Submission of question to voters--maximum tax authorized--approvalrequired--tax may be ended--board of trustees, authority to operateor lease hospital.
96.150. 1. When one hundred voters of any city of the thirdclass shall petition the mayor and council asking that an annualtax as specified in the petition not to exceed fifty cents oneach one hundred dollars assessed valuation annually be leviedfor the establishment, equipping, operating, and maintaining bypurchase, lease, construction or otherwise of a health carefacility in such city for the care and treatment of the sick,disabled, and infirm persons, the mayor and council shall submitthe question to the voters. For all purposes under sections96.150 to 96.228 each type of facility shall be considered as aseparate facility.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be ...... cent tax for ..... (establishment of,equipping, operating and maintaining) a ....... (hospital,nursing home, or convalescent home, etc.) in the city for thecare and treatment of the sick, disabled and infirm?
3. If two-thirds of the voters voting on the question shallvote for such tax, the tax shall be levied and collected in likemanner as other general taxes of the city and shall be a separatefund established for the facility.
4. The tax shall cease in case the voters in the city shallso determine by a majority vote at any election held on suchquestion. Unless otherwise specified in the proposition approvedby the voters, the trustees may continue to operate any suchfacility under the provisions of sections 96.150 to 96.228.
5. The trustees shall have authority to operate, maintainand manage a hospital and hospital facilities, and to make andenter into contracts, for the use, operation or management of ahospital or hospital facilities; to make and enter into leases ofequipment and real property, a hospital or hospital facilities,as lessor or lessee, regardless of the duration of such lease;provided, however, that any lease of substantially all of thehospital, as the term "hospital" is defined in section 197.020,RSMo, wherein the board of trustees is lessor shall be enteredinto only with the approval of the council; and further toprovide rules and regulations for the operation, management oruse of a hospital or hospital facilities. Any agreement enteredinto pursuant to this subsection pertaining to the lease of thehospital, as herein defined, shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not precludethe trustees from entering into a renewal of the agreement withthe same or other parties pertaining to the same or othersubjects upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree.
Submission of question to voters--maximum tax authorized--approvalrequired--tax may be ended--board of trustees, authority to operateor lease hospital.
96.150. 1. When one hundred voters of any city of the thirdclass shall petition the mayor and council asking that an annualtax as specified in the petition not to exceed fifty cents oneach one hundred dollars assessed valuation annually be leviedfor the establishment, equipping, operating, and maintaining bypurchase, lease, construction or otherwise of a health carefacility in such city for the care and treatment of the sick,disabled, and infirm persons, the mayor and council shall submitthe question to the voters. For all purposes under sections96.150 to 96.228 each type of facility shall be considered as aseparate facility.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be ...... cent tax for ..... (establishment of,equipping, operating and maintaining) a ....... (hospital,nursing home, or convalescent home, etc.) in the city for thecare and treatment of the sick, disabled and infirm?
3. If two-thirds of the voters voting on the question shallvote for such tax, the tax shall be levied and collected in likemanner as other general taxes of the city and shall be a separatefund established for the facility.
4. The tax shall cease in case the voters in the city shallso determine by a majority vote at any election held on suchquestion. Unless otherwise specified in the proposition approvedby the voters, the trustees may continue to operate any suchfacility under the provisions of sections 96.150 to 96.228.
5. The trustees shall have authority to operate, maintainand manage a hospital and hospital facilities, and to make andenter into contracts, for the use, operation or management of ahospital or hospital facilities; to make and enter into leases ofequipment and real property, a hospital or hospital facilities,as lessor or lessee, regardless of the duration of such lease;provided, however, that any lease of substantially all of thehospital, as the term "hospital" is defined in section 197.020,RSMo, wherein the board of trustees is lessor shall be enteredinto only with the approval of the council; and further toprovide rules and regulations for the operation, management oruse of a hospital or hospital facilities. Any agreement enteredinto pursuant to this subsection pertaining to the lease of thehospital, as herein defined, shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not precludethe trustees from entering into a renewal of the agreement withthe same or other parties pertaining to the same or othersubjects upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree.
Submission of question to voters--maximum tax authorized--approvalrequired--tax may be ended--board of trustees, authority to operateor lease hospital.
96.150. 1. When one hundred voters of any city of the thirdclass shall petition the mayor and council asking that an annualtax as specified in the petition not to exceed fifty cents oneach one hundred dollars assessed valuation annually be leviedfor the establishment, equipping, operating, and maintaining bypurchase, lease, construction or otherwise of a health carefacility in such city for the care and treatment of the sick,disabled, and infirm persons, the mayor and council shall submitthe question to the voters. For all purposes under sections96.150 to 96.228 each type of facility shall be considered as aseparate facility.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially thefollowing form:
Shall there be ...... cent tax for ..... (establishment of,equipping, operating and maintaining) a ....... (hospital,nursing home, or convalescent home, etc.) in the city for thecare and treatment of the sick, disabled and infirm?
3. If two-thirds of the voters voting on the question shallvote for such tax, the tax shall be levied and collected in likemanner as other general taxes of the city and shall be a separatefund established for the facility.
4. The tax shall cease in case the voters in the city shallso determine by a majority vote at any election held on suchquestion. Unless otherwise specified in the proposition approvedby the voters, the trustees may continue to operate any suchfacility under the provisions of sections 96.150 to 96.228.
5. The trustees shall have authority to operate, maintainand manage a hospital and hospital facilities, and to make andenter into contracts, for the use, operation or management of ahospital or hospital facilities; to make and enter into leases ofequipment and real property, a hospital or hospital facilities,as lessor or lessee, regardless of the duration of such lease;provided, however, that any lease of substantially all of thehospital, as the term "hospital" is defined in section 197.020,RSMo, wherein the board of trustees is lessor shall be enteredinto only with the approval of the council; and further toprovide rules and regulations for the operation, management oruse of a hospital or hospital facilities. Any agreement enteredinto pursuant to this subsection pertaining to the lease of thehospital, as herein defined, shall have a definite terminationdate as negotiated by the parties, but this shall not precludethe trustees from entering into a renewal of the agreement withthe same or other parties pertaining to the same or othersubjects upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree.
