182.075. Bond requirement for treasurer, librarian and other employees--cost--librarian's duties, accounts and reports.
Bond requirement for treasurer, librarian and otheremployees--cost--librarian's duties, accounts and reports.
182.075. 1. The treasurer, the librarian and otheremployees as designated by the board, before entering upon thedischarge of their duties as such, shall enter into bond or bondswith a corporate surety to be approved by the board of trusteesin such amount as may be fixed by the board, conditioned thatthey will render a faithful and just account of all money thatcomes into their hands, and otherwise perform the duties of theiroffice according to law. The county library district shall paythe premium for the bond or bonds from its operating fund. Acopy of such bond or bonds shall be filed with the treasurer ofthe board and the county clerk. In case of a breach of theconditions of the bond or bonds, the board or any taxpayer of thecounty library district may cause suit to be brought thereon.The suit shall be prosecuted in the name of the state of Missouriat the relation of and for use of the proper county librarydistrict.
2. The librarian, for and on behalf of the board, shall keepor cause to be kept financial records and accounts according togenerally accepted accounting standards, and shall furnish to theboard or any member thereof the financial records and accounts,or summaries thereof, that the board or any member thereof mayrequest.
3. On or before the second Monday in March of each year, thelibrarian shall make a report to the board, stating the conditionof the library and its services as of the thirty-first day ofDecember of the preceding fiscal year. On or before thethirtieth day of April, the reports shall be submitted to thecounty governing body and to the Missouri state library by theboard of trustees of the county library district.
(L. 1984 S.B. 423)