All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
A.
A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in April.
B.
On
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 2003, and every
four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Harrisonville shall be held for the purpose of electing
a Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
C.
On
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 2003, and every
four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Harrisonville shall be held for the purpose of electing
one Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term
of four (4) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D.
On
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 2004, and every
four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Harrisonville shall be held for the purpose of electing
one (1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for
a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor is elected and
qualified.
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective
City office at the general City election shall file with the City
Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M. on the 16th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the 11th Tuesday prior to, the next
City municipal election, a written declaration of his/her intent to
become a candidate at said election. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent
record of the names of the candidates, the offices for which they
seek election, and the date of their filing, and their names shall
appear on the ballots in that order.
[Ord. No. 3295 §1, 12-1-2014]
A.
No person shall qualify as a candidate for elective public office
in the State of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty
to a felony or misdemeanor under the Federal laws of the United States
of America or to a felony under the laws of this State or an offense
committed in another State that would be considered a felony in this
State.
[Ord. No. 3343 §1, 12-7-2015[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Subsection 2 of Ord. No. 3343 the title of this Section changed from "Candidates For Municipal Office - No Arrearage For Municipal Taxes or User Fees Permitted" to "Candidates For Municipal Office Disqualifications, Filing of Affidavit, Tax Deliquency," and former Subsections (A) through (C) were redesignated as Subsections (B) through (D), respectively.
B.
Any person who files as a candidate for election to a public office
shall be disqualified from participation in the election for which
the candidate has filed if such person is delinquent in the payment
of any State income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes,
real property taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration
of candidacy, or if the person is a past or present corporate officer
of any fee office that owes any taxes to the State.
C.
Each potential candidate for election to a public office shall file an affidavit with the Department of Revenue and include a copy of the affidavit with the declaration of candidacy required under Section 115.349, RSMo., and Section 105.050 of this Code. Such affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:
[Ord. No. 3343 §2, 12-7-2015]
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AFFIRMATION OF TAX PAYMENTS AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS:
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I hereby declare under penalties of perjury that I am not currently
aware of any delinquency in the filing or payment of any State income
taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes
on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or that I am a past or present corporate officer of any fee office
that owes any taxes to the State, other than those taxes which may
be in dispute. I declare under penalties of perjury that I am not
aware of any information that would prohibit me from fulfilling any
bonding requirements for the office for which I am filing.
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Candidate.
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D.
Upon receipt of a complaint alleging a delinquency of the candidate
in the filing or payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State, the Department of Revenue shall investigate such potential
candidate to verify the claim contained in the complaint. If the Department
of Revenue finds a positive affirmation to be false, the Department
shall contact the Secretary of State, or the election official who
accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy, and the potential
candidate. The Department shall notify the candidate of the outstanding
tax owed and give the candidate thirty (30) days to remit any such
outstanding taxes owed which are not the subject of dispute between
the Department and the candidate. If the candidate fails to remit
such amounts in full within thirty (30) days, the candidate shall
be disqualified from participating in the current election and barred
from refiling for an entire election cycle even if the individual
pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the subject of the complaint.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 16th Tuesday prior to
any election at which City offices are to be filled by said election,
notify the general public of the opening filing date, the office or
offices to be filled, the proper place for filing, and the closing
filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished
by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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I, ____________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ____________________________, City of Harrisonville,
County of Cass, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter; that I do hereby
declare myself a candidate for the office of ____________________________,
to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in April, __________, and I meet all
the qualifications required of a candidate for said office, and I
hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for
said election for said office and state that I will serve as such
officer, if elected.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ___________________,
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City of Harrisonville
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In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election
except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in
writing, shall specify that the Board of Aldermen is calling the election,
the purpose of the election, the date of the election, and shall include
a certified copy of the legal notice to be published including the
sample ballot. The notice and any other information required by this
Section may, with the prior notification to the election authority
receiving the notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior
to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the election, provided
that the original copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published shall be received in the office of the election
authority within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile
transmission.
[CC 1977 §10-4; Ord. No. 644, 4-5-1965]
The City is divided into four (4) wards.
[Ord. No. 3174 §1, 8-15-2011]
The wards of the City of Harrisonville shall be and the same
are hereby changed to include the territory hereinafter set forth.
A map depicting these boundaries is on file in the Harrisonville City
Clerk's office.
Ward 1: Beginning at the intersection of Mechanic Street and
Eastwood Road; thence southward along the centerline of Eastwood Road
to the intersection of South Street and Eastwood Road; thence eastward
along the centerline of South Street to the intersection of Bird Avenue
and South Street; thence northward along the centerline of Bird Avenue
to the intersection of Meadowlark Drive and Bird Avenue; thence eastward
along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the intersection of Quail
Street and Meadowlark Drive; thence eastward along the centerline
of Quail Street to the intersection of Pheasant Road and Quail Street;
thence northward along the centerline of Pheasant Road to the intersection
of Ridgewood Road and Pheasant Road; thence eastward along the centerline
of Ridgewood Road to the intersection of Brookridge Drive and Ridgewood
Road; thence southward along the centerline of Brookridge Drive to
the intersection of Meadowlark Drive and Brookridge Drive; thence
eastward along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the eastern line
of the Meadowview Subdivision, 8th Addition; thence continuing east-north-easterly
approximately 1,125 feet to the southeastern corner of the Villa's
of Eastern Hills 2nd Plat; thence continuing east along the southern
boundary of the Villa's of Eastern Hills 2nd Plat 890.48 feet; thence
northward 660.92 feet along the eastern boundary of the Villa's of
Eastern Hills Subdivision; thence east 425.47 feet to the centerline
of Lincoln Road; thence north along the centerline of Lincoln Road
to the intersection of Lincoln Road and Elm Street; thence west along
the centerline of Elm Street approximately 2,300 feet to a point at
the centerline of Elm Street adjacent to the southeast corner of Lot
44 of the Silver Maple Acres Subdivision; thence north along the eastern
boundary of the Silver Maple Acres Subdivision 1041.83 feet to the
northeast corner of said subdivision; thence continuing north approximately
717 feet to a point on the north line of Section 3, Township 44, Range
31; thence west along the north line of said Section 3 approximately
4,290' to the northwest corner of said Section 3, Township 44, Range
31; thence south approximately 570' to the northeast corner of Lot
101 of the Lake View Estates Subdivision; thence south along the east
line of the Lakeview Estates Subdivision approximately 1275' to the
intersection of Elm Street and Price Avenue; thence southward along
centerline of Price Avenue to intersection of Mechanic Street and
Price Avenue; thence westward along the centerline of Mechanic Street
to the point of the beginning at the intersection of Mechanic Street
and Eastwood Road.
Ward 2: Beginning at the intersection of Mechanic Street and
Price Avenue; thence westward along the centerline of Mechanic Street
to the intersection of Mechanic Street and Independence Street; thence
northward along the centerline of Independence Street and continuing
west along the centerline of Locust Street to the intersection of
Commercial Street and Locust Street; thence westward along the centerline
of Commercial Street to the intersection of Rockhaven Road and Commercial
Street; thence continue westward along the centerline of Rockhaven
Road to the western City limits; thence following City limits clockwise
to a point on the north line of Section 2, Township 44, Range 31;
thence west along the north lines of Sections 2 and 3 approximately
6,425' to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 44, Range 31;
thence south approximately 570' to the northeast corner of Lot 101
of the Lake View Estates Subdivision; thence continuing south along
the east line of the Lakeview Estates Subdivision approximately 1,275'
to the intersection of Elm Street and Price Avenue; thence southward
along centerline of Price Avenue to the point of beginning being the
intersection of Mechanic Street and Price Avenue.
Ward 3: Beginning at the intersection of Mechanic Street and
Eastwood Road; thence westward along the centerline of Mechanic Street
to the intersection of Independence Street and Mechanic Street; thence
northward along the centerline of Independence Street and continuing
west along the centerline of Locust Street to the intersection of
Commercial Street and Locust Street; thence westward along the centerline
of Commercial Street to the intersection of Rockhaven Road and Commercial
Street; thence continue westward along the centerline of Rockhaven
Road to the western City limits; thence following City limits counter-clockwise
to a point on the south side of the City limits and at the centerline
of U.S. Highway 71; thence; north along the centerline of U.S. Highway
71 to the intersection of South Commercial Street and U.S. Highway
71; thence north along South Commercial Street to the intersection
of South Commercial Street and Independence Street; thence north and
east along Independence Street to the intersection of Independence
Street and South Street; thence east along the centerline of South
Street to the intersection of South Street and Eastwood Road; thence
north along the centerline of Eastwood Road to the point of the beginning
at the intersection of Mechanic Street and Eastwood Road.
Ward 4: Beginning at the intersection of Eastwood Road and South
Street; thence eastward along the centerline of South Street to the
intersection of Bird Avenue and South Street; thence northward along
the centerline of Bird Avenue to the intersection of Meadowlark Drive
and Bird Avenue; thence eastward along the centerline of Meadowlark
Drive to the intersection of Quail Street and Meadowlark Drive; thence
east along the centerline of Quail Street to the intersection of Pheasant
Road and Quail Street; thence northward along the centerline of Pheasant
Road to the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Pheasant Road; thence
eastward along the centerline of Ridgewood Road to the intersection
of Brookridge Drive and Ridgewood Road; thence southward along the
centerline of Brookridge Drive to the intersection of Meadowlark Drive
and Brookridge Drive; thence eastward along the centerline of Meadowlark
Drive to the eastern line of the Meadowview Subdivision, 8th Addition;
thence continuing east-north-easterly approximately 1,125 feet to
the southeastern corner of the Villa's of Eastern Hills 2nd Plat;
thence following City limits clockwise to a point on the south side
of the City limits and at the centerline of U.S. Highway 71; thence
north along the centerline of U.S. Highway 71 to the intersection
of South Commercial Street and U.S. Highway 71; thence north along
South Commercial Street to the intersection of South Commercial Street
and Independence Street; thence north and east along Independence
Street to the intersection of Independence Street and South Street;
thence east along the centerline of South Street to the intersection
of South Street and Eastwood Road, said point being the point of beginning.