[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:
1. 
Mayor.
2. 
Aldermen (two (2) from each Ward).
B. 
The following officers shall be appointive officers:
1. 
Municipal Judge.
2. 
Chief of Police.
3. 
City Prosecuting Attorney.
4. 
City Attorney.
5. 
City Clerk.
6. 
Treasurer.
7. 
Collector.
8. 
City Administrator.
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.