Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 67

Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers

←67.1235

Section 67.1237.1

67.1239→

August 28, 2015

District to be incorporated when--meeting to be held within thirty days to elect board of supervisors--notice, publication, content--election of board, procedure, qualifications, terms, expenses, vacancies.

67.1237. Upon the passage of the proposal in the county, the governing

body of the county shall, by order, declare the agricultural commodity

research district to be incorporated and, within thirty days after the

district has been declared organized, shall call a meeting of the landowners

of the county subject to the fee for the purpose of electing a board of

supervisors for the district to consist of five members to be selected from

among the landowners of the county subject to the fee. At the time of calling

the meeting, the governing body of the county shall give notice thereof by

publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general

circulation within the county, the last publication to be at least ten days

before the day of the meeting. The notice shall state the day, hour and place

of the meeting. At the meeting, the landowners of the county subject to the

fee shall elect a board of five supervisors, to be comprised of owners of real

estate in the county subject to the fee. The landowners when assembled shall

organize by the election of a chairperson and a secretary of the meeting who

shall conduct the election. At the election, each and every acre of land in

the county subject to the fee shall represent one vote and the five persons

receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected as

supervisors. Members of the board shall serve for a term of four years, except

that, the members of the board shall determine by lot the terms of office for

the members of the first board so that two shall be elected for a term of one

year, one shall be elected for a term of two years, one shall be elected for

a term of three years, and one shall be elected for a term of four years.

Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but

shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the

performance of their duties out of funds of the district. In the same month

of each year after the election of the first board of supervisors, the board

of supervisors shall call a meeting of the landowners of the county subject

to the fee in the same manner as provided for the calling of the first

meeting, and the landowners shall meet at the time and place set by the board

of supervisors and elect a supervisor as a successor to those supervisors

whose terms of office are expiring. In the case of a vacancy in any office of

supervisor, the remaining supervisors may fill such vacancy until the next

annual meeting, when a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term.



(L. 1993 S.B. 84 § 4)







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