[R.O. 2009 § 105.040; R.O. 2007
§ 105.040; Ord. No. 79 §§ 1
— 6, 7-3-1901; Ord.
No. 2969 § 1, 12-27-2010; Ord. No. 3460, 5-25-2018]
A. The Board of Aldermen shall elect a City
Clerk who shall hold office for successive terms of one (1) year,
measured by the calendar year, and the City Clerk's term of office
will automatically renew absent such Clerk's death, resignation or
removal from office. The salary of the City Clerk shall be established
by the annual budget duly adopted by the Board of Aldermen and may
be increased or decreased as of the first of each calendar year as
shall be determined by the Board from time to time.
B. The City Clerk may be removed at any time,
with or without cause by a majority vote of the entire Board of Aldermen.
If the motion to remove the City Clerk is for cause, no vote shall
be taken upon such motion until seven (7) days after the Clerk has
been given written notice of the cause for which removal is proposed.
The Clerk may file a response, in writing, to the statement of cause,
which shall be delivered to each Alderman prior to the vote on the
motion. A decision to remove approved by a majority of the entire
Board of Aldermen shall be final for all purposes, and shall not be
subject to further appeal.
C. In case the office of City Clerk becomes
vacated from any cause, the Board of Aldermen shall proceed to elect
a new City Clerk to serve out the unexpired term.
D. Among other things, the City Clerk shall
keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. He/she
shall safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging
to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care; he/she is hereby
empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying
to demands or claims against the City.
E. The City Clerk shall, with the aid of the
City's Finance Officer, prepare and submit to the Board of Aldermen
a financial statement showing the condition of finances of the City
on the 30th day of June and the 31st day of December of each year,
which said statement shall be prepared and submitted to the Board
of Aldermen at the first regular meeting in January and July of each
year.
F. The City Clerk shall perform other duties
as may be reasonably delegated by the City Administrator from time
to time.
G. The City Clerk shall perform all other
duties as mandated to City Clerks of Missouri Fourth Class Cities
by either the Missouri Constitution or the Missouri Revised Statutes,
as may be amended from time to time.
[R.O. 2009 § 105.050; R.O. 2007
§ 105.050; Ord. No. 623A §§ 1 — 2]
A. There is hereby created the office of Deputy
City Clerk who shall, in the absence of the City Clerk, perform all
the duties of the City Clerk provided by ordinance or law.
B. The Deputy City Clerk, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 79.230, RSMo., shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the consent and approval of a majority of the members of the
Board of Aldermen and shall serve at the will of the Mayor and majority
of the Board of Aldermen or, alternatively, may be received by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the Board of Aldermen, all as provided by Section 79.240,
RSMo.