HB 1183 -- Neighborhood and Community Improvement Districts

Sponsor:  Schoeller

This bill changes the laws regarding neighborhood and community
improvement districts.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Changes the method by which improvement costs are
reallocated among newly created parcels when a parcel in a
neighborhood improvement district is divided after the final
costs of the improvement are assessed;

(2)  Changes how valid property owners are determined from the
tax records of the county clerk or collector of revenue in the
City of St. Louis to the real estate records of the recorder of
deeds where the community improvement district (CID) is located
when:

(a)  Defining "qualified voter" when there are no registered
voters in a CID;

(b)  Determining valid signatures on a petition to establish a
CID; and

(c)  Determining addresses of record for mailing the notice of an
amendment to a petition to establish a CID;

(3)  Repeals language specifically allowing legally authorized
representatives of landowners to serve on the board of directors
of a CID in the City of Springfield.  Currently, this membership
is already allowed statewide;

(4)  Authorizes, statewide, up to five legally authorized
representatives of any of the CID property owners to serve on the
CID board if there are less than five owners of property in the
CID.  Currently, this membership is authorized only in the City
of Springfield;

(5)  Provides an alternative method for determining the terms of
directors when there is a tie vote between directors;

(6)  Expands the powers of a CID outside its boundaries when:

(a)  Acquiring real or personal property;

(b)  Entering into agreements with municipalities to abate public
nuisances;

(c)  Providing assistance in or directly constructing,
installing, repairing, maintaining, or operating certain public
improvements;

(d)  Restricting vehicular and pedestrian traffic to provide
access to emergency vehicles; and

(e)  Operating or contracting for the provision of music, news,
educational, child care, or parking facilities and various modes
of transportation;

(7)  Changes the land area used to determine how many petition
signatures are necessary to levy a special assessment from 50% by
assessed value and 50% per capita within the entire CID to 50% by
assessed value and 50% per capita within the area subject to the
special assessment;

(8)  Authorizes CIDs to conduct regular elections or to use
mail-in balloting for approving a sales and use tax, whether or
not registered voters reside within the CID.  Currently, only
mail-in balloting is authorized; and

(9)  Authorizes a sales and use tax upon the unanimous consent of
all property owners within a CID if there are no registered
voters within the CID.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am