[CC 1979 §21.500; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002]
No person shall be eligible to the office of Collector of the City of Sullivan who is not at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant and resident of the City of Sullivan for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election to said office.
[CC 1979 §21.510; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002]
The Collector shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, which shall be filed with the City Clerk, that he/she possesses all the qualifications prescribed for the office by law, and that he/she will support the Constitution of the United States and of this State, the provisions of all laws of this State affecting Cities of the Fourth Class, and this Code and other ordinances of this City, and faithfully demean himself/herself in office.
[CC 1979 §21.520; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002]
The City Collector of the City of Sullivan shall, before entering upon the duties of Collector of said City, enter into good and sufficient bond, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), conditioned that he/she will faithfully discharge the duties of his/her office and pay over to the City Treasurer all moneys collected by him/her belonging to said City, in the manner prescribed by law and ordinance.
[CC 1979 §21.525; Ord. No. 1572 §§21.525.6 — 21.525.7, 7-7-1988; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-2-2002]
A. 
The Collector shall perform all the duties specified in this Code and shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the City Clerk and/or Mayor.
1. 
It shall be the duty of the City Collector annually, on the meeting of the Board of Aldermen in April of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be, to make out, under oath, lists of delinquent taxes remaining due and uncollected for each year, to be known as the "Land and Lot Delinquent List".
2. 
He/she shall, annually, at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen, in June of each year, make a detailed report of all moneys collectable by him/her during the year, and the amount thus collected and the number of the persons from whom he/she failed to collect, and the cause therefor, and perform such other duties as the nature of his/her office or any ordinance or regulation of the City may require.
3. 
The City Collector shall, monthly, by the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen for that month, make a detailed report of all monies collected by him/her during the previous month. Such report shall be known as the "City Collector's Monthly Report" and a copy shall be made available to the City Clerk of the City for reconciliation purposes as well as the Board of Aldermen.
4. 
The office of City Collector shall be a full-time position. The person holding such office shall devote a minimum of forty (40) working hours per week in the active performance of duties, exclusive of vacation time, other allowable holidays and sick leave as provided by ordinance or the City Personnel Code. The office of the City Collector shall be open and available to the public for transaction of business at all times when other City offices are regularly open to the public for business.
5. 
The City Collector shall have the authority to delegate any and all ministerial duties of his/her office to a deputy, as may be provided from time to time by appropriate action of the Board of Aldermen, and who has been properly appointed to such position. However, the City Collector shall continue at all times to be primarily responsible for the correct performance of all duties and responsibilities of said office, and shall supervise the performance of all duties delegated to any such deputy.
[CC 1979 §21.530; Ord. No. 2545 §1, 1-19-1999; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002;Ord. No. 3198 §1, 11-20-2007; Ord. No. 3749 §1, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 3778 §1, 10-17-2017]
The salary of the City Collector for the City of Sullivan, Missouri, is hereby established at forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) per annum.
[CC 1979 §21.540; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002]
The duly elected City Collector shall receive benefits as accorded other full-time employees of the City insofar as insurance, retirement and social security contributions are concerned. Vacation shall be granted at the rate of two (2) weeks per year of office held up to a maximum of four (4) weeks.
[CC 1979 §21.545; Ord. No. 2803 §1, 8-20-2002]
The office of the City Collector shall be located in the City Hall in Sullivan, or at such other place in said City as may be designated by the Board of Aldermen.