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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 2515, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
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.