Opinion No. (2003)

The Honorable Claire C. McCaskill Missouri State Auditor 224 State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101

Dear Auditor McCaskill:

You have asked our office for an opinion concerning the determination of the largest property tax rate that may be charged by the Special School District of St. Louis County. Your opinion request states that in the November 2000 election, the voters of the Special School District voted to add 24 cents to the District's operating levy, but the ballot measure approved by the voters did not specify what the resulting tax rate would be. You state that your office and…