[CC 1985 § 22-3; Ord. No. 806 §§ 1 — 4, 5-3-2004]
A. That the Mayor of the City of St. James,
Missouri, is authorized pursuant to provisions of Sections 70.220
to 70.320, RSMo., inclusive, and Sections 140.670 to 140.750, RSMo.,
to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Phelps County Commission
and the duly elected Collector of Phelps County (Collector) for the
purpose of granting the Collector the power and responsibility, pursuant
to the provisions of Section 140.680, RSMo., to collect for the City
all taxes.
B. It
is also determined that each tract of land located in the City shall
be charged with the appropriate penalty of each year's delinquency
as stated by Sections 52.290 and 140.100, RSMo., and the sum shall
also be collected by the Collector.
C. As consideration for the Collector's work
in collecting City taxes and the use of Phelps County's staff and
equipment, the City shall pay the following:
1.
To compensate the Phelps County Collector
and staff for the services provided by him/her at the rate of one
percent (1%) of the total amount of taxes and any accrued interest
thereon collected by the Collector for the City.
2.
To compensate Phelps County for the
use of the County's software and equipment in the collection of City
taxes, Phelps County shall receive the sum of one percent (1%) of
all taxes collected by the Collector.
D. The term of the contract to be entered
into by and between the parties hereto shall commence May 3, 2004,
and run to the last day of February 2008. After the initial term,
the contract shall be renewable for three-year terms and shall run
from March 1 of the renewal year through the last day of February
of the third year.
E. The contract shall further require that,
upon termination without further renewal, the Collector and the Phelps
County Commission shall make available to the City any existing records
that pertain to the collection of City taxes to enable the City to
undertake the collection of taxes assessed on City property in the
City of St. James following termination.