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MO Rev Stat § 50.641 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.641 - Estimates — contents — covering circuit judges, associate circuit judges, staffs, juvenile officers and juvenile court personnel.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   50.641. Estimates — contents — covering circuit judges, associate circuit judges, staffs, juvenile officers and juvenile court personnel. — 1. The estimates of the circuit court referred to in section 50.640 which are to be included within the county budget by the budget officers and the county commissions without change shall include those categories of expenditures to support the operations of the circuit court which are attributable to the business of the circuit judges, associate circuit judges and the staffs serving such judges. Such estimates shall also include those categories of expenditures to support the operations of all juvenile officers and other juvenile court personnel within the circuit that are funded, in whole or in part, by the county.  2. Nothing contained in section 50.640 shall be construed as providing for the budgeting of county funds to fund the operation of municipal divisions of the circuit court. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352)  (1982) Circuit judges do not have the authority to fix the salaries of deputy recorders of deeds in those counties where the offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds are combined, and such deputy recorders also act as deputy circuit clerks. State ex inf. Dietrich ex rel. Turpin v. Rush (Mo. banc), 636 S.W.2d 51.
MO Rev Stat § 50.642 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.642 - Presiding judge of circuit court to meet with county budget officer and county commission to discuss budget before filing estimate.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   50.642. Presiding judge of circuit court to meet with county budget officer and county commission to discuss budget before filing estimate. — 1. The presiding judge of each circuit court, or the presiding judge's designee, shall, not later than fifteen days prior to filing the budget estimates with the county budget officer as required by section 50.640, meet with the county commission and budget officer of each county or their respective designees, and confer and discuss with them the circuit court's estimates of its requirements for expenditures and its estimates of its revenues for the next budget year. After the presiding judge and county commissions or their representatives have met, conferred and discussed the estimates, the estimates of the circuit court shall be transmitted to the budget officer of each county in the same manner as provided by section 50.640.  2. In all respects other than as provided in subsection 1 of this section, the budget of the circuit court shall follow the same course and be subject to the same rights, obligations and processes as otherwise provided by law. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268 merged with S.B. 352)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Circuit clerk and circuit court judge, St. Louis City, budget estimate procedure, 478.428
MO Rev Stat § 50.650 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.650 - Liability of certain officers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1959   50.650. Liability of certain officers. — The accounting officer is personally liable on his bond for the amount of any obligation incurred by his erroneous certification as to the sufficiency of an appropriation or of a cash balance, or for any warrant drawn when there is not a sufficient amount unencumbered in the appropriation or a sufficient unencumbered cash balance in the fund to pay the warrant, or for the payment of any amount not legally owed by the county. Any officer purchasing any supplies, materials or equipment is liable personally and on his bond for the amount of any obligation he incurs against the county without first securing the proper certificate from the accounting officer. The other officers, as the county commission requires, shall each give surety bond in an amount fixed by order of the county commission for the faithful performance of his duties and for a correct accounting for all moneys and other property in his custody. The sufficiency of the sureties shall be approved by the county commission. Any premium on the bonds shall be paid by the county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10933, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64)
MO Rev Stat § 50.740 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.740 - Commission to revise and amend estimates (counties of the third and fourth classification).

Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories   50.740. Commission to revise and amend estimates (counties of the third and fourth classification). — 1. It is hereby made the first duty of the county commission in counties of classes three and four at its regular January term to go over the estimates and revise and amend the same in such way as to promote efficiency and economy in county government. The commission may alter or change any estimate as public interest may require and to balance the budget, first giving the person preparing supporting data an opportunity to be heard. After the county commission shall have revised the estimate it shall be the duty of the clerk of said commission forthwith to enter such revised estimate on the record of the said commission and the commission shall forthwith enter thereon its approval.  2. The county clerk shall within five days after the date of approval of such budget estimate file a certified copy thereof with the county treasurer, taking a receipt therefor, and he shall also forward a certified copy thereof to the state auditor by registered mail or by electronic means under subsection 4 of this section. The county treasurer shall not pay nor enter protest on any warrant except payroll for the current year until such budget estimate shall have been so filed. If any county treasurer shall pay or enter for protest any warrant except payroll before the budget estimate shall have been filed, as by sections 50.525 to 50.745 provided, the county treasurer shall be liable on the official bond for such act. Immediately upon receipt of the estimated budget the state auditor shall send to the county clerk the receipt therefor by registered mail or by electronic means under subsection 4 of this section.  3. Any order of the county commission of any county authorizing or directing the issuance of any warrant contrary to any provision of this law shall be void and of no binding force or effect; and any county clerk, county treasurer, or other officer participating in the issuance or payment of any such warrant shall be liable therefor upon the official bond.  4. For the purposes of fulfilling their respective requirements under subsection 2 of this section, the county clerk and state auditor may correspond with the other by email or other electronic system established by the state auditor for that purpose. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 10917, A.L. 1965 p. 155, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2017 S.B. 112)
MO Rev Stat § 50.745 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.745 - State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 1965   50.745. State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties). — The state auditor shall develop or approve adequate forms which will be used by counties of the third or fourth class in compliance with sections 50.525 to 50.745. The state auditor is authorized to appoint committees of county commissioners and clerks to assist in developing such forms. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 155)
MO Rev Stat § 50.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.750 - Missouri products to be purchased by officers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   50.750. Missouri products to be purchased by officers. — Every county officer, agent or any governing body of any county in this state authorized to make purchases for use of their county shall purchase and use only those materials, products, supplies, provisions and other needed articles produced, manufactured, compounded, made or grown within the state of Missouri, when they are found in marketable quantities in the state and are of a quality suited to the purpose intended, and can be secured without additional cost over foreign products or products of other states; provided, however, that quality and fitness of articles shall be considered in purchasing or letting contracts for articles herein mentioned. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 14616, A. 1949 H.B. 2007)  Prior revision: 1929 § 13320
MO Rev Stat § 50.753 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.753 - Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   50.753. Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants. — The county commission of any county may by order of the commission appoint some suitable person to the position of county purchasing agent. The purchasing agent shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission, and at such compensation as is determined by the commission. The county commission may appoint assistants for the purchasing agent and may fix their compensation. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 365 § 1, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268)
MO Rev Stat § 50.755 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.755 - Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   50.755. Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers. — All county officers, officials or employees shall make known to the county purchasing agent, if one is appointed as herein provided, any and all requirements that may exist for the purchase of any and all articles needed for the proper conduct or duties of their office or position, and it shall be the duty of such purchasing agent, under the direction of the county commission, to investigate and determine if such article or articles are necessary and actually required for the proper conduct of the official business of the county. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 365 § 2, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628)
MO Rev Stat § 50.757 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.757 - Purchasing agent, duties — bids rejected, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   50.757. Purchasing agent, duties — bids rejected, when. — 1. It shall be the duty of the county purchasing agent, if one is appointed, to purchase all supplies of whatever kind or nature necessary for the conduct of the business of the county in all its departments; and the county shall not be liable for any debts except upon the written order of such purchasing agent, who shall make purchases only from those offering the lowest price, quality considered, and the purchasing agent is not authorized to purchase supplies of higher quality or price than is reasonably required for the purpose to which they are to be applied.  2. The purchasing agent may reject any or all bids for the sale of articles and supplies for the use of the county. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 365 § 3, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628)
MO Rev Stat § 50.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.760 - Advertisement for bids, procedure for — purchase at public auctions — purchase order required (second class and certain first class counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   50.760. Advertisement for bids, procedure for — purchase at public auctions — purchase order required (second class and certain first class counties). — 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of the county commission in all counties of the second class, and in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, if there is no purchasing agent appointed pursuant to section 50.753, on or before the first day of February of each year, to estimate the kind and quantity of supplies, including any advertising or printing which the county may be required to do, required by law to be paid for out of the county funds, which will be necessary for the use of the several officers of such county for the following year, and to advertise for sealed bids and contract with the lowest and best bidder for such supplies. Before letting any such contract or contracts the commission shall cause notice that it will receive sealed bids for such supplies to be given by advertisement in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county, such notice to be published once per week for three consecutive weeks, the last insertion of which shall not be less than ten days before the date in said advertisement fixed for the letting of such contract or contracts, which shall be let on the first Monday in March, or on such other day and date as the commission may fix between the first Monday of March and the first Saturday after the second Monday in March next following the publication of such notice; except that if by the nature or quantity of any article or thing needed for any county officer in any county of this state to which sections 50.760 to 50.790 apply, the same may not be included in such contract at a saving to such county, then such article or thing may be purchased for such officer upon an order of the county commission first being made and entered as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790; and except further, that if any supplies not included in such contract are required by any such officer or if the supplies included in such contract are exhausted then such article or thing may be purchased for such officer upon order of the county commission first being made and entered of record as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790.  2. The county commission may authorize the purchase of supplies, not including for contractual services, at any public auction held.  3. No contract for a purchase under this section shall arise until the commission has approved a purchase order for the supplies for which the bids were advertised and submitted under this section. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2513, A.L. 1945 p. 832, A.L. 1973 H.B. 628, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
MO Rev Stat § 50.770 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.770 - Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   50.770. Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties). — The word "supplies", as used in sections 50.760 to 50.790, means materials, equipment, contractual services, and shall be held and construed to include every article or thing, excluding utility services regulated under chapters 392 and 393, for which payment may by law be required to be made by the county, and including advertising and printing required to be done by the county. The term "purchase" includes the rental or leasing of any equipment, articles, or things. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2514, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
MO Rev Stat § 50.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.780 - Commissions may permit officers to purchase supplies direct — liability therefor — preference in bids — waiver, when (second class and certain first class counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   50.780. Commissions may permit officers to purchase supplies direct — liability therefor — preference in bids — waiver, when (second class and certain first class counties). — 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any county or township officer in any county to which sections 50.760 to 50.790 apply to purchase any supplies not contracted for as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790 for the officer's official use and for which payment is by law required to be made by the county unless the officer shall first apply to and obtain from the county commission an order in writing and under the official seal of the commission for the purchase of such supplies, and in all cases where the supplies requested by such officer have been contracted for by the county commission as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790, the order shall be in the form of a requisition by said officer addressed to the person, firm, company or corporation with whom or which the county commission has made a contract for such supplies, and presented to the county commission for approval or disapproval; and unless approval be given such requisition shall not be filled and any such requisition filled without such approval shall not be paid for out of county funds. The county shall not be liable for any debts for supplies except debts contracted as provided in sections 50.760 to 50.790. The best price and the quality of supplies shall be considered and supplies of a higher price or quality than is reasonably required for the purposes to which they are to be applied shall not be purchased or contracted for. Preference to merchants and dealers within their counties may be given by such commissioners, provided the price offered is not above that offered elsewhere.  2. The county commission may waive the requirement of competitive bids or proposals for supplies when the county commission has determined that there exists a threat to life, property, public health, or public safety or when immediate expenditure is necessary for repairs to county property in order to protect against further loss of, or damage to, county property, to prevent or minimize serious disruption in county services or to ensure the integrity of county records. Emergency procurements shall be made with as much competition as is practicable under the circumstances. After an emergency procurement is made by the county commission, the nature of the emergency and the vote approving the procurement shall be noted in the minutes of the next regularly scheduled meeting. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2515, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
MO Rev Stat § 50.783 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.783 - Waiver of competitive bid requirements, when — rescission of waiver, when — single feasible source purchases — exception for Boone and Greene counties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories   50.783. Waiver of competitive bid requirements, when — rescission of waiver, when — single feasible source purchases — exception for Boone and Greene counties. — 1. The county commission may waive the requirement of competitive bids or proposals for supplies when the commission has determined in writing and entered into the commission minutes that there is only a single feasible source for the supplies. Immediately upon discovering that other feasible sources exist, the commission shall rescind the waiver and proceed to procure the supplies through the competitive processes as described in this chapter. A single feasible source exists when:  (1) Supplies are proprietary and only available from the manufacturer or a single distributor; or  (2) Based on past procurement experience, it is determined that only one distributor services the region in which the supplies are needed; or  (3) Supplies are available at a discount from a single distributor for a limited period of time.  2. On any single feasible source purchase where the estimated expenditure is over twelve thousand dollars, the commission shall post notice of the proposed purchase and advertise the commission's intent to make such purchase in at least one daily and one weekly newspaper of general circulation in such places as are most likely to reach prospective bidders or offerors and may provide such information through an electronic medium available to the general public at least ten days before the contract is to be let.  3. Notwithstanding subsection 2 of this section to the contrary, on any single feasible service purchase by any county of the first classification with more than one hundred fifty thousand but fewer than two hundred thousand inhabitants or any county of the first classification with more than two hundred sixty thousand but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants where the estimated expenditure is over twelve thousand dollars, the commission shall post notice of the proposed purchase and advertise the commission's intent to make such purchase in at least one daily and one weekly newspaper of general circulation in such places as are most likely to reach prospective bidders or offerors and may provide such information through an electronic medium available to the general public at least ten days before the contract is to be let. ­­-------- (L. 2005 H.B. 58, A.L. 2012 S.B. 729, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)
MO Rev Stat § 50.784 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government|Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems|Section 50.784 - Procurement authority delegation permitted, when — accepting department's duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   50.784. Procurement authority delegation permitted, when — accepting department's duties. — The county commission may, when in the commission's best judgment it is in the best interests of the county, delegate the commission's procurement authority under this chapter to an individual county department; provided, however, that each instance of single feasible source purchasing authority in excess of five thousand dollars under section 50.783 shall be specifically delegated by the commission. The delegation may allow county departments to negotiate the purchase of services for patients, residents, or clients with funds appropriated for this purpose. In accepting this delegated authority the department acknowledges its ability to, and agrees to, fulfill all of the requirements of this chapter in making purchases and entering into contracts and keeping records. No claim for payment based upon any purchase under this section shall be certified by the commission unless accompanied by such documentation of compliance with the provisions of this chapter as the commission may require. Any department that fails to fulfill all such requirements may have its delegated authority rescinded by the commission. A full and detailed listing of vendors, supplies purchased, and warrants issued for single or multiple source payments shall be retained by the custodian of records. ­­-------- (L. 2005 H.B. 58)