Section 67.391 - Tax may be imposed by certain counties - election - ballot form - tax rate - effective, when, termination, when1. The governing body of any first class county having a charter form of government which contains all or any part of a city with a population of greater than four hundred thousand inhabitants and the governing body of any first class county not adjacent to any other first class county or the governing body of any second or third class county having at least seventy-five miles of shoreline on the Missouri River are hereby authorized to impose, by ordinance or order, a one-fourth cent sales tax on all retail sales made in such county which are subject to taxation under the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.510. The tax authorized by this section shall be in addition to any and all other sales taxes allowed by law, except that no ordinance imposing a sales tax under the provisions of this section shall be effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county, at a county or state general, primary or special election, a proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose a tax.2. The ballot of submission shall contain, but need not be limited to, the following language: Shall the county of ______ (County's name) impose a countywide sales tax of ______ (Insert amount) for a period not to exceed ______ (Insert number) years for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting drug-related offenses? |
[] YES | [] NO |
If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "YES". If you are opposed to the question, place an "X" in the box opposite "NO". |
If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the ordinance or order and any amendments thereto shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter after the director of revenue receives notice of adoption of the tax. If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters voting are opposed to the proposal, then the governing body of the county shall have no power to impose the sales tax herein authorized unless and until the governing body of the county shall again have submitted another proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose the sales tax authorized by sections 67.391 to 67.397 and such proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.
3. All revenue received by a county from the tax authorized under the provisions of sections 67.391 to 67.397 shall be deposited in a special trust fund and shall be used by the office of the prosecuting attorney solely for the investigation and prosecution of drug-related offenses for so long as the tax shall remain in effect. The prosecuting attorney may contract to distribute a portion of the special trust fund moneys to any not-for-profit community crime prevention organization for the purpose of preventing drug-related offenses, if such organization has been in existence for the purpose of community crime prevention for a period of not less than five years. Once the tax authorized by sections 67.391 to 67.397 is abolished or is terminated by any means, all funds remaining in the special trust fund shall be used solely for activities initiated with revenues raised by the tax authorized by sections 67.391 to 67.397. Any funds in such special trust fund which are not needed for current expenditures may be invested by the governing body in accordance with applicable laws relating to the investment of other county funds.4. The tax authorized by sections 67.391 to 67.397 shall terminate four years from the date on which such tax was initially imposed by the county, unless sooner abolished by the governing body of the county.L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58 § 1