The Missouri River Regional Library is governed by a regional board of directors under a contractual agreement between the City of Jefferson-Cole County Library Board and the Osage County Library Board. Board members are appointed to three-year terms in the City of Jefferson-Cole County Library District and four year terms in the Osage County Library District per RSMO 182.050 and 182.291.   

Each board operates under its own set of bylaws:

Missouri River Regional Library Bylaws (99K PDF)

City of Jefferson-Cole County Library District Bylaws (16K PDF)

Osage County Library District Board Bylaws (16K PDF)

The MRRL library board is responsible for setting policy, approving the budget and hiring the library director. The individual boards also set the annual property tax rate for the operating levy in their respective county.