| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1405 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESELF. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2819H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection182.291,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtocity- |
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| 8 | 8 | | countylibraryboardsoftrustees. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section182.291,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection182.291,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 182.291.1.Aftertheestablishmentofacountylibrarydistrictasprovidedinsection |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2182.010,theboardoftrusteesofanycitylibrarywithinthecounty,whichcityhasalibrary |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3taxlevyequaltothatleviedforthecountylibrarydistrict,andwhichcountylibrarydistrict |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4hasapopulationofundertwohundredandfiftythousand,withthepriorapprovalofthe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5governingbodyofthecity,maypetitionthecountygoverningbodytopermittheorganization |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6ofacity-countylibrarytoprovidelibraryservicetotheresidentsofthecountybyappropriate |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7meansfromthecitylibrary. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 2.Afterthecountylibraryboardhasbeenappointedasprovidedinsection182.050, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9thecountylibraryboardmaypetitionthecountygoverningbodytopermittheorganizationof |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10acity-countylibrarywhichshallprovidelibraryservicetotheresidentsofthecountyby |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11appropriatemeansfromthecitylibrary.Withinthirtydaysafterreceivingthepetitionthe |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12countygoverningbodyshallnotifythecountylibraryboardandthecitylibraryboardofits |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13decisionbyorderofrecord.Ifthepetitionisapproved,thecity-countylibraryshallbe |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14deemedestablished;butifthepetitionisdenied,thepartiesmayproceedasprovidedin |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15sections182.010to182.120. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 3.(1)Thecity-countylibraryshallbeunderthecontrolandsupervisionofaboardof |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17trusteesofninemembers[.] appointedasfollows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (a)Ifthepopulationofthecountyislargerthanthatofthecity,thecountygoverning |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19bodyshallappointfivemembersofthelibraryboard[.]; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (b)Ifthepopulationofthecountyislessthanthatofthecity,thecountygoverning |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21bodyshallappointfourmembersofthelibraryboard[.]; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (c)Ifthepopulationofthecityislargerthanthatofthecounty,themayorofthecity |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23shallappointfivememberstothelibraryboard[.]; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (d)Ifthepopulationofthecityislessthanthatofthecounty[,]: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 a.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsubparagraphb.ofthisparagraph,themayor |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26shallappointfourmemberstothelibraryboard; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 b.Inanycountywithmorethanfourhundredthousandbutfewerthanfive |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28hundredthousandinhabitants,formembersappointedonorafterJanuary1,2026,the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29mayorsofthefourmostpopulouscitiesinthecountyshallappointfourmemberstothe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30libraryboardasfollows: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (i)Themember'stermthatexpiresfirstafterJanuary1,2026,shallbefilledby |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32anappointmentbythemayorofthemostpopulouscityinthecounty; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (ii)Themember'stermthatexpiressecondafterJanuary1,2026,shallbefilled |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34byanappointmentbythemayorofthesecond-mostpopulouscityinthecounty; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 (iii)Themember'stermthatexpiresthirdafterJanuary1,2026,shallbefilled |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36byanappointmentbythemayorofthethird-mostpopulouscityinthecounty;and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (iv)Themember'stermthatexpiresfourthafterJanuary1,2026,shallbefilled |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38byanappointmentbythemayorofthefourth-mostpopulouscityinthecounty. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 (2)(a)Aftertheinitialappointmentsmadebyfollowingtheorderof |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40appointmentsdescribedinsubparagraphb.ofparagraph(d)ofsubdivision(1)ofthis |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41subsection,subsequentappointmentsshallbemadebyfollowingthesameorder. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (b)Thepopulationofthecitiesdescribedinsubparagraphb.ofparagraph(d)of |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43subdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthelastprevious |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44decennialcensusoftheUnitedStatesasprovidedinsection1.100. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (3)Themembersshallserveatermofthreeyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorsare |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46appointedandqualifiedinthesamemannerastheirpredecessors;exceptthat,theoriginal |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47membersshallservetermsrangingfromonetothreeyearstobedeterminedbytheboardat |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48itsfirstmeeting.Immediatelyupontheirappointment,theboardshallorganizeasprovidedin |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49section182.060;andthereuponthecityboardshallceasetoexistandshallturnoverall |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50property,booksandrecordstothecity-countyboard. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 4.Allunexpendedfundsofthepreexistingseparatecityandcountylibrarydistricts |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52shallbedepositedbythecustodiansthereofwiththecitytreasurerimmediatelyuponthe |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53issuanceofthecountygoverningbody'sapprovalofthepetition. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB1405 2 54 5.Foralltaxpurposes,includingleviesandadjustmentsthereof,thecitylibrary |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55districtshallbecomeapartofthecountylibrarydistrictatthebeginningofthenextfiscal |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56yearafterthemergerandthepropertywithinthecitylibrarydistrictshallbetreatedaswithin |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57thecountylibrarydistrictforallsuchpurposes;except,untilthecitylibrarydistrictshall |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58becomeapartofthecountylibrarydistrictthelevyandcollectionoftaxesshallbemadeas |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59thoughnomergerhadtakenplace,sothatthelevyandcollectionoftaxesshallbewithout |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60interruption,andduringthatperiodnochangeinthelevyshalltakeplace.Thefunds |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61collectedshallbeturnedovertothecitytreasurerimmediatelyuponcollection. |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62 6.Alloftherealandpersonalpropertyandalloftheobligationsofthepreexisting |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63separatecityandcountylibrarydistrictsshall,withoutfurtheraction,becometheproperty |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64andobligationsofthemergedcity-countylibrarydistrict,whichshallhaveanofficialname |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65composedofthenameofthecity,followedbythenameofthecountyandfollowedbythe |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66words"CountyLibraryDistrict". |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67 7.Themergeddistrict,andthelibrarian,officialsandboardthereof,shallhaveallof |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68therights,powers,responsibilities,andprivilegesgrantedcountylibrarydistrictsbythelaws |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69ofthestateofMissouriandshallbegovernedbysuchlaws,asthoughthemergeddistricts |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70wereacountylibrarydistrict,except: |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 (1)Wheresuchlawsareinconsistentwiththissection; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72 (2)Thetreasureroftheboardoftrusteesofthelibrarydistrictshallreceiveandbethe |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73custodianofallmoneys,belongingtothedistrictfromwhateversourcederived.Suchfunds |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74shallbeauditedannually.Atleastonceineverymonththeproperfinanceofficershallpay |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75overtothetreasurerofthelibrarydistrictallmoneysreceivedandcollectedforthefund, |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76includinginterestonsuchmoneys,andtakeduplicatereceiptsfromthetreasurer,oneof |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77whichheshallfilewiththesecretaryofthelibrarydistrictandtheotherofwhichheshallfile |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78inhissettlementwiththepropergoverningbody; |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79 (3)Thelibraryboardshallprepareabudgetforeachfiscalyearandallexpenditures |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80shallconformtosuchbudget.Thebudgetshallbepreparedandapprovedbythelibrary |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81boardandmadeavailabletothemembersofthegoverningbodyofthecityandthemembers |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82ofthecountygoverningbodysixtydaysbeforethebeginningofeachfiscalyear,exceptthe |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83firstbudgetofthemergeddistrictshallbepreparedforthwithandsodeliveredafterthe |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84merger. |
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| 97 | 97 | | âś” |
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| 98 | 98 | | HB1405 3 |
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