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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
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32 HOUSEBILLNO.352
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
54 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMCGAUGH.
6-0169H.01P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+0169H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsections50.800and50.810,RSMo,andsection50.815asenactedbyhousebillno.
98 1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section50.815as
109 enactedbyhousebillno.669,seventy-seventhgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,
1110 section50.820asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,
1211 secondregularsession,section50.820asenactedbyhousebillno.669,seventy-
1312 seventhgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section105.145asenactedbyhouse
1413 billno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection
1514 105.145asenactedbysenatebillno.112,ninety-ninthgeneralassembly,firstregular
1615 session,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenewsectionsrelatingtofinancialstatements
1716 ofcertainlocalgovernments,withpenaltyprovisions.
1817 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1918 SectionA.Sections50.800and50.810,RSMo,andsection50.815asenactedby
2019 2housebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section
2120 350.815asenactedbyhousebillno.669,seventy-seventhgeneralassembly,firstregular
2221 4session,section50.820asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,
2322 5secondregularsession,section50.820asenactedbyhousebillno.669,seventy-seventh
2423 6generalassembly,firstregularsession,section105.145asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,one
2524 7hundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection105.145asenactedby
2625 8senatebillno.112,ninety-ninthgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,arerepealedandthree
2726 9newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections50.815,50.820,and105.145,to
2827 10readasfollows:
2928 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3029 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. [50.815.1.OnorbeforeJunethirtiethofeachyear,thecounty
3130 2 commissionofeachcountyofthefirst,second,third,orfourthclassification
3231 3 shall,withtheassistanceofthecountyclerkorotherofficerresponsibleforthe
3332 4 preparationofthefinancialstatement,prepareandpublishinsomenewspaper
3433 5 ofgeneralcirculationpublishedinthecounty,asprovidedundersection
3534 6 493.050,afinancialstatementofthecountyfortheyearendingthepreceding
3635 7 Decemberthirty-first.
3736 8 2.Thefinancialstatementshallshowatleastthefollowing:
3837 9 (1)Asummaryofthereceiptsofeachfundofthecountyfortheyear;
3938 10 (2)Asummaryofthedisbursementsandtransfersofeachfundofthe
4039 11 countyfortheyear;
4140 12 (3)Astatementofthecashbalanceatthebeginningandattheendof
4241 13 theyearforeachfundofthecounty;
4342 14 (4)Asummaryofdelinquenttaxesandotherduebillsforeachfundof
4443 15 thecounty;
4544 16 (5)Asummaryofwarrantsofeachfundofthecountyoutstandingat
4645 17 theendoftheyear;
4746 18 (6)Astatementofbondedindebtedness,ifany,atthebeginningandat
4847 19 theendoftheyearforeachfundofthecounty;
4948 20 (7)Astatementofthetaxleviesofeachfundofthecountyforthe
5049 21 year;and
5150 22 (8)Thename,office,andcurrentgrossannualsalaryofeachelected
5251 23 orappointedcountyofficial.
5352 24 3.Thefinancialstatementneednotshowspecificdisbursements,
5453 25 warrantsissued,orthenamesofspecificpayeesexcepttocomplywith
5554 26 subdivision(8)ofsubsection2ofthissection,buteveryindividualwarrant,
5655 27 voucher,receipt,courtorderandallotheritems,records,documentsandother
5756 28 informationwhicharenotspecificallyrequiredtoberetainedbytheofficer
5857 29 havinginitialchargethereofshallbefiledonorbeforethedateofpublication
5958 30 ofthefinancialstatementprescribedbysubsection1ofthissectioninthe
6059 31 officeofthecountyclerk.Thecountyclerkorotherofficerresponsibleforthe
6160 32 preparationofthefinancialstatementshallpreservethesame,shallprovidean
6261 33 electroniccopyofthedatausedtocreatethefinancialstatementwithout
6362 34 chargetoanynewspaperrequestingacopyofsuchdata,andshallcausethe
6463 35 sametobeavailableforinspectionduringnormalbusinesshoursonthe
6564 36 requestofanyperson,foraperiodoffiveyearsfollowingthedateoffilingin
6665 37 hisorheroffice,afterwhichfive-yearperiodtheserecordsmaybedisposedof
6766 38 accordingtolawunlesstheyarethesubjectofalegalsuitpendingatthe
6867 39 expirationofthatperiod.
6968 40 4.Attheendofthefinancialstatement,eachcommissionerofthe
7069 41 countycommissionandthecountyclerkshallsignandappendthefollowing
7170 42 certificate:
7271 43 We,_________,_________,and_________,dulyelected
7372 44 commissionersofthecountycommissionof_________County,
7473 45 Missouri,andI,__________________,countyclerkofthatcounty,
7574 46 certifythattheaboveandforegoingisacompleteandcorrectstatement
7675 47 ofeveryitemofinformationrequiredinsection50.815fortheyear
7776 48 endingDecember31,20_________,andwehavecheckedevery
7877 HB352 2 49 receiptfromeverysourceandeverydisbursementofeverykindandto
7978 50 whomandforwhateachdisbursementwasmade,andeachreceiptand
8079 51 disbursementisaccuratelyincludedintheaboveandforegoingtotals.
8180 52 (Ifforanyreasoncompleteandaccurateinformationisnotgiventhe
8281 53 followingshallbeaddedtothecertificate.)Exceptions:theabove
8382 54 reportisincompletebecauseproperinformationwasnotavailablein
8483 55 thefollowingrecords_________whichareinthekeepingofthe
8584 56 followingofficerorofficers_________.
8685 57 Date_________
8786 58 __________________
8887 59 __________________
8988 60 __________________
9089 61 Commissioners,CountyCommission
9190 62 _________________
9291 63 _
9392 64 CountyClerk
9493 65 5.Anypersonfalselycertifyingtoanyfactcoveredbythecertificateis
9594 66 liableonhisorherbondandisguiltyofamisdemeanorand,onconviction
9695 67 thereof,shallbepunishedbyafineofnotlessthantwohundreddollarsor
9796 68 morethanonethousanddollars,orbyconfinementinthecountyjailfora
9897 69 periodofnotlessthanthirtydaysnormorethansixmonths,orbybothsuch
9998 70 fineandconfinement.Anypersonchargedwithpreparingthefinancialreport
10099 71 whowillfullyorknowinglymakesafalsereportofanyrecordis,inadditionto
101100 72 thepenaltiesotherwiseprovidedforinthissection,guiltyofafelony,and
102101 73 uponconvictionthereofshallbesentencedtoimprisonmentbythedepartment
103102 74 ofcorrectionsforatermofnotlessthantwoyearsnormorethanfiveyears.]
104103 50.815.1.Onorbefore[thefirstMondayinMarch] Junethirtiethofeachyear,the
105104 2countycommissionofeachcountyofthefirst[classnothavingacharterformof
106105 3government], second,third,orfourthclassificationshall,withtheassistanceofthecounty
107106 4clerkorotherofficerresponsibleforthepreparationofthefinancialstatement, prepare
108107 5andpublishinsomenewspaperofgeneralcirculationpublishedinthecounty, asprovided
109108 6undersection493.050,afinancialstatementofthecountyfortheyearendingthepreceding
110109 7Decemberthirty-first.
111110 8 2.Thefinancialstatementshallshowatleastthefollowing:
112111 9 (1)Asummaryofthereceiptsofeachfundofthecountyfortheyear;
113112 10 (2)Asummaryofthedisbursementsandtransfersofeachfundofthecountyforthe
114113 11year;
115114 12 (3)Astatementofthecashbalanceatthebeginningandattheendoftheyearfor
116115 13eachfundofthecounty;
117116 14 (4)Asummaryofdelinquenttaxesandotherduebillsforeachfundofthecounty;
118117 HB352 3 15 (5)Asummaryofwarrantsofeachfundofthecountyoutstandingattheendofthe
119118 16year;
120119 17 (6)Astatementofbondedindebtedness,ifany,atthebeginningandattheendofthe
121120 18yearforeachfundofthecounty;[and]
122121 19 (7)Astatementofthetaxleviesofeachfundofthecountyfortheyear;and
123122 20 (8)Thename,office,andcurrentgrossannualsalaryofeachelectedor
124123 21appointedcountyofficial.
125124 22 3.Thefinancialstatementneednotshowspecificdisbursements,warrantsissued,or
126125 23thenamesofspecificpayeesexcepttocomplywithsubdivision(8)ofsubsection2ofthis
127126 24section, buteveryindividualwarrant,voucher,receipt,courtorderandallotheritems,
128127 25records,documentsandotherinformationwhicharenotspecificallyrequiredtoberetained
129128 26bytheofficerhavinginitialchargethereof[andwhichwouldberequiredtobeincludedinor
130129 27toconstructafinancialstatementintheformprescribedforothercountiesbysection50.800]
131130 28shallbefiledonorbeforethedateofpublicationofthefinancialstatementprescribedby
132131 29subsection1ofthissectionintheofficeofthecountyclerk[, and].Thecountyclerkorother
133132 30officerresponsibleforthepreparationofthefinancialstatementshallpreservethesame,
134133 31shallprovideanelectroniccopyofthedatausedtocreatethefinancialstatement
135134 32withoutchargetoanynewspaperrequestingacopyofsuchdata,andshallcausethesame
136135 33tobeavailableforinspectionduringnormalbusinesshoursontherequestofanyperson,fora
137136 34periodoffiveyearsfollowingthedateoffilinginhisorheroffice,afterwhichfive-year
138137 35periodtheserecordsmaybedisposedofaccordingtolawunlesstheyarethesubjectofalegal
139138 36suitpendingattheexpirationofthatperiod.
140139 37 4.Attheendofthefinancialstatement,eachcommissionerofthecountycommission
141140 38andthecountyclerkshallsignandappendthefollowingcertificate:
142141 39 We,______,______,and______,dulyelectedcommissionersofthe
143142 40 countycommissionof______County,Missouri,andI,____________,
144143 41 countyclerkofthatcounty,certifythattheaboveandforegoingisa
145144 42 completeandcorrectstatementofeveryitemofinformationrequired
146145 43 insection50.815fortheyearendingDecember31,[19]20______,and
147146 44 wehavecheckedeveryreceiptfromeverysourceandevery
148147 45 disbursementofeverykindandtowhomandforwhateach
149148 46 disbursementwasmade,andeachreceiptanddisbursementis
150149 47 accuratelyincludedintheaboveandforegoingtotals.(Ifforanyreason
151150 48 completeandaccurateinformationisnotgiventhefollowingshallbe
152151 49 addedtothecertificate.)Exceptions:theabovereportisincomplete
153152 50 becauseproperinformationwasnotavailableinthefollowingrecords
154153 HB352 4 51 ______whichareinthekeepingofthefollowingofficerorofficers__
155154 52 ____.
156155 53 Date______
157156 54 _______________
158157 55 _______________
159158 56 _______________
160159 57 Commissioners,CountyCommission
161160 58 _______________
162161 59 CountyClerk
163162 60 5.Anypersonfalselycertifyingtoanyfactcoveredbythecertificateisliableonhis
164163 61orherbondandisguiltyofamisdemeanorand,onconvictionthereof,shallbepunishedbya
165164 62fineofnotlessthantwohundreddollarsormorethanonethousanddollars,orby
166165 63confinementinthecountyjailforaperiodofnotlessthanthirtydaysnormorethansix
167166 64months,orbybothsuchfineandconfinement.Anypersonchargedwithpreparingthe
168167 65financialreportwhowillfullyorknowinglymakesafalsereportofanyrecordis,inaddition
169168 66tothepenaltiesotherwiseprovidedforinthissection,guiltyofafelony,anduponconviction
170169 67thereofshallbesentencedtoimprisonmentbythedivisionofcorrectionsforatermofnotless
171170 68thantwoyearsnormorethanfiveyears.
172171 69 [6.Theprovisionsofsections50.800and50.810donotapplytocountiesofthefirst
173172 70classnothavingacharterformofgovernment,exceptasprovidedinsubsection3ofthis
174173 71section.]
175174 [50.820.1.Thestatementrequiredbysection50.815shallbesetin
176175 2 thestandardcolumnwidthmeasurewhichwilltaketheleastspaceandthe
177176 3 publishershallfiletwoproofsofpublicationwiththecountycommissionand
178177 4 thecommissionshallforwardoneprooftothestateauditorandshallfilethe
179178 5 otherintheofficeofthecommission.Asrequiredundersection493.025,a
180179 6 newspaperpublishingthestatementshallchargeandreceivenomorethanits
181180 7 regularlocalclassifiedadvertisingrate,whichshallbetherateonthe
182181 8 newspaper'srateschedulethatwasofferedtothepublicthirtydaysbeforethe
183182 9 publicationofthestatement.Thecountycommissionshallpaythepublisher
184183 10 uponthefilingofproofofpublicationwiththecommission.After
185184 11 verification,thestateauditorshallnotifythecommissionthatproofof
186185 12 publicationhasbeenreceivedandthatitcomplieswiththerequirementsof
187186 13 thissection.
188187 14 2.Thestatementshallbespreadontherecordofthecommissionand
189188 15 forthispurposethepublishershallberequiredtofurnishthecommissionwith
190189 16 atleasttwocopiesofthestatementwhichmaybeplacedintherecord.
191190 17 3.Thestateauditorshallnotifythecountytreasurerimmediatelyof
192191 18 thereceiptoftheproofofpublicationofthestatement.Afterthefirstdayof
193192 19 Julyofeachyearthecountytreasurershallnotpayorenterforprotestany
194193 HB352 5 20 warrantforthepayofanyofthecountycommissionuntilnoticeisreceived
195194 21 fromthestateauditorthattherequiredproofofpublicationhasbeenfiled.
196195 22 4.Thestateauditorshallpreparesampleformsforfinancialstatements
197196 23 requiredbysection50.815andshallprovidethesametothecountyclerkof
198197 24 eachcountyofthefirst,second,third,orfourthclassificationinthisstate,but
199198 25 failureoftheauditortosupplysuchformsshallnotinanywayexcuseany
200199 26 personfromtheperformanceofanydutyimposedbythissectionorbysection
201200 27 50.815.Ifanycountyofficerfails,neglects,orrefusestocomplywiththe
202201 28 provisionsofthissectionorsection50.815,thecountyofficershall,in
203202 29 additiontootherpenaltiesprovidedbylaw,beliableonhisorherofficialbond
204203 30 forderelictionofduty.]
205204 50.820.1.Thestatementrequiredbysection50.815shallbesetinthestandard
206205 2columnwidthmeasurewhichwilltaketheleastspaceandthepublishershallfiletwoproofs
207206 3ofpublicationwiththecountycommissionandthecommissionshallforwardoneprooftothe
208207 4stateauditorandshallfiletheotherintheofficeofthecommission.Asrequiredunder
209208 5section493.025,anewspaperpublishingthestatementshallchargeandreceivenomore
210209 6thanitsregularlocalclassifiedadvertisingrate,whichshallbetherateonthe
211210 7newspaper'srateschedulethatwasofferedtothepublicthirtydaysbeforethe
212211 8publicationofthestatement.Thecountycommissionshall[not]paythepublisher[until]
213212 9uponthefilingofproofofpublication[isfiled] withthecommission[and]. After
214213 10verification,thestateauditor[notifies] shallnotifythecommissionthatproofofpublication
215214 11hasbeenreceivedandthatitcomplieswiththerequirementsofthissection.
216215 12 2.Thestatementshallbespreadontherecordofthecommissionandforthispurpose
217216 13thepublishershallberequiredtofurnishthecommissionwithatleasttwocopiesofthe
218217 14statementwhichmaybe[pastedon]placedintherecord.
219218 15 3.Thestateauditorshallnotifythecountytreasurerimmediatelyofthereceiptofthe
220219 16proofofpublicationofthestatement.Afterthefirstdayof[April] Julyofeachyearthe
221220 17countytreasurershallnotpayorenterforprotestanywarrantforthepayofanyofthecounty
222221 18commissionuntilnoticeisreceivedfromthestateauditorthattherequiredproofof
223222 19publicationhasbeenfiled.[Anycountytreasurerpayingorenteringforprotestanywarrant
224223 20foranycommissionerofthecountycommissionpriortothereceiptofsuchnoticefromthe
225224 21stateauditorshallbeliablethereforonhisofficialbond.]
226225 22 4.Thestateauditorshallpreparesampleformsforfinancialstatementsrequiredby
227226 23section50.815andshall[mail] providethesametothecountyclerkofeachcountyofthe
228227 24first[classnothavingacharterformofgovernment], second,third,orfourthclassification
229228 25inthisstate,butfailureoftheauditortosupplysuchformsshallnotinanywayexcuseany
230229 26personfromtheperformanceofanydutyimposedbythissectionorbysection50.815.Ifany
231230 27countyofficerfails,neglects,orrefusestocomplywiththeprovisionsofthissectionor
232231 HB352 6 28section50.815[he],thecountyofficershall,inadditiontootherpenaltiesprovidedbylaw,
233232 29beliableonhisorherofficialbondforderelictionofduty.
234233 [105.145.1.Thefollowingdefinitionsshallbeappliedtotheterms
235234 2 usedinthissection:
236235 3 (1)"Governingbody",theboard,body,orpersonsinwhichthepowers
237236 4 ofapoliticalsubdivisionasabodycorporate,orotherwise,arevested;
238237 5 (2)"Politicalsubdivision",anyagencyorunitofthisstate,except
239238 6 countiesandschooldistricts,whichnowis,orhereaftershallbe,authorizedto
240239 7 levytaxesorempoweredtocausetaxestobelevied.
241240 8 2.Thegoverningbodyofeachpoliticalsubdivisioninthestateshall
242241 9 causetobepreparedanannualreportofthefinancialtransactionsofthe
243242 10 politicalsubdivisioninsuchsummaryformasthestateauditorshallprescribe
244243 11 byrule,exceptthattheannualreportofpoliticalsubdivisionswhosecash
245244 12 receiptsforthereportingperiodaretenthousanddollarsorlessshallonlybe
246245 13 requiredtocontainthecashbalanceatthebeginningofthereportingperiod,a
247246 14 summaryofcashreceipts,asummaryofcashdisbursementsandthecash
248247 15 balanceattheendofthereportingperiod.
249248 16 3.Withinsuchtimefollowingtheendofthefiscalyearasthestate
250249 17 auditorshallprescribebyrule,thegoverningbodyofeachpolitical
251250 18 subdivisionshallcauseacopyoftheannualfinancialreporttoberemitted
252251 19 tothestateauditor.
253252 20 4.Thestateauditorshallimmediatelyonreceiptofeachfinancial
254253 21 reportacknowledgethereceiptofthereport.
255254 22 5.Inanyfiscalyearnomemberofthegoverningbodyofanypolitical
256255 23 subdivisionofthestateshallreceiveanycompensationorpaymentof
257256 24 expensesaftertheendofthetimewithinwhichthefinancialstatementofthe
258257 25 politicalsubdivisionisrequiredtobefiledwiththestateauditoranduntilsuch
259258 26 timeasthenoticefromthestateauditorofthefilingoftheannualfinancial
260259 27 reportforthefiscalyearhasbeenreceived.
261260 28 6.Thestateauditorshallpreparesampleformsforfinancialreports
262261 29 andshallmailthesametothepoliticalsubdivisionsofthestate.Failureofthe
263262 30 auditortosupplysuchformsshallnotinanywayexcuseanypersonfromthe
264263 31 performanceofanydutyimposedbythissection.
265264 32 7.Allreportsorfinancialstatementshereinabovementionedshallbe
266265 33 consideredtobepublicrecords.
267266 34 8.Theprovisionsofthissectionapplytotheboardofdirectorsof
268267 35 everytransportationdevelopmentdistrictorganizedundersections238.200to
269268 36 238.275.
270269 37 9.Anypoliticalsubdivisionthatfailstotimelysubmitacopyofthe
271270 38 annualfinancialstatementtothestateauditorshallbesubjecttoafineoffive
272271 39 hundreddollarsperday.
273272 40 10.Thestateauditorshallreportanyviolationofsubsection9ofthis
274273 41 sectiontothedepartmentofrevenue.Uponnotificationfromthestate
275274 42 auditor'sofficethatapoliticalsubdivisionfailedtotimelysubmitacopyofthe
276275 43 annualfinancialstatement,thedepartmentofrevenueshallnotifysuch
277276 44 politicalsubdivisionbycertifiedmailthatthestatementhasnotbeenreceived.
278277 45 Suchnoticeshallclearlysetforththefollowing:
279278 HB352 7 46 (1)Thenameofthepoliticalsubdivision;
280279 47 (2)Thatthepoliticalsubdivisionshallbesubjecttoafineoffive
281280 48 hundreddollarsperdayifthepoliticalsubdivisiondoesnotsubmitacopyof
282281 49 theannualfinancialstatementtothestateauditor'sofficewithinthirtydays
283282 50 fromthepostmarkeddatestampedonthecertifiedmailenvelope;
284283 51 (3)Thatthefinewillbeenforcedandcollectedasprovidedunder
285284 52 subsection11ofthissection;and
286285 53 (4)Thatthefinewillbeginaccruingonthethirty-firstdayfromthe
287286 54 postmarkeddatestampedonthecertifiedmailenvelopeandwillcontinueto
288287 55 accrueuntilthestateauditor'sofficereceivesacopyofthefinancialstatement.
289288 56
290289 57 Intheeventacopyoftheannualfinancialstatementisreceivedwithinsuch
291290 58 thirty-dayperiod,nofineshallaccrueorbeimposed.Thestateauditorshall
292291 59 reportreceiptofthefinancialstatementtothedepartmentofrevenuewithin
293292 60 tenbusinessdays.Failureofthepoliticalsubdivisiontosubmittherequired
294293 61 annualfinancialstatementwithinsuchthirty-dayperiodshallcausethefineto
295294 62 becollectedasprovidedundersubsection11ofthissection.
296295 63 11.Thedepartmentofrevenuemaycollectthefineauthorizedunder
297296 64 theprovisionsofsubsection9ofthissectionbyoffsettinganysalesorusetax
298297 65 distributionsduetothepoliticalsubdivision.Thedirectorofrevenueshall
299298 66 retaintwopercentforthecostofsuchcollection.Theremainingrevenues
300299 67 collectedfromsuchviolationsshallbedistributedannuallytotheschoolsof
301300 68 thecountyinthesamemannerthatproceedsforallpenalties,forfeitures,and
302301 69 finescollectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestatearedistributed.
303302 70 12.Anypoliticalsubdivisionthathasgrossrevenuesoflessthanfive
304303 71 thousanddollarsorthathasnotleviedorcollectedtaxesinthefiscalyearfor
305304 72 whichtheannualfinancialstatementwasnottimelyfiledshallnotbesubject
306305 73 tothefineauthorizedinthissection.
307306 74 13.Ifafailuretotimelysubmittheannualfinancialstatementisthe
308307 75 resultoffraudorotherillegalconductbyanemployeeorofficerofthe
309308 76 politicalsubdivision,thepoliticalsubdivisionshallnotbesubjecttoafine
310309 77 authorizedunderthissectionifthestatementisfiledwithinthirtydaysofthe
311310 78 discoveryofthefraudorillegalconduct.Ifafineisassessedandpaidpriorto
312311 79 thefilingofthestatement,thedepartmentofrevenueshallrefundthefine
313312 80 uponnotificationfromthepoliticalsubdivision.
314313 81 14.Ifapoliticalsubdivisionhasanoutstandingbalanceforfinesor
315314 82 penaltiesatthetimeitfilesitsfirstannualfinancialstatementafterJanuary1,
316315 83 2023,thedirectorofrevenueshallmakeaone-timedownwardadjustmentto
317316 84 suchoutstandingbalanceinanamountthatreducestheoutstandingbalanceby
318317 85 nolessthanninetypercent.
319318 86 15.Thedirectorofrevenueshallhavetheauthoritytomakeaone-time
320319 87 downwardadjustmenttoanyoutstandingpenaltyimposedunderthissection
321320 88 onapoliticalsubdivisionifthedirectordeterminesthefineisuncollectable.
322321 89 Thedirectorofrevenuemayprescriberulesandregulationsnecessarytocarry
323322 90 outtheprovisionsofthissubsection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthatterm
324323 91 isdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedin
325324 92 thissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoall
326325 93 oftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This
327326 HB352 8 94 sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwith
328327 95 thegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffective
329328 96 date,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,
330329 97 thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafter
331330 98 August28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.]
332331 105.145.1.Thefollowingdefinitionsshallbeappliedtothetermsusedinthis
333332 2section:
334333 3 (1)"Governingbody",theboard,body,orpersonsinwhichthepowersofapolitical
335334 4subdivisionasabodycorporate,orotherwise,arevested;
336335 5 (2)"Politicalsubdivision",anyagencyorunitofthisstate,exceptcountiesandschool
337336 6districts,whichnowis,orhereaftershallbe,authorizedtolevytaxesorempoweredtocause
338337 7taxestobelevied.
339338 8 2.Thegoverningbodyofeachpoliticalsubdivisioninthestateshallcausetobe
340339 9preparedanannualreportofthefinancialtransactionsofthepoliticalsubdivisioninsuch
341340 10summaryformasthestateauditorshallprescribebyrule,exceptthattheannualreportof
342341 11politicalsubdivisionswhosecashreceiptsforthereportingperiodaretenthousanddollarsor
343342 12lessshallonlyberequiredtocontainthecashbalanceatthebeginningofthereportingperiod,
344343 13asummaryofcashreceipts,asummaryofcashdisbursementsandthecashbalanceattheend
345344 14ofthereportingperiod.
346345 15 3.Withinsuchtimefollowingtheendofthefiscalyearasthestateauditorshall
347346 16prescribebyrule,thegoverningbodyofeachpoliticalsubdivisionshallcauseacopyofthe
348347 17annualfinancialreporttoberemittedtothestateauditor.
349348 18 4.Thestateauditorshallimmediatelyonreceiptofeachfinancialreportacknowledge
350349 19thereceiptofthereport.
351350 20 5.Inanyfiscalyearnomemberofthegoverningbodyofanypoliticalsubdivisionof
352351 21thestateshallreceiveanycompensationorpaymentofexpensesaftertheendofthetime
353352 22withinwhichthefinancialstatementofthepoliticalsubdivisionisrequiredtobefiledwith
354353 23thestateauditoranduntilsuchtimeasthenoticefromthestateauditorofthefilingofthe
355354 24annualfinancialreportforthefiscalyearhasbeenreceived.
356355 25 6.Thestateauditorshallpreparesampleformsforfinancialreportsandshallmailthe
357356 26sametothepoliticalsubdivisionsofthestate.Failureoftheauditortosupplysuchforms
358357 27shallnotinanywayexcuseanypersonfromtheperformanceofanydutyimposedbythis
359358 28section.
360359 29 7.Allreportsorfinancialstatementshereinabovementionedshallbeconsideredtobe
361360 30publicrecords.
362361 31 8.Theprovisionsofthissectionapplytotheboardofdirectorsofevery
363362 32transportationdevelopmentdistrictorganizedundersections238.200to238.275.
364363 HB352 9 33 9.Anypoliticalsubdivisionthatfailstotimelysubmitacopyoftheannualfinancial
365364 34statementtothestateauditorshallbesubjecttoafineoffivehundreddollarsperday.
366365 35 10.Thestateauditorshallreportanyviolationofsubsection9ofthissectiontothe
367366 36departmentofrevenue.Uponnotificationfromthestateauditor'sofficethatapolitical
368367 37subdivisionfailedtotimelysubmitacopyoftheannualfinancialstatement,thedepartmentof
369368 38revenueshallnotifysuchpoliticalsubdivisionbycertifiedmailthatthestatementhasnot
370369 39beenreceived.Suchnoticeshallclearlysetforththefollowing:
371370 40 (1)Thenameofthepoliticalsubdivision;
372371 41 (2)Thatthepoliticalsubdivisionshallbesubjecttoafineoffivehundreddollarsper
373372 42dayifthepoliticalsubdivisiondoesnotsubmitacopyoftheannualfinancialstatementtothe
374373 43stateauditor'sofficewithinthirtydaysfromthepostmarkeddatestampedonthecertified
375374 44mailenvelope;
376375 45 (3)Thatthefinewillbeenforcedandcollectedasprovidedundersubsection11of
377376 46thissection;and
378377 47 (4)Thatthefinewillbeginaccruingonthethirty-firstdayfromthepostmarkeddate
379378 48stampedonthecertifiedmailenvelopeandwillcontinuetoaccrueuntilthestateauditor's
380379 49officereceivesacopyofthefinancialstatement.
381380 50
382381 51Intheeventacopyoftheannualfinancialstatementisreceivedwithinsuchthirty-dayperiod,
383382 52nofineshallaccrueorbeimposed.Thestateauditorshallreportreceiptofthefinancial
384383 53statementtothedepartmentofrevenuewithintenbusinessdays.Failureofthepolitical
385384 54subdivisiontosubmittherequiredannualfinancialstatementwithinsuchthirty-dayperiod
386385 55shallcausethefinetobecollectedasprovidedundersubsection11ofthissection.
387386 56 11.Thedepartmentofrevenuemaycollectthefineauthorizedundertheprovisionsof
388387 57subsection9ofthissectionbyoffsettinganysalesorusetaxdistributionsduetothepolitical
389388 58subdivision.Thedirectorofrevenueshallretaintwopercentforthecostofsuchcollection.
390389 59Theremainingrevenuescollectedfromsuchviolationsshallbedistributedannuallytothe
391390 60schoolsofthecountyinthesamemannerthatproceedsforallpenalties,forfeitures,andfines
392391 61collectedforanybreachofthepenallawsofthestatearedistributed.
393392 62 12.Any[transportationdevelopmentdistrictorganizedundersections238.200to
394393 63238.275having] politicalsubdivisionthathasgrossrevenuesoflessthanfivethousand
395394 64dollarsorthathasnotleviedorcollectedsalesorusetaxesinthefiscalyearforwhichthe
396395 65annualfinancialstatementwasnottimelyfiledshallnotbesubjecttothefineauthorizedin
397396 66thissection.
398397 67 13.Ifafailuretotimelysubmittheannualfinancialstatementistheresultof
399398 68fraudorotherillegalconductbyanemployeeorofficerofthepoliticalsubdivision,the
400399 69politicalsubdivisionshallnotbesubjecttoafineauthorizedunderthissectionifthe
401400 HB352 10 70statementisfiledwithinthirtydaysofthediscoveryofthefraudorillegalconduct.Ifa
402401 71fineisassessedandpaidpriortothefilingofthestatement,thedepartmentofrevenue
403402 72shallrefundthefineuponnotificationfromthepoliticalsubdivision.
404403 73 14.Ifapoliticalsubdivisionhasanoutstandingbalanceforfinesorpenaltiesat
405404 74thetimeitfilesitsfirstannualfinancialstatementafterAugust28,2025,thedirectorof
406405 75revenueshallmakeaone-timedownwardadjustmenttosuchoutstandingbalanceinan
407406 76amountthatreducestheoutstandingbalancebynolessthanninetypercent.
408407 77 15.Thedirectorofrevenueshallhavetheauthoritytomakeaone-time
409408 78downwardadjustmenttoanyoutstandingpenaltyimposedunderthissectionona
410409 79politicalsubdivisionifthedirectordeterminesthefineisuncollectable.Thedirectorof
411410 80revenuemayprescriberulesandregulationsnecessarytocarryouttheprovisionsofthis
412411 81subsection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,that
413412 82iscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifit
414413 83complieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
415414 84section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers
416415 85vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe
417416 86effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,
418417 87thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust
419418 8828,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
420419 [50.800.1.OnorbeforethefirstMondayinMarchofeachyear,the
421420 2 countycommissionofeachcountyofthesecond,third,orfourthclassshall
422421 3 prepareandpublishinsomenewspaperasprovidedforinsection493.050,if
423422 4 thereisone,andifnotbynoticespostedinatleasttenplacesinthecounty,a
424423 5 detailedfinancialstatementofthecountyfortheyearendingDecemberthirty-
425424 6 first,preceding.
426425 7 2.Thestatementshallshowthebondeddebtofthecounty,ifany,kind
427426 8 ofbonds,dateofmaturity,interestrate,rateoftaxationleviedforinterestand
428427 9 sinkingfundandauthorityforthelevy,thetotalamountofinterestandsinking
429428 10 fundthathasbeencollectedandinterestandsinkingfundonhandincash.
430429 11 3.Thestatementshallalsoshowseparatelythetotalamountofthe
431430 12 countyandtownshipschoolfundsonhandandloanedout,theamountof
432431 13 penalties,fines,levies,utilities,forfeitures,andanyothertaxescollectedand
433432 14 disbursedorexpendedduringtheyearandturnedintothepermanentschool
434433 15 fund,thenameofeachpersonwhohasaloanfromthepermanentschoolfund,
435434 16 whethercountyortownship,theamountoftheloan,dateloanwasmadeand
436435 17 dateofmaturity,descriptionofthesecurityfortheloan,amount,ifany,of
437436 18 delinquentinterestoneachloan.
438437 19 4.Thestatementshallshowthetotalvaluationofthecountyfor
439438 20 purposesoftaxation,thehighestrateoftaxationtheconstitutionpermitsthe
440439 21 countycommissiontolevyforpurposesofcountyrevenue,therateleviedby
441440 22 thecountycommissionfortheyearcoveredbythestatement,divisionofthe
442441 HB352 11 23 rateleviedamongtheseveralfundsandtotalamountofdelinquenttaxesforall
443442 24 yearsasofDecemberthirty-first.
444443 25 5.Thestatementshallshowreceiptsorrevenuesintoeachandevery
445444 26 fundseparately.Eachfundshallshowthebeginningbalanceofeachfund;
446445 27 eachsourceofrevenue;thetotalamountreceivedfromeachsourceof
447446 28 revenue;thetotalamountavailableineachfund;thetotalamountof
448447 29 disbursementsorexpendituresfromeachfundandtheendingbalanceofeach
449448 30 fundasofDecemberthirty-first.Thetotalreceiptsorrevenuesfortheyear
450449 31 intoallfundsshallbeshownintherecapitulation.Incountieswiththe
451450 32 townshipformofgovernment,eachtownshipshallbeconsideredafund
452451 33 pursuanttothissubsection.
453452 34 6.Totaldisbursementsorexpendituresshallbeshownforwarrants
454453 35 issuedineachcategorycontainedintheformsdevelopedorapprovedbythe
455454 36 stateauditorpursuanttosection50.745.Totalamountofwarrants,personor
456455 37 vendortowhomissuedandpurposeforwhichissuedshallbeshownexceptas
457456 38 hereinprovided.Underaseparateheadingineachfundthestatementsshall
458457 39 showwhatwarrantsareoutstandingandunpaidforthelackoffundsonthat
459458 40 datewithappropriatebalanceoroverdraftineachfundasthecasemaybe.
460459 41 7.Warrantsissuedtopayfortheserviceofelectionjudgesandclerks
461460 42 ofelectionsshallbeinthefollowingform:
462461 43 Namesofjudgesandclerksofelectionsat$______perday(listingthe
463462 44 namesruninandnotlistingeachnamebylines,andattheendofthelistof
464463 45 namesgivingthetotaloftheamountofallthewarrantsissuedforsuch
465464 46 electionservices).
466465 47 8.Warrantsissuedtopayfortheserviceofjurorsshallbeinthe
467466 48 followingform:
468467 49 Namesofjurorsat$______perday(listingthenamesruninandnot
469468 50 listingeachnamebylines,andattheendofthelistofnamesgivingthetotalof
470469 51 theamountofallthewarrantsissuedforsuchelectionservice).
471470 52 9.WarrantstoInternalRevenueServiceforSocialSecurityand
472471 53 withholdingtaxesshallbebroughtintoonecall.
473472 54 10.WarrantstothedirectorofrevenueofMissouriforwithholding
474473 55 taxesshallbebroughtintoonecall.
475474 56 11.Warrantstothedivisionofemploymentsecurityshallbebrought
476475 57 intoonecall.
477476 58 12.WarrantstoMissourilocalgovernmentemployees'retirement
478477 59 systemorotherretirementfundsforeachofficeshallbebroughtintoonecall.
479478 60 13.Warrantsforutilitiessuchasgas,water,lightsandpowershallbe
480479 61 broughtintoonecallexceptthatthetotalshallbeshownforeachvendor.
481480 62 14.Warrantsissuedtoeachtelephonecompanyshallbebroughtinto
482481 63 onecallforeachofficeinthefollowingform:
483482 64 (NameofTelephoneCompanyfor______officeandtotalamountof
484483 65 warrantsissued).
485484 66 15.Warrantsissuedtothepostmasterforpostageshallbebroughtinto
486485 67 onecallforeachofficeinthefollowingform:
487486 68 (Postmasterfor______officeandtotalamountofwarrantsissued).
488487 69 16.Disbursementsorexpendituresbyroaddistrictsshallshowthe
489488 70 warrants,ifwarrantshavebeenissuedinthesamemannerasprovidedforin
490489 HB352 12 71 subsection5ofthissection.Ifmoneyhasbeendisbursedorexpendedby
491490 72 overseersthefinancialstatementshallshowthetotalpaidbytheoverseerto
492491 73 eachpersonfortheyear,andthepurposeofeachpayment.Receiptsor
493492 74 revenuesintothecountydistributiveschoolfundshallbelistedindetail,
494493 75 disbursementsorexpendituresshallbelistedandtheamountofeach
495494 76 disbursementorexpenditure.Ifanytaxeshavebeenleviedbyvirtueof
496495 77 Section12(a)ofArticleXoftheConstitutionofMissourithefinancial
497496 78 statementshallcontainthefollowing:
498497 79 Byvirtueandauthorityofthediscretionarypowerconferreduponthe
499498 80 countycommissionsoftheseveralcountiesofthisstatetolevyataxofnotto
500499 81 exceed35centsonthe$100assessedvaluationthecountycommissionof___
501500 82 ___Countydidfortheyearcoveredbythisreportlevyataxrateof______
502501 83 centsonthe$100assessedvaluationwhichsaidtaxamountedto$______and
503502 84 wasdisbursedorexpendedasfollows:
504503 85
505504 86 Thestatementshallshowhowthemoneywasdisbursedorexpendedandif
506505 87 anypartofthesumhasnotbeenaccountedforindetailundersomeprevious
507506 88 appropriateheadingtheportionnotpreviouslyaccountedforshallbeshownin
508507 89 detail.
509508 90 17.Attheendofthestatementthepersondesignatedbythecounty
510509 91 commissiontopreparethefinancialstatementhereinrequiredshallappendthe
511510 92 followingcertificate:
512511 93 I,______,thedulyauthorizedagentappointedbythecounty
513512 94 commissionof______County,stateofMissouri,topreparefor
514513 95 publicationthefinancialstatementasrequiredbysection50.800,
515514 96 RSMo,herebycertifythatIhavediligentlycheckedtherecordsofthe
516515 97 countyandthattheaboveandforegoingisacompleteandcorrect
517516 98 statementofeveryitemofinformationrequiredinsection50.800,
518517 99 RSMo,fortheyearendingDecember31,______,andespeciallyhave
519518 100 Icheckedeveryreceiptfromeverysourcewhatsoeverandevery
520519 101 disbursementorexpenditureofeverykindandtowhomandforwhat
521520 102 eachsuchdisbursementorexpenditurewasmadeandthateachreceipt
522521 103 orrevenueanddisbursementorexpenditureisaccuratelyshown.(If
523522 104 foranyreasoncompleteandaccurateinformationisnotgiventhe
524523 105 followingshallbeaddedtothecertificate.)Exceptions:Theabove
525524 106 reportisincompletebecauseproperinformationwasnotavailablein
526525 107 thefollowingrecords______whichareinthekeepingofthefollowing
527526 108 officerorofficers.Thepersondesignatedtopreparethefinancial
528527 109 statementshallgiveindetailanyincompletedatacalledforbythis
529528 110 section.
530529 111 Date______
531530 112 Officerdesignatedbycountycommissiontopreparefinancial
532531 113 statementrequiredbysection50.800,RSMo.
533532 114
534533 115 Orifnoonehasbeendesignatedsaidstatementhavingbeenpreparedbythe
535534 116 countyclerk,signatureshallbeinthefollowingform:
536535 HB352 13 117 Clerkofthecountycommissionandexofficioofficerdesignatedto
537536 118 preparefinancialstatementrequiredbysection50.800,RSMo.
538537 119 18.Anypersonfalselycertifyingtoanyfactcoveredbythecertificate
539538 120 isliableonhisbondanduponconvictionoffalselycertifyingtoanyfact
540539 121 coveredbythecertificateisguiltyofamisdemeanorandpunishablebyafine
541540 122 ofnotlessthantwohundreddollarsormorethanonethousanddollarsorby
542541 123 imprisonmentinthecountyjailfornotlessthanthirtydaysnormorethansix
543542 124 monthsorbybothfineandimprisonment.Anypersonchargedwiththe
544543 125 responsibilityofpreparingthefinancialreportwhowillfullyorknowingly
545544 126 makesafalsereportofanyrecord,is,inadditiontothepenaltyotherwise
546545 127 providedforinthislaw,deemedguiltyofafelonyanduponconvictionshall
547546 128 besentencedtothepenitentiaryfornotlessthantwoyearsnormorethanfive
548547 129 years.]
549548 [50.810.1.Thestatementshallbeprintedinnotlessthan8-point
550549 2 type,butnotmorethanthesmallestpointtypeover8-pointtypeavailableand
551550 3 inthestandardcolumnwidthmeasurethatwilltaketheleastspace.The
552551 4 publishershallfiletwoproofsofpublicationwiththecountycommissionand
553552 5 thecommissionshallforwardoneprooftothestateauditorandshallfilethe
554553 6 otherintheofficeofthecommission.Thecountycommissionshallnotpay
555554 7 thepublisheruntilproofofpublicationisfiledwiththecommissionandshall
556555 8 notpaythepersondesignatedtopreparethestatementforthepreparationof
557556 9 thecopyforthestatementuntilthestateauditornotifiesthecommissionthat
558557 10 proofofpublicationhasbeenreceivedandthatitcomplieswiththe
559558 11 requirementsofthissection.
560559 12 2.Thestatementshallbespreadontherecordofthecommissionand
561560 13 forthispurposethepublishershallberequiredtofurnishthecommissionwith
562561 14 atleasttwocopiesofthestatementthatmaybepastedontherecord.The
563562 15 publishershallitemizethecostofpublishingsaidstatementbycolumninchas
564563 16 properlychargeabletotheseveralfundsandshallsubmitsuchcostsfor
565564 17 paymenttothecountycommission.Thecountycommissionshallpayoutof
566565 18 eachfundintheproportionthateachitembearstothetotalcostofpublishing
567566 19 saidstatementandshallissuewarrantstherefor;providedanypartnotproperly
568567 20 chargeabletoanyspecificfundshallbepaidfromthecountygeneralrevenue
569568 21 fund.
570569 22 3.Thestateauditorshallnotifythecountytreasurerimmediatelyof
571570 23 thereceiptoftheproofofpublicationofthestatement.AfterthefirstofApril
572571 24 ofeachyearthecountytreasurershallnotpayorenterforprotestanywarrant
573572 25 forthepayofanycommissionerofanycountycommissionuntilnoticeis
574573 26 receivedfromthestateauditorthattherequiredproofofpublicationhasbeen
575574 27 filed.Anycountytreasurerpayingorenteringforprotestanywarrantforany
576575 28 commissionerofthecountycommissionpriortothereceiptofsuchnotice
577576 29 fromthestateauditorshallbeliableonhisofficialbondtherefor.
578577 30 4.Thestateauditorshallpreparesampleformsforfinancialstatements
579578 31 andshallmailthesametothecountyclerksoftheseveralcountiesinthis
580579 32 state.Ifthecountycommissionemploysanypersonotherthanabonded
581580 33 countyofficertopreparethefinancialstatementthecountycommissionshall
582581 34 requiresuchpersontogivebondwithgoodandsufficientsuretiesinthepenal
583582 HB352 14 35 sumofonethousanddollarsforthefaithfulperformanceofhisduty.Ifany
584583 36 countyofficerorotherpersonemployedtopreparethefinancialstatement
585584 37 hereinprovidedforshallfail,neglect,orrefuseto,inanymanner,complywith
586585 38 theprovisionsofthislawheshall,inadditiontootherpenaltiesherein
587586 39 provided,beliableonhisofficialbondforderelictionofduty.]
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