Opinion No. 45-81 (1981)

Dear Senator Dirck:

This opinion is in response to your question asking as follows:

Does Section 71.015, RSMo, as amended by House Bill 1110 apply to cities located in St. Louis County?

You also state:

The General Assembly enacted House Bill 1110 which, among other things, amended Section 71.015 in its entirety. Section 71.015 as amended by House Bill 1110 states specifically as follows: `Should any city, town, or village, not located in any first class county which has adopted a constitutional charter for its own local government . . .'

However, Section 71.860 states as follows: `The provisions…