If a property tax has been approved and is being collected for the purpose of supporting a fire protection district and such fire protection district is dissolved, such tax shall continue to be collected and the proceeds of such tax shall be distributed to the governing body of the city formerly containing the dissolved fire protection district, provided that the boundaries of the fire protection district are the same as the city and the tax is used only for providing fire protection services within such city.
§ 321.700, RSMo