§ 69-6-142. Annual Financial Review
The board of directors of each district shall cause an annual financial review of the district’s receipts, disbursements, and balances to be made of the books and records of the district. The department of agriculture shall be responsible for determining that the annual financial reviews are made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department […]
§ 69-6-143. Letting of Contracts
A written contract shall be entered into between the board of directors of the district and the successful bidder, after due advertisement for bids as is required in case of contracts for public improvements, in connection with each work plan or project of the district, the cost of which other than rights-of-way and maintenance is […]
§ 69-6-144. Ad Valorem Tax by General Assembly
In addition to the methods of financing authorized in this chapter, administrative costs of the district as well as the cost of any general plan, improvement, project, program or work benefiting all lands in the district generally may be financed by an ad valorem tax levied by special or private acts of the general assembly […]
§ 69-6-145. Collection of Ad Valorem Taxes — Commission — Delinquent Taxes
Ad valorem taxes would be collected by the trustee of the county in which the lands are located, in the same manner and at the same time in which other county taxes upon such lands within the watershed district are collected. The trustee is entitled to a commission of one percent (1%) upon the ad […]
§ 69-6-126. Contribution by County, City or Town — Tax Levy
The county legislative body of any county, any part of which is located within a watershed district, or the governing body of any city or town within, adjacent to or in the proximity of a watershed district, has the right to contribute, out of the general fund of such county or city, such amount as […]
§ 69-6-127. District by Mutual Agreement
The landowners may provide for the establishment of a watershed district upon their own lands and at their own expense by mutual agreement in writing duly signed, acknowledged and filed with the county clerk.
§ 69-6-128. Merger of Districts
Watershed districts may be merged or consolidated by the unanimous vote of the board of directors of such districts, concurred in by a majority of the voters of each district in an election conducted as provided in §§ 69-6-106 — 69-6-110. Such resolutions shall be recorded in the register’s office in every county having lands […]
§ 69-6-129. District Projects or Improvements — Petition — Bond
Before any contract is let or work begun upon any plan, improvement or project within the district, the cost of which, excepting rights-of-way and maintenance, is to be financed by special assessments, by obligations of the district, or by any method of deferred payments, and not exclusively financed by funds on hand, grants in aid, […]
§ 69-6-130. Hearing on Petition — Publication of Notice — Objections
Upon the filing of a project petition, the court in which the petition is filed shall set a day for the hearing and direct that publication be made as to all landowners, lienholders, encumbrancers, mortgagees, occupants, or other persons interested in any way in the lands to be affected by the proposed improvement in some […]
§ 69-6-131. Matters to Be Determined at Hearing — Appeal
At the time and place set for such hearing, or at any subsequent date to which such hearing may be adjourned by order of court, the court shall proceed to hear proof and determine by decree: The soundness and economic feasibility of the proposed plan or project; The probable cost of the project; The benefits […]