacharterformofgovernmentand |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58whichcontainsalloranyportionofacitywithapopulationofthreehundredfiftythousandor |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59moreinhabitants,[andinanycountyofthefirstclassificationwithoutacharterformof |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60governmentandwhichhasapopulationofmorethansixty-threethousandsevenhundredbut |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61lessthanseventy-fivethousand,] thereshallbeaten-memberboardoftrusteestoconsistof |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62thecountyexecutive,themayorsofthefivecitiesconstitutingthelargestusersbyflow |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63duringthepreviousfiscalyear,themayorsofthreecitieswhicharenotamongthefivelargest |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64usersandwhoaremembersoftheadvisoryboardofthedistrictestablishedpursuantto |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65section204.310,andonememberofthecountylegislaturetobeappointedbythecounty |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66executive,withtheconcurrenceofthecountylegislature.Ifthecountyexecutivedoesnot |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67appointsuchmembersofthecountylegislaturetotheboardoftrusteeswithinsixtydays,the |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68countylegislatureshallmaketheappointments.Theadvisoryboardmembersshallbe |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69appointedannuallybytheadvisoryboard.Intheeventthedistrictextendsintoanycounty |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70borderingthecountyinwhichthegreaterportionofthedistrictlies,thenumberofmembers |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71ontheboardoftrusteesshallbeincreasedtoatotalofelevenandthepresidingcommissioner |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72orcountyexecutiveoftheadjoiningcountyshallbeanadditionalmemberoftheboardof |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73trustees.Thetrusteesofadistrictwithaneleven-memberboardandlocatedintwo |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74countiesshallreceivenocompensationfortheirservices[,] butmaybecompensatedfortheir |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75reasonableexpensesnormallyincurredintheperformanceoftheirduties.Eachtrusteeofa |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76ten-memberboardmayreceiveanattendancefeenottoexceedonehundreddollarsfor |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77attendingeachregularlycalledboardmeeting,orspecialmeeting,butshallnotbepaid |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78forattendingmorethantwomeetingsinanycalendarmonth.However,notrusteeofa |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79ten-memberboardshallbepaidmorethanoneattendancefeeifsuchtrusteeattends |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80morethanoneboardmeetinginacalendarweek.Eachtrusteeofaten-memberboard |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81shallbereimbursedforhisorheractualexpendituresintheperformanceofhisorher |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82dutiesonbehalfofthedistrict.Subjecttotheprovisionsofsection105.454,thetrustees |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83ofaten-memberboardmaybepaidreasonablecompensationbythedistrictfortheir |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84servicesoutsidetheirdutiesastrustees.Theboardoftrusteesmayemployandfixthe |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85compensationofsuchstaffasmaybenecessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthe |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86district,includingclerks,attorneys,administrativeassistants,andanyothernecessary |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87personnel.Theboardoftrusteesmayemployandfixthedutiesandcompensationofan |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88administratorforthedistrict.Theadministratorshallbethechiefexecutiveofficerofthe |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89districtsubjecttothesupervisionanddirectionoftheboardoftrusteesandshallexercisethe |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90powers,responsibilitiesanddutiesheretoforeexercisedbythechiefengineerpriorto |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91September28,1983.Theadministratorofthedistrictmay,withtheapprovaloftheboardof |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB148 3 92trustees,retainconsultingengineersforthedistrictundersuchtermsandconditionsasmaybe |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93necessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthedistrict.Theprovisionsofthis |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94subsectionshallonlyapplytocountiesofthefirstclassificationwhichhaveacharterformof |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95governmentandwhichcontainalloranyportionofacitywithapopulationofthreehundred |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96fiftythousandormoreinhabitants. |
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| 109 | 109 | | 204.610.1.Thereshallbefivetrustees,appointedorelectedasprovidedforinthe |
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| 110 | 110 | | 2circuitcourtdecreeoramendeddecreeofincorporationforareorganizedcommonsewer |
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| 111 | 111 | | 3district,whoshallresidewithintheboundariesofthedistrict.Eachtrusteeshallbeavoterof |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4thedistrictandshallhaveresidedinsaiddistrictfortwelvemonthsimmediatelypriortothe |
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| 113 | 113 | | 5trustee'selectionorappointment.Atrusteeshallbeatleasttwenty-fiveyearsofageandshall |
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| 114 | 114 | | 6notbedelinquentinthepaymentoftaxesatthetimeofthetrustee'selectionorappointment. |
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| 115 | 115 | | 7Regardlessofwhetherornotthetrusteesareelectedorappointed,intheeventthedistrict |
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| 116 | 116 | | 8extendsintoanycountyborderingthecountyinwhichthegreaterportionofthedistrictlies, |
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| 117 | 117 | | 9thepresidingcommissionerorotherchiefexecutiveofficeroftheadjoiningcountyshallbe |
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| 118 | 118 | | 10anadditionalmemberoftheboardoftrustees,orthegoverningbodyofsuchbordering |
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| 119 | 119 | | 11countymayappointacitizenfromsuchcountytoserveasanadditionalmemberoftheboard |
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| 120 | 120 | | 12oftrustees.Saidadditionaltrusteeshallmeetthequalificationssetforthinthissectionfora |
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| 121 | 121 | | 13trustee. |
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| 122 | 122 | | 14 2.[Thetrusteesshallreceivenocompensationfortheirservicesbutmaybe |
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| 123 | 123 | | 15compensatedforreasonableexpensesnormallyincurredintheperformanceoftheirduties.] |
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| 124 | 124 | | 16Eachtrusteeoftheboardmayreceiveanattendancefeenottoexceedonehundred |
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| 125 | 125 | | 17dollarsforattendingeachregularlycalledboardmeeting,orspecialmeeting,butshall |
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| 126 | 126 | | 18notbepaidforattendingmorethantwomeetingsinanycalendarmonth.However,no |
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| 127 | 127 | | 19trusteeshallbepaidmorethanoneattendancefeeifsuchtrusteeattendsmorethanone |
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| 128 | 128 | | 20boardmeetinginacalendarweek.Eachtrusteeoftheboardshallbereimbursedforhis |
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| 129 | 129 | | 21orheractualexpendituresintheperformanceofhisorherdutiesonbehalfofthe |
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| 130 | 130 | | 22district.Subjecttotheprovisionsofsection105.454,thetrusteesmaybepaid |
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| 131 | 131 | | 23reasonablecompensationbythedistrictfortheirservicesoutsidetheirdutiesas |
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| 132 | 132 | | 24trustees.Theboardoftrusteesmayemployandfixthecompensationofsuchstaffasmaybe |
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| 133 | 133 | | 25necessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthedistrict,includingclerks,attorneys, |
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| 134 | 134 | | 26administrativeassistants,andanyothernecessarypersonnel.Theboardoftrusteesmay |
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| 135 | 135 | | 27employandfixthedutiesandcompensationofanadministratorforthedistrict.The |
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| 136 | 136 | | 28administratorshallbethechiefexecutiveofficerofthedistrictsubjecttothesupervisionand |
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| 137 | 137 | | 29directionoftheboardoftrustees.Theadministratorofthedistrictmay,withtheapprovalof |
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| 138 | 138 | | 30theboardoftrustees,retainconsultingengineersforthedistrictundersuchtermsand |
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| 139 | 139 | | 31conditionsasmaybenecessarytodischargethebusinessandpurposesofthedistrict. |
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| 140 | 140 | | HB148 4 32 3.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection1ofthissection,thetermofofficeofatrustee |
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| 141 | 141 | | 33shallbefiveyears.Theremainingtrusteesshallappointapersonqualifiedunderthissection |
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| 142 | 142 | | 34tofillanyvacancyontheboard.Theinitialtrusteesappointedbythecircuitcourtshallserve |
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| 143 | 143 | | 35untilthefirstTuesdayafterthefirstMondayinJuneoruntilthefirstTuesdayafterthefirst |
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| 144 | 144 | | 36MondayinApril,dependingupontheresolutionofthetrustees.Intheeventthatthetrustees |
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| 145 | 145 | | 37areelected,saidelectionsshallbeconductedbytheappropriateelectionauthorityunder |
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| 146 | 146 | | 38chapter115.Otherwise,trusteesshallbeappointedbythecountycommissioninaccordance |
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| 147 | 147 | | 39withthequalificationssetforthinsubsection1ofthissection. |
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| 148 | 148 | | 40 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,ifthereisonlyonecandidateforthe |
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| 149 | 149 | | 41postoftrustee,thennoelectionshallbeheld,andthecandidateshallassumethe |
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| 150 | 150 | | 42responsibilitiesofofficeatthesametimeandinthesamemannerasifelected.Ifthereisno |
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| 151 | 151 | | 43candidateforthepostoftrustee,thennoelectionshallbeheldforthatpostanditshallbe |
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| 152 | 152 | | 44consideredvacant,tobefilledundertheprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissection. |
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| 153 | 153 | | âś” |
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| 154 | 154 | | HB148 5 |
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