HOUSE BILL NO. 3321 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE POUCHE.
7215H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To repeal section 182.711, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to urban public library districts.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 182.711, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 182.711, to read as follows: 182.711. 1. The fiscal year for each urban public library district shall be July first to 2 June thirtieth unless otherwise set by the board of trustees, and each year the librarian shall 3 submit to the board of trustees a budget for the forthcoming fiscal year. The board of trustees 4 shall approve the budget after making any changes therein that it deems necessary. The 5 budget shall be approved on or before [June thirtieth] the last day of the fiscal year 6 preceding the fiscal year for which the budget was prepared. The board of trustees on its own 7 motion or at the request of the librarian, from time to time, may amend or modify the 8 approved budget. A copy of the approved budget shall be filed with the state auditor. 9 2. The treasurer of the board of trustees of an urban public library district shall 10 receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district from whatever source 11 derived. All funds of the urban public library district derived from local taxation to be used 12 for normal operations of the district shall be kept in a library operating fund. All funds 13 belonging to the district which are to be used for building purposes shall be kept in a library 14 building fund; all funds derived from state aid or federal grants, other than land, building and 15 furnishing grants, shall be kept in the library operating fund; and the board of trustees may 16 establish any other funds that it deems necessary. The treasurer shall deposit all moneys 17 belonging to the urban public library district in the depositaries that are selected by the board
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 3321 2
18 of trustees. The treasurer shall also be the custodian of all bonds or other securities belonging 19 to the urban public library district. 20 3. Urban public library district moneys shall be disbursed by the treasurer by 21 appropriate instrument of payment only upon due authorization of the board of trustees and 22 duly certified for payment by the president. The certification shall specify the amount to be 23 paid, to whom payment is to be made and the purpose for which payment is being made. The 24 board of trustees by resolution may direct that the signature of the president or treasurer be a 25 facsimile signature in the manner provided by sections 105.272 to 105.278. 26 4. No authorization or certification shall be made, and no instrument of payment shall 27 be issued for the payment of any urban public library district indebtedness unless there is 28 sufficient money in the treasury and the proper fund for the payment of the indebtedness and 29 the indebtedness is in the proper form. 30 5. The treasurer of the board of trustees shall submit to the board of trustees, at each 31 regularly scheduled meeting thereof, an accounting reflecting receipt and disbursement of 32 funds belonging to the urban public library district. ✔
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