Opinion No. (1985)

Dear Mr. Wiggins:

This letter is in response to your question asking:

1. May the county continue to withhold a percentage of taxes collected for the benefit of our political subdivisions (under authority of Section 137.750, RSMo) in order to continue funding reassessment work.

2. May such funding continue through the voluntary contribution from political subdivisions made to the county for that purpose? If so, what authority authorizes such political subdivisions to make such contributions?

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Question 1

Section 137.720, RSMo Supp. 1984, provides:

A percentage of all ad valorem property tax…