Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 67
Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers
←67.796
Section 67.797.1
67.798→
August 28, 2015
Board of directors appointed for district or elected in certain districts (Clay County), qualifications--terms--officers--powers and duties--money to be deposited in treasury of county containing largest portion of district.
67.797. 1. When a regional recreational district is organized in only
one county, the executive, as that term is defined in subdivision (4) of
section 67.750, with the advice and consent of the governing body of the
county shall appoint a board of directors for the district consisting of seven
persons, chosen from the residents of the district. Where the district is in
more than one county, the executives, as defined in subdivision (4) of
section 67.750, of the counties in the district, with the advice and consent
of the governing bodies of each county shall, as nearly as practicable, evenly
appoint such members and allocate staggered terms pursuant to subsection 2 of
this section, with the county having the largest area within the district
appointing a greater number of directors if the directors cannot be appointed
evenly. No member of the governing body of the county or official of any
municipal government located within the district shall be a member of the
board and no director shall receive compensation for performance of duties as
a director. Members of the board of directors shall be citizens of the
United States and they shall reside within the district. No board member
shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract entered into
pursuant to sections 67.792 to 67.799.
2. The directors appointed to the regional recreation district shall hold
office for three-year terms, except that of the members first appointed, two
shall hold office for one year, two shall hold office for two years and three
shall hold office for three years. The executives of the counties within the
regional recreational district shall meet to determine and implement a fair
allocation of the staggered terms among the counties, provided that counties
eligible to appoint more than one board member may not appoint board members
with identical initial terms until each of a one-year, two-year and
three-year initial term has been applied to such county. On the expiration
of such initial terms of appointment and on the expiration of any subsequent
term, the resulting vacancies shall be filled by the executives of the
respective counties, with the advice and consent of the respective governing
bodies. All vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner for
the duration of the term being filled. Board members shall serve until their
successors are named and such successors have commenced their terms as board
members. Board members shall be eligible for reappointment. Upon the
petition of the county executive of the county from which the board member
received his or her appointment, the governing body of the county may remove
any board member for misconduct or neglect of duties.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 67.750 to 67.799 to
the contrary, after August 28, 2004, in any district located in whole or in
part in any county of the first classification with more than one hundred
eighty-four thousand but less than one hundred eighty-eight thousand
inhabitants, upon the expiration of such initial terms of appointment and on
the expiration of any subsequent term, the resulting vacancies shall be
filled by election at the next regularly scheduled election date throughout
the district. In the event that a vacancy exists before the expiration of a
term, the governing body of the county shall appoint a member for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Board members shall be elected for terms of
three years. Such elections shall be held according to this section and the
applicable laws of this state. If no person files as a candidate for election
to the vacant office within the applicable deadline for filing as a
candidate, then the governing body of any such county shall appoint a person
to be a member of the board for a term of three years. Any appointed board
members shall be eligible to run for office.
4. Directors shall immediately after their appointment meet and organize
by the election of one of their number president, and by the election of such
other officers as they may deem necessary. The directors shall make and
adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their guidance and for the
government of the parks, neighborhood trails and recreational grounds and
facilities as may be expedient, not inconsistent with sections 67.792 to
67.799. They shall have the exclusive control of the expenditures of all
money collected to the credit of the regional recreational fund and of the
supervision, improvement, care and custody of public parks, neighborhood
trails, recreational facilities and grounds owned, maintained or managed by
the district. All moneys received for such purposes shall be deposited in
the treasury of the county containing the largest portion of the district to
the credit of the regional recreational fund and shall be kept separate and
apart from the other moneys of such county. Such board shall have power to
purchase or otherwise secure ground to be used for such parks, neighborhood
trails, recreational grounds and facilities, shall have power to appoint
suitable persons to maintain such parks, neighborhood trails and recreational
facilities and administer recreational programs and fix their compensation,
and shall have power to remove such appointees.
5. The board of directors may issue debt for the district pursuant to
section 67.798.
6. If a county, or a portion of a county, not previously part of any
district, shall enter a district, the executives of the new member county and
any previous member counties shall promptly meet to apportion the board seats
among the counties participating in the enlarged district. All purchases in
excess of ten thousand dollars used in the construction or maintenance of any
public park, neighborhood trail or recreational facility in the regional
recreation district shall be made pursuant to the lowest and best bid standard
as provided in section 34.040 or pursuant to the lowest and best proposal
standard as provided in section 34.042. The board of the district shall have
the same discretion, powers and duties as the commissioner of administration
has in sections 34.040 and 34.042.
7. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this section to the contrary,
when a regional recreational district is organized in only one county on land
owned solely by the county, the governing body of the county shall have
exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of
the regional recreational fund, and of the supervision, improvement, care,
and custody of public parks, neighborhood trails, recreational facilities,
and grounds owned, maintained, or managed by the county within the district.
(L. 1995 H.B. 88 § 6, A.L. 1999 S.B. 405, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1494, A.L.
2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 233)
2004
1999
2004
67.797. 1. When a regional recreational district is organized in
only one county, the executive, as that term is defined in subdivision (4)
of section 67.750, with the advice and consent of the governing body of the
county shall appoint a board of directors for the district consisting of
seven persons, chosen from the residents of the district. Where the
district is in more than one county, the executives, as defined in
subdivision (4) of section 67.750, of the counties in the district shall,
with the advice and consent of the governing bodies of each county shall,
as nearly as practicable, evenly appoint such members and allocate
staggered terms pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, with the county
having the largest area within the district appointing a greater number of
directors if the directors cannot be appointed evenly. No member of the
governing body of the county or official of any municipal government
located within the district shall be a member of the board and no director
shall receive compensation for performance of duties as a director.
Members of the board of directors shall be citizens of the United States
and they shall reside within the district. No board member shall be
interested directly or indirectly in any contract entered into pursuant to
sections 67.792 to 67.799.
2. The directors appointed to the regional recreation district shall
hold office for three-year terms, except that of the members first
appointed, two shall hold office for one year, two shall hold office for
two years and three shall hold office for three years. The executives of
the counties within the regional recreational district shall meet to
determine and implement a fair allocation of the staggered terms among the
counties, provided that counties eligible to appoint more than one board
member may not appoint board members with identical initial terms until
each of a one-year, two-year and three-year initial term has been applied
to such county. On the expiration of such initial terms of appointment and
on the expiration of any subsequent term, the resulting vacancies shall be
filled by the executives of the respective counties, with the advice and
consent of the respective governing bodies. All vacancies on the board
shall be filled in the same manner for the duration of the term being
filled. Board members shall serve until their successors are named and
such successors have commenced their terms as board members. Board members
shall be eligible for reappointment. Upon the petition of the county
executive of the county from which the board member received his or her
appointment, the governing body of the county may remove any board member
for misconduct or neglect of duties.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 67.750 to 67.799,
to the contrary, after August 28, 2004, in any district located in whole or
in part in any county of the first classification with more than one
hundred eighty-four thousand but less than one hundred eighty-eight
thousand inhabitants, upon the expiration of such initial terms of
appointment and on the expiration of any subsequent term, the resulting
vacancies shall be filled by election at the next regularly scheduled
election date throughout the district. In the event that a vacancy exists
before the expiration of a term, the governing body of the county shall
appoint a member for the remainder of the unexpired term. Board members
shall be elected for terms of three years. Such elections shall be held
according to this section and the applicable laws of this state. If no
person files as a candidate for election to the vacant office within the
applicable deadline for filing as a candidate, then the governing body of
any such county shall appoint a person to be a member of the board for a
term of three years. Any appointed board members shall be eligible to run
for office.
4. Directors shall immediately after their appointment meet and
organize by the election of one of their number president, and by the
election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. The directors
shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their guidance
and for the government of the parks, neighborhood trails and recreational
grounds and facilities as may be expedient, not inconsistent with sections
67.792 to 67.799. They shall have the exclusive control of the
expenditures of all money collected to the credit of the regional
recreational fund and of the supervision, improvement, care and custody of
public parks, neighborhood trails, recreational facilities and grounds
owned, maintained or managed by the district. All moneys received for such
purposes shall be deposited in the treasury of the county containing the
largest portion of the district to the credit of the regional recreational
fund and shall be kept separate and apart from the other moneys of such
county. Such board shall have power to purchase or otherwise secure ground
to be used for such parks, neighborhood trails, recreational grounds and
facilities, shall have power to appoint suitable persons to maintain such
parks, neighborhood trails and recreational facilities and administer
recreational programs and fix their compensation, and shall have power to
remove such appointees.
5. The board of directors may issue debt for the district pursuant to
section 67.798.
6. If a county, or a portion of a county, not previously part of any
district, shall enter a district, the executives of the new member county
and any previous member counties shall promptly meet to apportion the board
seats among the counties participating in the enlarged district. All
purchases in excess of ten thousand dollars used in the construction or
maintenance of any public park, neighborhood trail or recreational facility
in the regional recreation district shall be made pursuant to the lowest
and best bid standard as provided in section 34.040, RSMo, or pursuant to
the lowest and best proposal standard as provided in section 34.042, RSMo.
The board of the district shall have the same discretion, powers and duties
as the commissioner of administration has in sections 34.040 and 34.042,
RSMo.
1999
67.797. 1. When a regional recreational district is organized in
only one county, the executive, as that term is defined in subdivision (4)
of section 67.750, with the advice and consent of the governing body of the
county shall appoint a board of directors for the district consisting of
seven persons, chosen from the residents of the district. Where the
district is in more than one county, the executives, as defined in
subdivision (4) of section 67.750, of the counties in the district shall,
with the advice and consent of the governing bodies of each county shall,
as nearly as practicable, evenly appoint such members and allocate
staggered terms pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, with the county
having the largest area within the district appointing a greater number of
directors if the directors cannot be appointed evenly. No member of the
governing body of the county or official of any municipal government
located within the district shall be a member of the board and no director
shall receive compensation for performance of duties as a director.
Members of the board of directors shall be citizens of the United States
and they shall reside within the district. No board member shall be
interested directly or indirectly in any contract entered into pursuant to
sections 67.792 to 67.799.
2. The directors appointed to the regional recreation district shall
hold office for three-year terms, except that of the members first
appointed, two shall hold office for one year, two shall hold office for
two years and three shall hold office for three years. The executives of
the counties within the regional recreational district shall meet to
determine and implement a fair allocation of the staggered terms among the
counties, provided that counties eligible to appoint more than one board
member may not appoint board members with identical initial terms until
each of a one-year, two-year and three-year initial term has been applied
to such county. On the expiration of such initial terms of appointment and
on the expiration of any subsequent term, the resulting vacancies shall be
filled by the executives of the respective counties, with the advice and
consent of the respective governing bodies. All vacancies on the board
shall be filled in the same manner for the duration of the term being
filled. Board members shall serve until their successors are named and
such successors have commenced their terms as board members. Board members
shall be eligible for reappointment. Upon the petition of the county
executive of the county from which the board member received his or her
appointment, the governing body of the county may remove any board member
for misconduct or neglect of duties.
3. Directors shall immediately after their appointment meet and
organize by the election of one of their number president, and by the
election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. The directors
shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their guidance
and for the government of the parks, neighborhood trails and recreational
grounds and facilities as may be expedient, not inconsistent with sections
67.792 to 67.799. They shall have the exclusive control of the
expenditures of all money collected to the credit of the regional
recreational fund and of the supervision, improvement, care and custody of
public parks, neighborhood trails, recreational facilities and grounds
owned, maintained or managed by the district. All moneys received for such
purposes shall be deposited in the treasury of the county containing the
largest portion of the district to the credit of the regional recreational
fund and shall be kept separate and apart from the other moneys of such
county. Such board shall have power to purchase or otherwise secure ground
to be used for such parks, neighborhood trails, recreational grounds and
facilities, shall have power to appoint suitable persons to maintain such
parks, neighborhood trails and recreational facilities and administer
recreational programs and fix their compensation, and shall have power to
remove such appointees.
4. The board of directors may issue debt for the district pursuant to
section 67.798.
5. If a county, or a portion of a county, not previously part of any
district, shall enter a district, the executives of the new member county
and any previous member counties shall promptly meet to apportion the board
seats among the counties participating in the enlarged district. All
purchases in excess of ten thousand dollars used in the construction or
maintenance of any public park, neighborhood trail or recreational facility
in the regional recreation district shall be made pursuant to the lowest
and best bid standard as provided in section 34.040, RSMo, or pursuant to
the lowest and best proposal standard as provided in section 34.042, RSMo.
The board of the district shall have the same discretion, powers and duties
as the commissioner of administration has in sections 34.040 and 34.042,
RSMo.
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