Library Board Meetings

The Livingston County Board of Trustees meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 4:30pm at the Livingston County Library in the Smithson Room or the Court Room, 2nd Level, Main Library Building. The meetings are open to the public.

A public hearing will be held at the Livingston County Library every August at which citizens may be heard on the proposed property rates to be set by Livingston County Library. The tax rates shall be set to produce the revenues which the budget for the current year shows to be required from the property tax . Each tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue required by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 valuation, in compliance with 67.110 RSMo. The annual tax rate hearing is held in conjunction with the August monthly regularly scheduled session of the Livingston County Library board.

Any disabled or handicapped persons requiring that special accommodations be made to attend and/or participate in the meeting should contact the Library Director’s office at 660-646-0547 so that arrangements can be considered and made. All meetings are accessible to all members of the public.

Public comments will be heard at the beginning of the meeting and are limited to a five-minute floor with the option to expand at the discretion of the board.

Sunshine Law Resolution

WHEREAS, Section 610.023.1, RSMo, provides that a public governmental body is to appoint a custodian to maintain that body’s records and the identity and location of the custodian is to be made available upon request; and

WHEREAS, Section 610.026, RSMo, sets forth that a public governmental body shall provide access to and, upon request, furnish copies of public records; and

WHEREAS, Section 610.028.2, RSMo, provides that a public governmental body shall provide a reasonable written policy in compliance with sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law, regarding the release of information on any meeting, record or vote.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. That the Library Director be and hereby is appointed custodian of the records of the Livingston County Library and that such custodian is located at 450 Locust, Chillicothe, MO.
2. That said custodian shall respond to all requests for access to or copies of a public record within the time period provided by statue except in those circumstances authorized by statue.
3. That the fees to be charged for access to or furnishing copies of records shall be as hereinafter provided:  10¢ per page for paper copies.
4. That it is the public policy of the Livingston County Library that meetings, records, votes, actions and deliberations of this body shall be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law.
5. That the Livingston County Library shall comply with sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo, the Sunshine Law, as now existing or hereafter amended.

Adopted by the Livingston County Library Board on this day, February 20, 2014.

February, 2024 Minutes Addendum:

1. Review of Library Materials Completed Forms by Patron.pdf
2. Director’s Formal Response- Request for Review of Library Materials 9-7-2023 Redacted (1).pdf
3. Director’s Formal Response- Request for Review of Library Materials Set 2 10-1-2023 with Patron Info Redacted.pdf
4. 2023 Challenged Books by Author, Title, Pub date.pdf

March 21, 2024 Minutes are in draft form and will be approved at the next regularly scheduled Library Board of Trustee’s Meeting on Thursday, April 18th. They will be posted according to Sunshine Laws.