12-1226. Treasurer of board; bond; duties; Johnson and Wyandotte counties library board treasurer.
12-1226
12-1226. Treasurer of board; bond; duties; Johnson
and Wyandotte counties library board treasurer.
(a) Except as provided by this section, the
treasurer of the library board
shall give bond, in an amount fixed by the board and approved by the
governing body of the municipality, for the safekeeping and due
disbursement of all funds that may come into the treasurer's hands. The
bonds shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality. Except where
otherwise provided by law, the treasurer of
the municipality shall pay over to the treasurer of the library board all
funds collected for the maintenance of the library, and the treasurer of
the library board shall pay out the funds on orders of the board signed by
the secretary and chairperson thereof. Such treasurer shall
keep an accurate record of all moneys received and disbursed thereby
and make a report thereof to the library board monthly,
or as often as the board requires.
(b) In Johnson county, the treasurer of the library board shall give
bond, in an amount fixed by the library board and approved by the board
of county commissioners for the safekeeping and due disbursement of all
funds that may come into the treasurer's hands. The bond shall be filed
with the county clerk. Except where otherwise provided by law, the treasurer
of the library board shall pay over to the county treasurer all funds collected
for the maintenance of the library, with the exception of gifts and
nongovernmental
grants. The treasurer of the library board shall keep an accurate record
of all moneys received along with its source and those moneys disbursed
to the county treasurer. The funds of such library board in the hands of
the county treasurer shall be maintained in a separate library fund and
any interest payable thereon shall be added to that fund. The administration
of such fund shall be with the county treasurer who shall pay out moneys
from the fund upon orders signed by the chairperson of the board of county
commissioners and the county clerk or their designees.
(c) In Wyandotte county, the director of revenue of the unified government
shall not pay over to the treasurer of the library board moneys collected for
the maintenance of the library. The director of revenue shall maintain such
moneys in a separate library fund. Any interest attributable to library moneys
shall be deposited in the library fund. All moneys from gift, grants, donations
or
bequests to the library also shall be deposited in the library fund. The
director of revenue shall administer the library fund and shall pay out moneys
from the library fund, upon approval of the library board, and on orders signed
by the
chairperson and the treasurer of the library board or other authorized
officers of the library board.
History: L. 1951, ch. 485, § 9; L. 1984, ch. 69, § 6;
L. 2002, ch. 68, § 1; July 1.