Chapter 249 Sewer Districts in Certain Counties
- 249.010. Sewer district organization--petition for.
- 249.020. Determination of population.
- 249.030. Location of sewer district.
- 249.040. Sanitary engineer--appointment, oath, duties, reports, contents.
- 249.050. Notice of hearing.
- 249.060. Objections heard and determined by court--may alter boundaries--costs to include what--effect of incorporation.
- 249.070. Election on incorporation--notice.
- 249.080. Form of ballot for election to incur indebtedness.
- 249.090. Trustees--bonds issued--tax for interest and sinking fund.
- 249.110. Tax levy to be authorized by voters--election expenses, how paid.
- 249.120. Bonds--denominations--interest--registry--deposit of funds.
- 249.130. Taxes levied, when and how.
- 249.132. Extension of district boundaries, procedure--sanitary engineer appointed--report of findings.
- 249.134. Hearings on proposed extension, notice--election, when ordered--decree of extension entered.
- 249.136. Indebtedness authorized--limitations--election required.
- 249.138. Resubmission of indebtedness question after rejection--second resubmission on order of court.
- 249.140. Trustees, qualifications, election, term.
- 249.150. Biennial elections.
- 249.160. Organization of board of trustees.
- 249.170. Two trustees may make decision.
- 249.180. Vacancies, how filled.
- 249.190. Failure of trustee to qualify--compensation of trustees.
- 249.200. Trustees to furnish bonds.
- 249.210. Trustees shall maintain record of proceedings.
- 249.220. Trustees may promulgate rules and regulations.
- 249.230. Trustees to employ an attorney.
- 249.240. Trustees to provide for payment of salaries, fees.
- 249.250. Unpaid warrants to draw interest.
- 249.255. Public sewer district lien for unpaid charges--disconnection of services.
- 249.260. Trustees to appoint engineer--adoption of sewer plan.
- 249.270. Purchase of maps.
- 249.290. Board may construct and maintain system--not limited to plan on estimates of engineer.
- 249.300. Sewage disposal plants.
- 249.310. Trustees charged with maintenance of system.
- 249.320. Appropriation of land.
- 249.330. Bids for improvement contracts.
- 249.340. Contractual procedure and work specifications.
- 249.350. Payments on contract--inspection of work.
- 249.360. Subdivision of district.
- 249.370. Powers of board of trustees after adoption of plans.
- 249.380. Detailed plans of lateral system made and filed by engineer.
- 249.390. Election in subdistrict for issuance of bonds.
- 249.395. Funding or refunding bonds authorized--how paid.
- 249.400. Rental charges from abutting property owners.
- 249.410. Delinquent rental charges to bear interest.
- 249.420. Additional lateral sewers in subdistrict.
- 249.422. Fee imposed to repair lateral sewer service lines for certain residential property and in certain counties--condominiums responsible for proportionate share--ballot form--special account esta
- 249.423. Collector may add fees for repair of sewer lines to tax bills of property owners--powers and duties.
- 249.430. Definitions.
- 249.440. Incorporation of sewer districts by county commission--powers of county commission.
- 249.450. Number of petitioners required--district created by county commission, corporate powers.
- 249.451. Certain counties may assign operation of sewer district to any common sewer district which lies totally or partially in county, procedure (Jackson, Cass, St. Louis and all first class nonchar
- 249.460. Sewer engineer appointment--duty to advise county commission.
- 249.470. Districts to be established by resolution of commission--countywide sewer districts, when.
- 249.480. Resolution to be published--hearing of protest.
- 249.485. Sewer district to be separate entity not part of county commission, exception.
- 249.490. County commission may alter district boundaries.
- 249.500. Joint sewers may be established by county commission.
- 249.510. Contract bids.
- 249.515. County commission's powers--treatment system, violations--compliance period--failure to comply, penalty.
- 249.520. Contractor's bond--apportionment of costs--assessments--tax bills.
- 249.530. Construction without contract.
- 249.540. Right of condemnation--right to enter private land to survey--sewer lines across unplatted land, expense of construction and restoration.
- 249.550. Assistants employed by sewer engineer.
- 249.560. Apportionment of expenses--regulation of connections--contracts with municipal corporations.
- 249.565. Violation of section or regulation, misdemeanor.
- 249.570. Connection of previously constructed sewers.
- 249.580. Special tax bills.
- 249.590. Record of special tax bills.
- 249.600. County not liable for errors.
- 249.610. Sewer tax bill record--inquiries about taxes--payments.
- 249.620. Collector shall pay holder of tax bill.
- 249.630. Procedure of recording payments.
- 249.640. Special assessment for maintenance and administration--exception, unplatted lands, when--interest to be paid, when--tax lien against property authorized.
- 249.645. Charges for sewer service, how computed--notice, hearing--delinquency, interest from due date--lien on land authorized--priority of lien--discontinuance of service.
- 249.650. Suits to collect taxes.
- 249.660. Legal aid--how secured.
- 249.663. Dissolution of district when obligations paid--disposition of assets.
- 249.665. Incorporated cities excluded from district, when.
- 249.666. Assets of district within city to vest in city--city assumes liabilities--disposition of district funds.
- 249.667. Powers of county commission as to city property if district bonds issued.
- 249.668. County commission of certain counties to appoint trustees--term, responsibilities, powers--vacancies--compensation.
- 249.670. Liquidator--appointment--oath--bond--powers and duties.
- 249.680. Liquidator to have full charge of district.
- 249.690. Court defined.
- 249.700. Compensation of liquidator and counsel.
- 249.710. Penalty for nonpayment of tax fixed--prior inconsistent laws repealed.
- 249.720. Abatement of accrued penalties for delinquency.
- 249.730. Court costs not taxed, when.
- 249.740. Court costs may be abated, remitted or not taxed.
- 249.750. Suits dismissed, when--winding up affairs, discharge of liquidator.
- 249.761. Definitions.
- 249.763. Incorporation of district--petition--bond.
- 249.765. Notice of proceedings.
- 249.767. Objections, who may file, disposition--filing and recording decree of incorporation.
- 249.770. First election of supervisors--terms.
- 249.773. Election of supervisors--terms--vacancies, how filled.
- 249.774. Board members for sewer districts, appointment, terms, vacancies.
- 249.775. Oath of supervisors.
- 249.777. Rights and powers of district--board of supervisors to manage--treatment system violation, period to comply--failure to comply, penalty.
- 249.780. Organization of board, quorum, monthly meetings--officers and employees--annual audits.
- 249.783. Duties of officers.
- 249.785. Charges for sewage disposal--delinquency--interest due when--lien on land authorized.
- 249.787. Estimate of expenses--tax levy, how collected.
- 249.790. Debt may be incurred, procedure.
- 249.793. Board may issue current revenue bonds.
- 249.795. Refunding bonds, how issued.
- 249.797. Revenue bonds, issuance--effect on fees and charges.
- 249.800. Revenue bonds may be issued without election, when, notice, procedure--election required, when.
- 249.803. Owner and occupant both liable for sewerage charges.
- 249.805. Refunding of revenue bonds.
- 249.807. Extension of boundaries of district, procedure.
- 249.810. Dissolution of district, procedure.
- 249.820. Certain municipalities may adopt ordinances necessary for compliance with law--enforceability--industrial user, defined.
- 249.822. Agreements as to location and manner of discharge--refusal to receive waste--operation and maintenance of facilities, powers--procedural remedies--false statements, penalty.
- 249.900. Sewer district may by amended decree construct, maintain and operate a public water supply, requirement, procedure.
- 249.925. Definitions.
- 249.927. Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, certain city and counties may issue general obligation bonds, purpose--issue assessment against property to pay for improvements.
- 249.929. Sewage or storm water facility improvement district, procedure to establish--election, ballot form--governing body to adopt resolution, content.
- 249.931. Boundaries of district, how set.
- 249.933. Maintenance costs, assessment may be levied and collected after period for assessment of property has expired.
- 249.935. Assessment for cost of improvement, how calculated--governing bodies may establish by resolution methods for assessing benefits.
- 249.937. Plans and specifications, acceptance by governing body, resolution ordering assessment against property benefited by improvement.
- 249.939. Plans, specification and assessment role filed with city or county clerk--notice--publication, content--hearing to be held--notice mailed to assessed property owners.
- 249.941. Hearing held to consider proposals, plan may be amended--governing body may order, by resolution, improvement project.
- 249.943. Construction of improvement completed, final cost computed--governing body to assess final cost or amount of general obligation bonds.
- 249.945. City or county clerk's duty to mail notice to property owners of assessment--payment may be made in installments--first payment due, when--interest rate, limitation--how collected.
- 249.947. Cause of action to set aside assessment, time limitation.
- 249.949. Assessment to be a lien on property.
- 249.951. Temporary notes may be issued by governing body to pay cost of improvements--general obligation bond shall be issued to pay off notes.
- 249.953. Separate account created for each project--balance in fund after project paid for, effect--refund to property owner, when--assessment reduced, when.
- 249.955. Amount of bonds and temporary notes, limitation not to exceed ten percent of assessed valuation of taxable tangible property.
- 249.957. Tax and special tax bills in certain sections applicable to sewer and storm water facility improvement districts.
- 249.1000. Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when--exceptions.
- 249.1100. Consolidation of sewer districts permitted, when, procedure.
- 249.1103. Public hearing to be held prior to election for consolidation of sewer districts.
- 249.1106. Ballot language for consolidation of sewer districts--submission of question to voters in both districts simultaneously.
- 249.1109. Combining of original districts after consolidation approved.
- 249.1112. Board of directors, members, terms, vacancies, expenses.
- 249.1115. Powers, privileges and duties of original districts retained after consolidation.
- 249.1118. Dissolution procedure.
- 249.1150. District authorized, opt out procedure, powers--resolution may be adopted by county commission for service by district--board of trustees, members, terms--maintenance plan required, when--pr
- 249.1152. (Repealed L. 2005 H.B. 58 § A merged with H.B. 617 § A)
- 249.1154. (Repealed L. 2005 H.B. 58 § A merged with H.B. 617 § A)
- 249.1155. Septic systems to be maintained or pumped every five years--proof submitted--fee.