19-2786i.   Same; tax levy for maintenance of district;protest petition and election.The governing body of any improvement district which is located in anycounty having a population of more than 6,000 and lessthan 7,500 and having an assessed tangible valuation ofmore than $28,000,000 and less than $32,000,000 and which is located adjacentto apark or recreation area is authorized to levy a tax of not toexceed 25 mills upon all the taxable tangible propertywithin such improvement district for the purpose of maintaining theroads in such improvement district and otherwise improving andmaintaining such improvement district.

      Before any tax shall be levied under the provisions of this section,the governing body of such improvement district shall, by resolution,authorize the levy of such tax, stating the amount and thepurpose for which the levy is made. Such resolution shall be publishedonce each week for two consecutive weeks in the official countynewspaper and, if within 60 days after the date of the lastpublication of such resolution, a petition signed by not less than 5% or25 of the qualified electors, whichever is the greater, in such improvement district isfiled with the county election officer, no levy shall be made under theprovisions of this section without the question of levying the samehaving been submitted to and been approved by a majority of thequalified electors of such improvement district voting at an electioncalled and held for such purpose. All such elections shall be noticed,called and held in the manner provided for the giving of notice, callingand holding of elections upon the question of the issuance of bondsunder the general bond law.

      History:   L. 1979, ch. 70, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 121, § 3; April 28.