Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories
50.660. Rules governing contracts. — All contracts shall be executed in the name of the county, or in the name of a township in a county with a township form of government, by the head of the department or officer concerned, except contracts for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal made by the officer in charge of purchasing in any county or township having the officer. No contract or order imposing any financial obligation on the county or township is binding on the county or township unless it is in writing and unless there is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which it is to be charged and a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation incurred and unless the contract or order bears the certification of the accounting officer so stating; except that in case of any contract for public works or buildings to be paid for from bond funds or from taxes levied for the purpose it is sufficient for the accounting officer to certify that the bonds or taxes have been authorized by vote of the people and that there is a sufficient unencumbered amount of the bonds yet to be sold or of the taxes levied and yet to be collected to meet the obligation in case there is not a sufficient unencumbered cash balance in the treasury. All contracts and purchases shall be let to the lowest and best bidder after due opportunity for competition, including advertising the proposed letting in a newspaper in the county or township with a circulation of at least five hundred copies per issue, if there is one, except that the advertising is not required in case of contracts or purchases involving an expenditure of less than twelve thousand dollars. It is not necessary to obtain bids on any purchase in the amount of twelve thousand dollars or less made from any one person, firm or corporation during any period of ninety days. All bids for any contract or purchase may be rejected and new bids advertised for. Contracts which provide that the person contracting with the county or township shall, during the term of the contract, furnish to the county or township at the price therein specified the supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal therein described, in the quantities required, and from time to time as ordered by the officer in charge of purchasing during the term of the contract, need not bear the certification of the accounting officer, as herein provided; but all orders for supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal shall bear the certification. In case of such contract, no financial obligation accrues against the county or township until the supplies, materials, equipment or services other than personal are so ordered and the certificate furnished.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10932, A.L. 1945 p. 603, A.L. 1957 p. 327, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1982 S.B. 691, A.L. 1995 H.B. 622, A.L. 1998 S.B. 917, A.L. 1999 S.B. 220, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22, A.L. 2012 S.B. 729, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government
Chapter 50 - County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems
Section 50.010 - Fiscal year in counties.
Section 50.020 - Transfer of county funds.
Section 50.030 - Section 50.020 construed.
Section 50.032 - Mediation of disputes necessary for receipt of state funds.
Section 50.040 - County commission may invest school funds, when and how.
Section 50.050 - County treasurer to report.
Section 50.055 - Accounts of county may be audited (counties of the second classification).
Section 50.057 - Audit, when, by whom (certain counties of the first classification).
Section 50.060 - County commission may borrow money — amount (first and second class counties).
Section 50.070 - Tax anticipation notes may be issued in counties of first, third and fourth class.
Section 50.080 - Tax anticipation notes — how made, signed and attested.
Section 50.090 - Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes.
Section 50.100 - Note provisions.
Section 50.110 - Board of estimate of anticipated revenue.
Section 50.120 - County treasurer to sell notes — publication — private sale.
Section 50.130 - Registration of notes.
Section 50.150 - County warrants may be pledged — for what purpose — redemption.
Section 50.320 - Penalty for clerk or treasurer violating section 50.160, 50.166 or 50.172.
Section 50.330 - Salaries of county officers and assistants, how paid.
Section 50.350 - Salaried officer to collect fees (second class counties).
Section 50.390 - Officers to settle with county commission.
Section 50.400 - Refusal to settle — commission may estimate amount due.
Section 50.410 - Penalty of defaulting officer.
Section 50.420 - Damages against delinquents.
Section 50.430 - Commission determination final, when — interest — misdemeanor.
Section 50.440 - Penalties may be remitted, when.
Section 50.450 - County clerk to make abstract of settlement — record of.
Section 50.460 - Abstract to be a lien, when — execution.
Section 50.470 - Officers to keep an account of fees collected for others.
Section 50.490 - Treasurer to keep an account of such fees.
Section 50.510 - Books and fees to be turned over to successor.
Section 50.525 - County budget law.
Section 50.527 - Revenue defined.
Section 50.590 - Budget document — contents.
Section 50.600 - Form of budget documents — public hearing.
Section 50.610 - Commission may revise budget — adoption and appropriation order.
Section 50.620 - Appropriations (first and second class counties).
Section 50.650 - Liability of certain officers.
Section 50.660 - Rules governing contracts.
Section 50.745 - State auditor to develop, approve forms (third and fourth class counties).
Section 50.750 - Missouri products to be purchased by officers.
Section 50.753 - Purchasing agent, how appointed, compensation, assistants.
Section 50.755 - Purchasing agent to investigate need for supplies requested by officers.
Section 50.757 - Purchasing agent, duties — bids rejected, when.
Section 50.770 - Supplies defined (second class and certain first class counties).
Section 50.784 - Procurement authority delegation permitted, when — accepting department's duties.
Section 50.820 - Statement, how published — duties of state auditor.
Section 50.1000 - Definitions.
Section 50.1010 - Fund authorized, management — apportionment of benefits.
Section 50.1032 - Board to adopt rules for administration of retirement system.
Section 50.1036 - Errors, false statements, false records, consequences.
Section 50.1050 - Normal annuity, qualifications.
Section 50.1060 - Normal annuity, amount, limitation — board to recommend adjustments to formula.
Section 50.1070 - Increase in benefits, limitation — determination — waiver of increase.
Section 50.1080 - What calculators apply.
Section 50.1110 - Options in lieu of normal annuity, election — survivorship benefit.
Section 50.1120 - Death of beneficiary, reversion of normal annuity.
Section 50.1130 - Death benefit.
Section 50.1150 - Law not to affect certain rights — discrimination prohibited.
Section 50.1160 - Effect upon eligibility for other retirement systems.
Section 50.1170 - Applicability.
Section 50.1180 - Law not to apply to certain political subdivisions.
Section 50.1190 - Recorder of deeds, extra fees, deposit.
Section 50.1200 - Ex officio collector, fees, deposit.
Section 50.1220 - NonLAGERS member contribution, amount.
Section 50.1240 - Bookkeeping account established.
Section 50.1260 - Direct rollover permitted, when.
Section 50.1300 - Deferred compensation plan authorized — consolidation permitted, when.