7-6-2531. County may exceed maximum mill levy -- election required. The governing body of a county may raise money by taxation for the support of county government services, facilities, or other capital projects in excess of the levy or levies allowed by law under the following conditions:
     (1) The governing body shall pass a resolution indicating its intent to exceed the current statutory mill levy on the approval of a majority of the qualified electors voting in an election under subsection (2). The resolution must include:
     (a) the specific purpose for which the additional money will be used;
     (b) the specific amount to be raised;
     (c) the approximate number of mills required; and
     (d) the specific mill levy limitation to be exceeded.
     (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), the governing body shall submit the question of the additional mill levy to the qualified electors of the county at the next regular primary election held in an even-numbered year.
     (b) If the purpose of the special levy designated pursuant to subsection (1)(a) is for the support of a health care facility as described in 7-6-2512, the governing body may submit the question of the additional mill levy to the qualified electors of the county at a general election, at a school election held pursuant to 20-3-304, or at a regular primary election held in an even-numbered year.
     (c) If the majority voting on the question are in favor of the additional levy or levies, the governing body is authorized to exceed the statutory mill levy limit in the amount specified in the resolution for a period not to exceed 2 years.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 613, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 42, L. 1997.