CCS HCS HB 2070 -- JOINT CENTRAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY DISPATCHING
SERVICES TAXES

Currently, funds collected from a central fire and emergency
dispatching services tax must be used solely for establishing and
providing the joint service except in St. Louis County where the
funds are used for equipment and services by cities, towns,
villages, counties, or fire protection districts which contract
with the joint central fire and emergency dispatching service
except for salaries, wages, and benefits.  This bill specifies
that all funds derived from the tax, including any existing
surplus funds, may be used by any city, town, village, county, or
fire protection district or a central fire and emergency service
board for these purposes.

Fire protection districts in Jefferson County that have levied
property taxes under Section 321.243, RSMo, and imposed any
communications tax for central fire and emergency dispatching
services are authorized to use, upon voter approval, the property
tax revenue for general revenue purposes.

The bill specifies that the sales tax that St. Louis County is
authorized to impose, upon voter approval, to establish, operate,
and maintain an emergency communications system will not apply to
sales of food as defined in Section 144.014 and that the tax will
become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter
after the Director of the Department of Revenue receives
notification of the adoption of the local sales tax by the
voters.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm