[CC 1975 §21.500; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.500, 1-8-1991]
No person shall be eligible to the office of City Collector
who is not at least twenty-one (21) years of age; nor shall any person
be appointed as City Collector who is in arrears for any tax, lien,
forfeiture, or defalcation in office. The City Collector shall be
appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by a majority of the Board
of Aldermen, for an indefinite term.
[CC 1975 §21.510; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.510, 1-8-1991]
The Collector shall, annually, at such times as may be designated
by the Mayor, make a detailed report to the Mayor stating the various
monies collected by the City during the year, and the amount uncollected
and the names of the persons from which he/she failed to collect and
the causes therefor.
[CC 1975 §21.520; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.520, 1-8-1991]
The City Collector shall receive as compensation for his/her
services such sum as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Board
of Aldermen.
[CC 1975 §21.530; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.530, 1-8-1991]
The Mayor may appoint a Deputy Collector, and when such Deputy
Collector shall have taken and subscribed to the oath provided by
this Code, he/she shall possess all the qualifications and powers
and be charged with the same duties as the Collector.
[CC 1975 §21.540; Ord. No. 91-1 §21.540, 1-8-1991]
Every check, draft, or other negotiable instrument of any type
which is drawn in favor of the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, may
be negotiated only by including in the endorsement thereof on behalf
of said City the phrase "For Deposit Only" or some similar statement,
and the actual deposit thereof to the credit of said City in a depository
designated for receipt of the funds of said City. No such instrument
shall be negotiated for cash.