IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION supporting state legislation to restructure the Board of Trustees of the Little Blue Valley Sewer District and provide for the issuance of district bonds upon the consent of three-quarters (3/4) of the customers of the District.
Intro
RESOLUTION 13622, March 19, 2001
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence and Scott Burnett, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, Missouri statues currently require that all financing of sewer line improvements by the Little Blue Sewer District be approved by the electors within the District; and,
WHEREAS, the District is unique in its stature as a public sewer district because it does not provide services directly to an end user but rather provides its customers, the cities and counties within the District, the ability to serve their citizens and residents; and,
WHEREAS, current state law does not provide for the approval of financing techniques through the issuance of bonds or participating in bond fund programs with approval of the customers; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the customers of the District have an opportunity to make improvements to the District through the issuance of bonds with the approval of such customers; and,
WHEREAS, the District is currently governed primarily by a Board of Trustees controlled by the Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, the County is a minor user of the District's services, while the cities in the County are the primary users; and,
WHEREAS, since the District desires to allow for this issuance of bonds upon the consent of 3/4 of the cities which are customers of the District, the Legislature believes that it is in the best interests of the County's to modify the make-up of the Board of Trustees to transfer the balance of decision-making authority from the County to the cities; and,
WHEREAS, it is of primary importance to the Legislature to ensure that the District continues to provide sewer servic...
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