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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1675
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR LEWIS.
7255S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 182.711, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to urban
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Section A. Section 182.711, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 182.711, 2
to read as follows:3
182.711. 1. The fiscal year for each urban public 1
library district shall be July first to June thirtieth, 2
unless otherwise set by the board of trustees, and each year 3
the librarian shall submit to the board of trustees a budget 4
for the forthcoming fiscal year. The board of trustees 5
shall approve the budget after making any changes therein 6
that it deems necessary. The budget shall be approved on or 7
before [June thirtieth] the last day of the fiscal year 8
preceding the fiscal year for which the budget was 9
prepared. The board of trustees on its own motion or at the 10
request of the librarian, from time to time, may amend or 11
modify the approved budget. A copy of the approved budget 12
shall be filed with the state auditor. 13
2. The treasurer of the board of trustees of an urban 14
public library district shall receive and be the custodian 15
of all money belonging to the district from whatever source 16
derived. All funds of the urban public library district 17
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derived from local taxation to be used for normal operations 18
of the district shall be kept in a library operating fund. 19
All funds belonging to the district which are to be used for 20
building purposes shall be kept in a library building fund; 21
all funds derived from state aid or federal grants, other 22
than land, building and furnishing grants, shall be kept in 23
the library operating fund; and the board of trustees may 24
establish any other funds that it deems necessary. The 25
treasurer shall deposit all moneys belonging to the urban 26
public library district in the depositaries that are 27
selected by the board of trustees. The treasurer shall also 28
be the custodian of all bonds or other securities belonging 29
to the urban public library district. 30
3. Urban public library district moneys shall be 31
disbursed by the treasurer by appropriate instrument of 32
payment only upon due authorization of the board of trustees 33
and duly certified for payment by the president. The 34
certification shall specify the amount to be paid, to whom 35
payment is to be made and the purpose for which payment is 36
being made. The board of trustees by resolution may direct 37
that the signature of the president or treasurer be a 38
facsimile signature in the manner provided by sections 39
105.272 to 105.278. 40
4. No authorization or certification shall be made, 41
and no instrument of payment shall be issued for the payment 42
of any urban public library district indebtedness unless 43
there is sufficient money in the treasury and the proper 44
fund for the payment of the indebtedness and the 45
indebtedness is in the proper form. 46
5. The treasurer of the board of trustees shall submit 47
to the board of trustees, at each regularly scheduled 48
meeting thereof, an accounting reflecting receipt and 49
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disbursement of funds belonging to the urban public library 50
district. 51
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