The board of any district may retain counsel when necessary to the exercise of its powers. In all school districts in this state which contain one or more cities or towns having a total population of thirty thousand inhabitants or over the school board may employ an attorney on a retainer basis whenever the board finds it necessary to do so and may prescribe his duties, compensation and term of office, which shall not exceed one year.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.411
Board may employ attorney
Known as the Elementary and Secondary School District Enrollment Option Act
The act spans §§ 162–162 (184 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1963; (L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-40); (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.363)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.