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City of St. Charles, MO
St. Charles County
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[R.O. 2011 § 140.010; R.O. 2009 § 39.01; CC 1981 § 2-461; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986; Ord. No. 00-327, 12-1-2000]
The fiscal year of the City shall commence on January 1 and terminate on December 31 in each year and the books, accounts and reports of the officers shall be made to conform thereto.
[R.O. 2011 § 140.020; R.O. 2009 § 39.04; CC 1981 § 2-460; Ord. No. 81-83, 9-1-1981; Ord. No. 95-122, 5-4-1995; Ord. No. 11-09 §§ 1 — 3, 1-7-2011; Ord. No. 11-54 § 1, 3-30-2011]
Any intra-departmental transfer authorized by Charter Section 8.10 aggregating ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more shall be reported to the City Council at the second meeting of the month following the transfer as a Director of Administration Report on the City Council Consent Agenda.
[R.O. 2011 § 140.030; R.O. 2009 § 39.05; Ord. No. 98-236, 5-20-1998; Ord. No. 99-322, 9-23-1999; Ord. No. 04-176, 8-4-2004; Ord. No. 22-160, 12-6-2022]
A. 
Any person making an application to the Planning and Zoning Commission for rezoning or conditional use shall pay, in advance, the fee stated in Section 150.030. The fee may be refunded only if the application is withdrawn before publication of a public hearing notice in the newspaper or prior to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
B. 
Any person making an application to the Board of Adjustment shall pay, in advance, the fee stated in Section 150.030. The fee may be refunded only if the application is withdrawn before publication of a public hearing notice in the newspaper or prior to review by the Board of Adjustment.
C. 
Any person submitting a site plan for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission or HLPARB shall pay the fee stated in Section 150.030.
D. 
Any person making an application to the HLPARB for exterior changes shall pay the fee stated in Section 150.030.
[R.O. 2011 § 140.040; R.O. 2009 § 39.06; Ord. No. 98-253, 6-17-1998]
Any person who writes a check to the City which is subsequently returned to the City because of insufficient funds shall pay to the City a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00).
[R.O. 2011 § 140.050; R.O. 2009 § 39.07; Ord. No. 08-271, 12-19-2008]
A. 
No claim for damages made against the City shall be paid without the claimant first executing a release and settlement of claim in the form approved by the City Attorney and the Finance Director as required by Charter Section 7.4(b).
B. 
Nothing in this Section is intended to guarantee payment of any claim made against the City.
C. 
Claims for damages shall be paid within five (5) business days from the date of the claimant's and Mayor's execution of the release and settlement of claim form.
D. 
The release and settlement of claim form shall be in substantially a form on file in the City Clerk's office.
[R.O. 2011 § 140.055; Ord. No. 11-057 § 1, 3-30-2011; Ord. No. 15-017 § 1, 1-20-2015]
A credit or debit card may be accepted for payment of water bills, sewer bills, ambulance bills, permit fees, court fines and costs and other City service payments. The exact fee charged by a credit/debit card payment processor for the convenience of the cardholder's transaction shall be added to the transaction total at the time the credit/debit card payment is processed and shall be paid entirely by the cardholder.