[CC 1975 §21.010; Ord. No. 745, 11-20-1985; Ord. No.
91-1 §21.010, 1-8-1991; Ord. No. 01-15 §1, 4-17-2001; Ord. No. 03-23 §1, 6-17-2003]
A. The
officers of this City shall consist of the following elective officers:
2. Aldermen (two (2) from each Ward).
B. The
following officers shall be appointive officers:
3. City Prosecuting Attorney.
9. Public Works Superintendent.
10. And such other agents as may be required from time to time.
[CC 1975 §21.020; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.020, 1-8-1991; Ord. No. 13-59 §1, 12-17-2013]
A. All
appointive officers shall be appointed to serve at the pleasure of
the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
B. Nothing
in this Section shall be construed to authorize the Mayor, with the
consent of the majority of all the members elected to the Board of
Aldermen, or the Board of Aldermen by a two-thirds vote of all its
members, to remove or discharge the Chief of Police, as that term
is defined in Section 106.273, RSMo.
All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy
in any elective office under the City Government shall be voters under
the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances of the
City except that appointed officers need not be voters of the City.
No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at
the time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes, or forfeiture or
defalcation in office. All officers, except appointed officers, shall
be residents of the City.
Every officer of the City and his/her assistants, and every
Alderman, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, shall
take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before some court of
record in the County, or the City Clerk, that he/she possesses all
the qualifications prescribed for his/her office by law; that he/she
will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State
of Missouri, the provisions of all laws of this State affecting Cities
of the Fourth Class, and the ordinances of the City, and faithfully
demean himself/herself while in office; which official oath or affirmation
shall be filed with the City Clerk. Every officer of the corporation,
when required by law or ordinance, shall, within fifteen (15) days
after his/her appointment or election, and before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of his/her office, give bond to the City in
such sum and with such sureties as may be designated by ordinance,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her duty, and that
he/she will pay over all monies belonging to the City, as provided
by law, that may come into his/her hands. If any person elected or
appointed to any office shall fail to take and subscribe such oath
or affirmation, or to give bond as herein required, his/her office
shall be deemed vacant. For any breach of condition of any such bond,
suit may be instituted thereon by the City, or by any person in the
name of the City to the use of such person.
[CC 1975 §21.060; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.060, 1-8-1991]
Upon filing of the oath of office and approval of bond, when
bond is required, the City Clerk shall deliver to the person elected
or appointed a commission signed by the Mayor, and under the Seal
of the City, duly countersigned by the Clerk, authorizing the person
therein named to discharge the duties of the office therein named
for the term for which he/she was appointed or elected.
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to fix the compensation
of all the officers and employees of the City, by ordinance. But the
salary of an officer shall not be changed during the time for which
he/she was elected or appointed.
[CC 1975 §21.080; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.080, 1-8-1991; Ord. No. 12-40 §1, 12-18-2012]
A. Vacancies
shall be filled as follows:
1. If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the person
exercising the duties of Mayor shall cause a special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant office
shall be selected by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Aldermen.
The successor to the vacant office shall serve until the next regular
municipal election.
2. If a vacancy occurs in any office not elective, the Mayor shall appoint
a suitable person to discharge the duties of such office until the
first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen thereafter. Such
vacancy shall be a permanently filled appointment by the Mayor with
approval by a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, with
the exception of the City Clerk who shall be elected by the Board
of Aldermen.
B. Immediately
upon the suspension of an officer, it shall be the duty of the Mayor
to appoint a competent, responsible person to discharge the duties
of such officer for the period of the suspension.