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United States — Missouri
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The board and manager can be held liable on their bonds for willful or negligent misuse of waterworks money or property, and the funds cannot be diverted from the designated depositary.
United States — Missouri
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A city waterworks system acquired under these sections is exempt from seizure, levy, or sale, except for specified bond or construction-price payments, and the city or waterworks commissioners cannot sell, convey, mortgage, or pledge it except as those sections allow.
United States — Missouri
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These sections add to city powers and should not be read to reduce existing city powers related to waterworks acquisition.
United States — Missouri
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Certain Missouri cities, towns, and villages may own and operate listed public utilities, issue bonds for them, and create a Board of Public Works by ordinance.
United States — Missouri
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The board must stay nonpartisan, no more than two members may belong to the same political party, and each member must receive the salary and give the bond set by ordinance.
United States — Missouri
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A board of public works member who accepts another office during the official term is treated as having resigned, and the membership is automatically vacated.
United States — Missouri
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A board of public works must manage the city’s listed utility assets and related records, contracts, and property while it exists.
United States — Missouri
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The board must carry out any ordinance-prescribed powers and duties over public works, improvements, and repairs, and must make necessary department regulations that do not conflict with state law, the city charter, or city ordinances.
United States — Missouri
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The board may appoint a chief superintendent and necessary subordinates, and ordinances set how many additional appointees there may be and their compensation.
United States — Missouri
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The board’s bills and employee salaries must be handled and paid the same way as other city officers’ and employees’ bills and salaries.
United States — Missouri
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The board must keep accurate account books, preserve duplicate vouchers, and make reports as provided by ordinance.
United States — Missouri
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The board of public works must contract out covered work and supplies, except when contracting is not practicable; contracts must go to the common council for approval.
United States — Missouri
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If a board of public works has been established, it controls and supervises rate assessment and collection for municipal water, electric, gas, and similar plants or works, subject to local ordinances.
United States — Missouri
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A third class city must first submit any proposed sale, disposition, abandonment, or shutdown of certain city-owned utilities to the city’s voters by ordinance, and the proposal needs a majority of votes cast to pass.
United States — Missouri
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Special charter cities in this state with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants may enact ordinances.
United States — Missouri
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Cities may acquire necessary land and easements for specified public purposes.
United States — Missouri
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Certain cities may condemn private property for public use and must pay just compensation when property is taken or damaged for waterworks.
United States — Missouri
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Cities covered by sections 91.560 to 91.590 get the rights and powers granted there, in addition to any other rights and powers they already have under state law, and charter provisions do not limit them.
United States — Missouri
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Certain special-charter cities with 3,000 to 10,000 people and a waterworks system may buy, install, maintain, and condemn waterworks-related property outside city limits.
United States — Missouri
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Certain special-charter cities with 3,000 to 10,000 residents that operate a waterworks system may issue revenue bonds.