Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 182

County and City Libraries--Libraries Generally

←182.140

Section 182.143.1

182.145→

August 28, 2015

Treasurer of board of trustees, duties.

182.143. 1. The treasurer of the board of trustees of a library district

shall receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district

from whatever source derived. All funds in the library district derived from

local taxation for the library fund and received from the proper city finance

officer shall be kept in the city library fund. All funds of the library

district derived from local taxation for the library building maintenance and

refurnishing fund and received from the proper city finance officer shall be

kept in the library building maintenance and refurnishing fund. All funds of

the library district derived from state aid or federal grants, other than

land, building and furnishing grants, shall be kept in the library operating

fund. The board may establish any other funds that it deems necessary. The

treasurer shall deposit all moneys belonging to the library district in the

depositaries that are selected by the board of trustees. The treasurer shall

also be the custodian of all bonds or other securities belonging to the

library district.



2. Library district moneys shall be disbursed by the treasurer by

appropriate instrument of payment. The board of trustees shall prepare a

budget for each fiscal year and all expenditures shall conform to such a

budget. The budget shall be approved by the board of trustees. The board by

resolution may direct that the signature of the president or treasurer be* a

facsimile signature in the manner provided by sections 105.273 to 105.278.



3. No authorization or certification shall be made, and no instrument of

payment shall be issued for the payment of any library district indebtedness

unless there is sufficient money in the treasury and the proper fund for the

payment of the indebtedness and unless the authorization, certification and

instrument are in the proper form.



4. At each regularly scheduled meeting of the board the treasurer of the

board of trustees shall submit to the board of trustees an accounting

reflecting receipt and disbursement of funds belonging to the library

district.



5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a library district from

contracting with a municipality for services.



(L. 1985 S.B. 152)



Effective 12-31-85



*Word "by" appears in original rolls.







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