TITLE XII - MUNICIPALITIES (Ch.165-185)
- Chapter 165 FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- 165.011 Short title.
- 165.021 Purpose.
- 165.022 Preemption; effect on special laws.
- 165.0225 Counties prohibited from requiring consideration for allowing incorporation.
- 165.031 Definitions.
- 165.041 Incorporation; merger.
- 165.043 Official county or municipal seal.
- 165.051 Dissolution procedures.
- 165.061 Standards for incorporation, merger, and dissolution.
- 165.071 Financial allocations.
- 165.081 Judicial review.
- 165.093 All state and local agencies to cooperate in administration of chapter.
- Chapter 166 MUNICIPALITIES
- Chapter 170 SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MAKING LOCAL MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS
- 170.01 Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special assessments against property benefited.
- 170.02 Method of prorating special assessments.
- 170.03 Resolution required to declare special assessments.
- 170.04 Plans and specifications, with estimated cost of proposed improvement required before adoption of resolution.
- 170.05 Publication of resolution.
- 170.06 Preliminary assessment roll.
- 170.07 Publication of preliminary assessment roll.
- 170.08 Final consideration of special assessments; equalizing board to hear complaints and adjust assessments; rebate of difference in cost and assessment.
- 170.09 Priority of lien; interest; and method of payment.
- 170.10 Legal proceedings instituted upon failure of property owner to pay special assessment or interest when due; foreclosure; service of process.
- 170.11 Bonds may be issued to an amount not exceeding the amount of liens assessed for the cost of improvements to be paid by special assessment.
- 170.14 Governing authority of municipality required to make new assessments until valid assessment is made if special assessment is omitted or held invalid.
- 170.15 Expenditures for improvements.
- 170.16 Assessment roll sufficient evidence of assessment and other proceedings of this chapter; variance not material unless party objecting materially injured thereby.
- 170.17 Denomination of bonds; interest; place of payment; form; signatures; coupons; and delivery.
- 170.18 Notice required where no newspaper is published in county in which municipality is situated.
- 170.19 Construction and authority of chapter.
- 170.20 Bonds negotiable.
- 170.201 Special assessments.
- 170.21 Provisions of chapter supplemental, additional, and alternative procedure.
- Chapter 171 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES
- Chapter 173 FORECLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL TAX AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIENS
- 173.01 Foreclosure of municipal tax certificates authorized.
- 173.02 Proceedings in rem against the lands.
- 173.03 Conditions determining when suit may be brought; lands and claims included.
- 173.04 Procedure for bringing foreclosure suit; certificate of attorney as to notice of suit; jurisdiction obtained by publication of notice of suit; form of notice.
- 173.05 Parties; time for appearance.
- 173.06 Affidavits and certificates as prima facie evidence; proof of validity or invalidity.
- 173.07 Tender of correct amount as condition precedent.
- 173.08 Judgment for complainant; amounts included; attorney’s fee.
- 173.09 Judgment for complainant; special magistrate’s sale; complainant may purchase and later sell.
- 173.10 Judgment for complainant; court may order payment of other taxes or sale subject to taxes; special magistrate’s conveyances.
- 173.11 Distribution of proceeds of sale.
- 173.12 Lands may be redeemed prior to sale.
- 173.13 Procedure under this chapter optional.
- 173.14 Chapter supplemental to other law.
- 173.15 Parties and subject matter; tax liens of equal dignity.
- Chapter 175 FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS
- 175.021 Legislative declaration.
- 175.025 Short title.
- 175.032 Definitions.
- 175.041 Firefighters’ Pension Trust Fund created; applicability of provisions.
- 175.051 Actuarial deficits not state obligation.
- 175.061 Board of trustees; members; terms of office; meetings; legal entity; costs; attorney’s fees.
- 175.071 General powers and duties of board of trustees.
- 175.081 Use of annuity or insurance policies.
- 175.091 Creation and maintenance of fund.
- 175.101 State excise tax on property insurance premiums authorized; procedure.
- 175.1015 Determination of local premium tax situs.
- 175.111 Certified copy of ordinance or resolution filed; insurance companies’ annual report of premiums; duplicate files; book of accounts.
- 175.121 Department of Revenue and Division of Retirement to keep accounts of deposits; disbursements.
- 175.1215 Police and Firefighters’ Premium Tax Trust Fund.
- 175.122 Limitation of disbursement.
- 175.131 Funds received by municipality or special fire control district; deposit in firefighters’ pension trust fund.
- 175.141 Payment of excise tax credit on similar state excise or license tax.
- 175.151 Penalty for failure of insurers to comply with this act.
- 175.162 Requirements for retirement.
- 175.171 Optional forms of retirement income.
- 175.181 Beneficiaries.
- 175.191 Disability retirement.
- 175.195 False, misleading, or fraudulent statements made to obtain public retirement benefits prohibited; penalty.
- 175.201 Death prior to retirement; refunds of contributions; death benefits.
- 175.211 Separation from service; refunds.
- 175.221 Lump-sum payment of small retirement income.
- 175.231 Diseases of firefighters suffered in line of duty; presumption.
- 175.241 Exemption from tax and execution.
- 175.261 Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
- 175.301 Depository for pension funds.
- 175.311 Municipalities, special fire control districts, and boards independent of each other.
- 175.333 Discrimination in benefit formula prohibited; restrictions regarding designation of joint annuitants.
- 175.341 Duties of Division of Retirement; rulemaking authority; investments by State Board of Administration.
- 175.351 Municipalities and special fire control districts having their own pension plans for firefighters.
- 175.361 Termination of plan and distribution of fund.
- 175.371 Transfer to another state retirement system; benefits payable.
- 175.381 Applicability.
- 175.401 Retiree health insurance subsidy.
- 175.411 Optional participation.
- Chapter 177 LAND BOUNDARIES
- Chapter 180 MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS
- 180.01 Definition of term “municipality.”
- 180.02 Powers of municipalities.
- 180.03 Resolution or ordinance proposing construction or extension of utility; objections to same.
- 180.04 Ordinance or resolution authorizing construction or extension of utility; election.
- 180.05 Definition of term “private company.”
- 180.06 Activities authorized by municipalities and private companies.
- 180.07 Public utilities; combination of plants or systems; pledge of revenues.
- 180.08 Revenue certificates; terms; price and interest; three-fifths vote of governing body required.
- 180.09 Notice of resolution or ordinance authorizing issuance of certificates.
- 180.10 When election necessary.
- 180.11 Referendum and procedure therefor.
- 180.12 Examinations and surveys.
- 180.13 Administration of utility; rate fixing and collection of charges.
- 180.135 Utility services; refusal or discontinuance of services for nonpayment of service charges by former occupant of rental unit prohibited; unpaid service charges of former occupant not to be basi
- 180.136 Water or sewer utilities; notice.
- 180.14 Franchise for private companies; rate fixing.
- 180.15 Liability of private companies.
- 180.16 Acquisition by municipality of property of private company.
- 180.17 Contracts with private companies.
- 180.18 Use by municipality of privately owned utility.
- 180.19 Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits.
- 180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits.
- 180.20 Regulations by private companies; rates; contracts.
- 180.21 Powers granted deemed additional.
- 180.22 Power of eminent domain.
- 180.23 Contracts with engineers, attorneys and others; boards.
- 180.24 Contracts for construction; bond; publication of notice; bids.
- 180.25 Contents of notice of issuance of certificates.
- 180.26 Form of certificates.
- 180.301 Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by municipality.
- Chapter 185 MUNICIPAL POLICE PENSIONS
- 185.01 Legislative declaration.
- 185.015 Short title.
- 185.02 Definitions.
- 185.03 Municipal police officers’ retirement trust funds; creation; applicability of provisions; participation by public safety officers.
- 185.04 Actuarial deficits not state obligations.
- 185.05 Board of trustees; members; terms of office; meetings; legal entity; costs; attorney’s fees.
- 185.06 General powers and duties of board of trustees.
- 185.061 Use of annuity or insurance policies.
- 185.07 Creation and maintenance of fund.
- 185.08 State excise tax on casualty insurance premiums authorized; procedure.
- 185.085 Determination of local premium tax situs.
- 185.09 Report of premiums paid; date tax payable.
- 185.10 Department of Revenue and Division of Retirement to keep accounts of deposits; disbursements.
- 185.105 Police and Firefighters’ Premium Tax Trust Fund.
- 185.11 Funds received by municipalities, deposit in retirement trust fund.
- 185.12 Payment of excise tax credit on similar state excise or license tax.
- 185.13 Failure of insurer to comply with chapter; penalty.
- 185.16 Requirements for retirement.
- 185.161 Optional forms of retirement income.
- 185.162 Beneficiaries.
- 185.18 Disability retirement.
- 185.185 False, misleading, or fraudulent statements made to obtain public retirement benefits prohibited; penalty.
- 185.19 Separation from municipal service; refunds.
- 185.191 Lump-sum payment of small retirement income.
- 185.21 Death prior to retirement; refunds of contributions or payment of death benefits.
- 185.221 Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
- 185.23 Duties of Division of Retirement; rulemaking authority; investments by State Board of Administration.
- 185.25 Exemption from tax and execution.
- 185.30 Depository for retirement fund.
- 185.31 Municipalities and boards independent of other municipalities and boards and of each other.
- 185.34 Disability in line of duty.
- 185.341 Discrimination in benefit formula prohibited; restrictions regarding designation of joint annuitants.
- 185.35 Municipalities having their own pension plans for police officers.
- 185.37 Termination of plan and distribution of fund.
- 185.38 Transfer to another state retirement system; benefits payable.
- 185.39 Applicability.
- 185.50 Retiree health insurance subsidy.
- 185.60 Optional participation.