HB 1739 -- Fire Protection Districts

Sponsor:  Walsh

This bill changes the laws regarding fire protection districts.
In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Prohibits a person contracting to provide professional
services to a fire protection district from receiving
compensation after the termination of the contract, except for
services actually rendered;

(2)  Specifies that the director of a fire protection district
who has been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony will
immediately forfeit the office;

(3)  Reduces the number of signatures required to recall a fire
protection district director from 25% to 20% of the number of
voters who voted in the last gubernatorial election in the
district; and

(4)  Requires a candidate for office in special districts and
township offices in township organization counties to pay various
taxes prior to being eligible to run for an elected office.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm