Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

49.010. County court to be known as county commission — membership of commission — two districts in each county. — The county court shall be known as the "county commission" and shall be composed of three members, to be styled "commissioners" of the county, and each county shall …

49.020. Election — term of office — residence. — At the general election in the year 1996, and every four years thereafter, the voters of each of the districts shall elect a county commissioner, who shall hold his office for a term of four years and until his successor is duly el…

49.050. Commissioners to be commissioned by governor. — The clerks of the county commission shall certify to the governor the names of the persons elected as county commissioners, and the governor shall thereupon commission all such persons as commissioners for their respective t…

49.060. Vacancy, how certified or filled — inapplicability to constitutional charter counties. — 1. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of a county commissioner, the vacancy shall at once be certified by the clerk of the commission to the governor. 2. If at the time the vaca…

49.070. Quorum. — A majority of the commissioners of the county commission shall constitute a quorum to do business; a single member may adjourn from day to day, and require the attendance of those absent; when but two commissioners are sitting and they shall disagree in any matt…

49.079. County commission to appoint sewer supervisor — compensation and duties, how fixed (certain second class counties). — The county commission in all counties of the second class having a population of over thirty thousand inhabitants and containing a part of a city having a…

49.082. Compensation of certain county commissioners, may be reduced, vote required — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation. — 1. A county commissioner in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county or a first classification cou…

49.093. County department officers to inspect and inventory personal property used by department — additional inventory inspected by county clerk — report to be filed and signed by clerk (counties of the third and fourth classification). — 1. In counties of the third and fourth c…

49.097. Additional duties of county commissioners (second class counties). — The county commissioners in counties of the second class shall collate and digest, in December of each year, the information received the preceding year in the reports of the various county officers and …

49.098. Additional duties of county commissioners (second, third and fourth class counties). — For the benefit of the executive branch and members and staff of the general assembly, in determining local needs in appropriation of funds of the state, the county commissioners in all…

49.101. Vacancies, interim county officials appointed, when — expiration. — In the event of a vacancy in the county offices of county clerk, county auditor, and county assessor, whether such vacancy is by reason of death, resignation, removal, refusal to act, or any other reason,…

49.130. Passports, processing of applications, commission may provide service, when — fees. — If the clerk of the court in the circuit in which the county is located does not offer passport service as provided under section 483.537, the county commission may take or process appli…

49.140. County commissioners prohibited from doing certain things. — No county commissioner shall, directly or indirectly, become a party to any contract to which the county is a party, or act as a road or bridge commissioner, either general or special, or keeper of any poor pers…

49.150. Penalty for violating section 49.140. — Any county commissioner who shall violate any of the provisions of section 49.140 or who shall do any of the acts or enter into any of the contracts prohibited or declared unlawful in said section, shall be guilty of a class B misde…

49.160. Who shall hold meetings when majority of commissioners are absent. — If, by reason of sickness, absence from the county or other preventing cause, the commissioners of any county, or a majority of them, are not able to hold any regular meeting, the judge of the probate di…

49.170. Terms of commission, when held. — Four terms of the county commission shall be held in each county annually, at the place of holding commission meetings therein, commencing on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The county commissions may alter the tim…

49.180. Special terms. — The presiding commissioner or any two commissioners of the county commission may order a special term whenever the business and interest of the county require it. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2487, A.L. 1959 S.B. 65, A.L. 1983 S.B. 219) Prior revisions: 1929 §…

49.190. Notice for special term. — Notice of such special term shall be given to the commissioners who were absent when the same was ordered, and by advertisement placed up in five public places in the county at least five days before the commencement of such term. ­­-------- (RS…

49.200. Adjourned terms. — Each county commission may hold adjourned terms whenever it may become necessary for the transaction of its business. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2489, A.L. 1983 S.B. 219) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2987; 1919 § 2583; 1909 § 4090 Effective 1-01-85

49.210. County commission may award process. — The county commission shall, when not otherwise provided by law, have power to award process and to cause to come before them all and every person whom they may deem it necessary to examine, whether parties or witnesses, and may exam…

49.220. Proceeds before county commission may be transferred to circuit court, when. — If a majority of the commissioners of the county commission shall be interested in any cause or proceeding pending before them, or related to either party, the same shall be certified with the …

49.225. Stenographic record. — In proceedings before county commissions, the commissioners or any party whose interests are being determined may require that all the evidence introduced be reported by a competent stenographer and when so reported the evidence shall be transcribed…

49.230. Appeals. — Appeals from the decisions, findings and orders of county commissions shall be conducted under the provisions of chapter 536. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 2490, A.L. 1959 S.B. 65, A.L. 1983 S.B. 219, A.L. 1985 S.B. 405) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2088; 1919 § 2584; 190…

49.260. Settlements with county treasurers and other officers. — In the settlements required by law to be made by the county commission with treasurers and other officers holding county funds, whether quarterly, yearly or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the commission, or some…

49.264. County commission may grant easements to watershed subdistricts. — The county commission of any county may grant easements over any county roads, township roads or any county lands or township lands to any watershed subdistrict for any purpose for which the subdistrict is…

49.265. County commission may authorize closing of county offices, when, procedure (second, third and fourth class counties). — The county commission in all counties of class two, by order entered of record, may authorize all county offices, except the sheriff's office, to be ope…

49.266. County commission by orders or ordinance may regulate use of county property, traffic, and parking — burn bans. — 1. The county commission in all counties of the first, second, third, or fourth classification may by order or ordinance promulgate reasonable regulations con…

49.270. County commission to control county property — to audit demands against county. — The county commission shall have control and management of the property, real and personal, belonging to the county, and may purchase, lease or receive by donation, or to refuse donation of,…

49.272. County counselor may impose fine for certain violations of rules, regulations or ordinances, amount. (Boone, Cass, Jasper, Jefferson, Greene, and Buchanan counties.) — The county commission of any county of the first classification without a charter form of government and…

49.275. County commission may provide transportation for county officers and employees (first class counties). — 1. The county commissions in all counties of the first class not operating under a special charter for their own government may, in their discretion and in addition to…

49.276. County commission may provide law enforcement vehicles (third and fourth class counties). — County commissions of third and fourth class counties may provide motor vehicles for the use of law enforcement personnel who are county employees. Such motor vehicles shall be use…

49.278. Governing body may provide certain benefits for county employees, procedure. — 1. The county governing body in all counties may contribute to the cost of a plan, including a plan underwritten by insurance, for furnishing all or a part of hospitalization or medical expense…

49.280. Ex officio commissioner to sell county lands — deeds by. — The county commission may, by order, appoint an ex officio commissioner to sell and dispose of any real estate belonging to their county; and the deed of such ex officio commissioner, under his proper hand and sea…

49.285. County not to own real estate in other counties, exceptions — sheriff's sale — restrained by circuit court, when. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any county of the third or fourth class to own real estate situated in any other county of this state other than a county which …

49.287. County may lease property — procedures (certain first class counties). — 1. In all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, the county commission may lease to any person any real or personal property and other facilities under the control of th…

49.290. Lands sold by the county — procedure to obtain deed. — Whenever any person shall present to the county commission his petition in writing, duly verified, stating that he is the owner of one or more pieces of real estate in said county which formerly belonged to said count…

49.292. Rejection of transfer of real property by donation or dedication authorized, when — proof and acknowledgment required. — 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the county commission of any county may reject the transfer of title of real property to the county b…

49.300. County commission may institute condemnation proceedings — power of circuit court. — If land or other property is sought to be appropriated by any county commission for roads, drainage systems, sites for a county courthouse, jail, poorhouse, infirmary or for any other pub…

49.303. Disposition of garbage and refuse by constitutional charter county — plants, how financed. — 1. Whenever the county council or other legislative authority of any first class county having a constitutional charter finds it necessary for the protection of the public health …

49.305. Sites for courthouse, jail, may acquire — funds from which payment authorized. — The county commission of any county may acquire by purchase, for the county, improved or unimproved real estate for a site for a courthouse, jail or poorhouse or infirmary; or, when the count…

49.310. County commission to erect and maintain courthouses, jails — issue bonds — certain counties authorized to maintain jails outside boundaries of county seat — courthouse with offices and court facilities, special rules. — 1. Except as provided in sections 221.400 to 221.420…

49.320. County commission may order buildings erected. — Whenever the county commission of any county thinks it expedient to erect any of the buildings aforesaid, the building of which is not otherwise provided for, and there are sufficient funds in the county treasury for that p…

49.330. Superintendent, appointment, compensation. — The county commission shall appoint some suitable person to superintend the erection of the buildings who shall take an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties enjoined on him by sections 49.310 to 49.470. The s…

49.370. Site for county building. — 1. The county commission shall designate the place whereon to erect any county building, on any land belonging to such county, at the established seat of justice thereof. If there is no suitable ground belonging to said county within the limits…

[Repealed or reserved.]

49.400. County commission to pay for building site, when. — If the title to the land so purchased or received be approved, the county commission, if they approve the selection, shall make an order for the payment of the purchase money, if any, out of the county treasury. ­­------…

49.410. Plan of building to be submitted. — When the ground for erecting any public building shall be designated, as aforesaid, the superintendent shall prepare and submit to the county commission a plan of the building to be erected, the dimensions thereof, and the materials of …

49.420. Advertisement for bids — may let at private contract, when. — When any plan shall be approved by the county commission, the superintendent shall immediately advertise for bids for the erection and construction of same, stating in such advertisement a description of such b…

49.430. Bond of contractor. — The superintendent shall take from the contractor a bond to the county, with sufficient security, for the performance of the work at the time and in the manner agreed on, according to the plan, under a penalty at least one hundred ten percent of the …

49.440. Superintendent to supervise work and report progress. — The superintendent shall oversee and direct the execution of the work, and see that the materials employed are good, and that the work is executed according to contract, and make report of the progress and condition …