Missouri § 50.530 - Definitions.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 50.530 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50.530. Definitions.
As used in sections 50.530 to 50.745:
(1) "Accounting officer" means county auditor in counties of the first and second classifications and the county clerks in counties of the third and fourth classifications;
(2) "Budget officer" means such person, as may, from time to time, be appointed by the county commission of counties of the first classification except in counties of the first classification with a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants according to the official United States Census of 1970 the county auditor shall be the chief budget officer, the presiding commissioner of the county commission in counties of the second classification, unless the county commission designates the county clerk as budget officer, and the county clerk in counties of the third and fourth classification.
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(L. 1945 p. 611 § 10919a, A. 1949 H.B. 2007, A.L. 1959 S.B. 64, A.L. 1965 p. 155, A.L. 1980 S.B. 803, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)
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