7-6-2522. All-purpose levy -- maximum. (1) The all-purpose levy is an annual levy upon the taxable value of all property in the county subject to taxation for county purposes in lieu of the levies specified in 7-6-2523. The all-purpose levy may not exceed the lesser of:
     (a) 55 mills on the dollar; or
     (b) the total number of mills levied in the prior year pursuant to the levies set forth in 7-6-2523 as certified by the department of revenue under 15-10-202.
     (2) If the county governing body determines that the interests of the county would be served by an all-purpose levy, it shall specify its intent to impose the all-purpose levy in the resolution approving and adopting the annual budget.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 291, L. 1987.