Missouri Revised Statutes Title XI. Education and Libraries § 182.711. Fiscal year for library district--budget to be approved, when, modification when, filed with state auditor--library operating fund established--treasurer powers and duties

1. The fiscal year for each urban public library district shall be July first to June thirtieth, and each year the librarian shall submit to the board of trustees a budget for the forthcoming fiscal year. The board of trustees shall approve the budget after making any changes therein that it deems necessary. The budget shall be approved on or before June thirtieth preceding the fiscal year for which the budget was prepared. The board of trustees on its own motion or at the request of the librarian, from time to time, may amend or modify the approved budget. A copy of the approved budget shall be filed with the state auditor.

2. The treasurer of the board of trustees of an urban public library district shall receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district from whatever source derived. All funds of the urban public library district derived from local taxation to be used for normal operations of the district shall be kept in a library operating fund. All funds belonging to the district which are to be used for building purposes shall be kept in a library building fund; all funds derived from state aid or federal grants, other than land, building and furnishing grants, shall be kept in the library operating fund; and the board of trustees may establish any other funds that it deems necessary. The treasurer shall deposit all moneys belonging to the urban public 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 urban public library district.

3. Urban public library district moneys shall be disbursed by the treasurer by appropriate instrument of payment only upon due authorization of the board of trustees and duly certified for payment by the president. The certification shall specify the amount to be paid, to whom payment is to be made and the purpose for which payment is being made. The board of trustees by resolution may direct that the signature of the president or treasurer be a facsimile signature in the manner provided by sections 105.272 to 105.278.

4. No authorization or certification shall be made, and no instrument of payment shall be issued for the payment of any urban public library district indebtedness unless there is sufficient money in the treasury and the proper fund for the payment of the indebtedness and the indebtedness is in the proper form.

5. The treasurer of the board of trustees shall submit to the board of trustees, at each regularly scheduled meeting thereof, an accounting reflecting receipt and disbursement of funds belonging to the urban public library district.