Depositary for city funds, how selected.

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Effective - 28 Aug 2004

95.280. Depositary for city funds, how selected. — 1. Subject to the provisions of section 110.030, the city council, at its regular meetings in July of each year, may receive sealed proposals for the deposit of the city funds from banking institutions doing business within the city that desire to be selected as the depositary of the funds of the city. Notice that bids will be received shall be published by the city clerk not less than one nor more than four weeks before the meeting, in some newspaper published in the city. Any banking institution doing business in the city, desiring to bid, shall deliver to the city clerk, on or before the day of the meeting, a sealed proposal stating the rate percent upon daily balances that the banking institution offers to pay to the city for the privilege of being the depositary of the funds of the city for the year next ensuing the date of the meeting; or, in the event that the selection is made for a less term than one year, as herein provided, then for the time between the date of the bid and the next regular time for the selection of a depositary. It is a misdemeanor for the city clerk or other person to disclose directly or indirectly the amount of any bid to any person before the selection of the depositary.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section to the contrary, the city council of any third class city with a population of more than fifteen thousand and less than nineteen thousand that is located in any county of the fourth classification with a population of more than forty thousand and less than forty-eight thousand three hundred, or of any city of the third classification with more than ten thousand five hundred but less than ten thousand six hundred inhabitants may receive sealed proposals for the deposit of city funds from banking institutions doing business within the city at any of the regular meetings of such city. The city shall send notice of bids to each banking institution in the city by regular mail at the time the notice is published in the newspaper in subsection 1 of this section. The banking institution selected as the depositary shall be offered a depositary contract for a maximum of two years. Any such city shall follow the bid procedure established in subsection 1 of this section, except as otherwise provided in this subsection.

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(RSMo 1939 § 6939, A.L. 1965 p. 216, A.L. 2001 S.B. 441, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1398)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 6793; 1919 § 8280; 1909 § 9217


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