SCS HCS HB 795 -- LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

This bill authorizes certain cities and counties to impose sales
or transient guest taxes; allows certain counties to establish
theater, cultural arts, and entertainment districts; shortens the
length of the term of office for certain directors of public
water supply districts; and allows Kansas City to establish an
administrative system for adjudicating parking and other civil,
nonmoving municipal code violations.

SALES TAX IN PERRY COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Perry County is authorized to impose, upon voter approval, a
sales tax of up to .25% to equally fund senior services and youth
programs.  The revenue collected for youth programs will be
administered by an existing county tax force, while a
seven-member senior services tax commission must be established
to administer the revenue received for senior services.
Appointments to the senior services tax commission will be made
by the county commission, which will determine the
qualifications, terms of office, and duties of the senior
services tax commission.

TRANSIENT GUEST TAXES

The bill:

(1)  Specifies that in Pulaski County, for the purpose of
collecting a transient guest tax, the term "transient guests"
means persons who occupy a room in a hotel or motel for 90 days
or less during any calendar quarter;

(2)  Authorizes the City of Sullivan and the portion of the
Sullivan C-II School District located in Franklin County to
impose, upon voter approval, a transient guest tax of from 2% to
5% per room per night for the promotion of tourism; and

(3)  Authorizes the cities of Augusta, Carrollton, Chillicothe,
Liberty, Miami, Missouri City, and Pleasant Hill to impose, upon
voter approval, a transient guest tax of up to 5% per room per
night to be used for the promotion of tourism.

THEATER, CULTURAL ARTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

Currently, only St. Charles County and its municipalities are
allowed to establish a theater, cultural arts, and entertainment
district.  The bill allows the governing body of any county or
city that has adopted transect-based zoning under Chapter 89,
RSMo, and the counties of Boone, Clay, Franklin, Jackson, or
Jasper and their municipalities to form a district.

The bill:

(1)  Allows the district to fund infrastructure projects;

(2)  Reduces the number of contiguous acres the district must
include from 50 to 25;

(3)  Requires, instead of allows, the governing body of the city
or county in which a district is proposed and approved to pass a
resolution containing specified information regarding the
establishment of the district;

(4)  Specifies the meaning of "transect-based zoning"; and

(5)  Repeals the duplicate of Section 67.2505.

PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS

The City of St. Louis is authorized to impose, upon voter
approval, a sales tax of up to 0.5% for the operation of public
safety departments including the costs of compensation, pension
programs, and health care for its employees and pensioners.

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS

The term of office for directors of public water supply districts
elected in 2008, 2009, and 2010 is changed from June to April
because of a change in the date of their election.

NONMOVING MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS

The City of Kansas City is allowed to establish, by order or
ordinance, an administrative system for adjudicating parking and
other civil, nonmoving municipal code violations.  Currently,
only the City of St. Louis may establish this type of system.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am