Opinion No. (1999)

Wm. Page Bellamy Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 59 Lexington, MO 64067

Dear Mr. Bellamy:

This opinion is in response to your question asking:

Can a proposal for a new law enforcement sales tax be submitted to the voters at the 1999 municipal election date of April 6, 1999, when the same proposal failed on [April 7, 1998]?

Section 67.582, RSMo Supp. 1997, authorizes the governing body of certain counties to impose a sales tax for law enforcement purposes if the voters of the county authorize the governing body to impose such tax. Subsection 2 of Section 67.582 sets forth the form…