[R.O. 2011 §2-12; Code 1977 §21.030]
The members of the Board of Aldermen shall be two (2) in number
from each ward of the City.
[R.O. 2011 §2-13; Ord. No. 3003 §1, 4-6-2002; Ord.
No. 3310 §1, 2-1-2016]
A.
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she is at least twenty-one
(21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected; nor shall any person
be elected an Alderman who is in arrears for any tax, lien, forfeiture
or defalcation in office. All members of the Board shall hold their
office for a term of two (2) years.
B.
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate for municipal
public office 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.
C.
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate for municipal
public office who 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.
[R.O. 2011 §2-14; Code 1977 §21.020]
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his/her
office, each Alderman shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation
before the City Clerk that he/she possesses all the qualifications
prescribed for his/her office by the laws of the State and this Code
or other ordinances of this City; that he/she will support the Constitution
of the United States and of this State, and this Code and other ordinances
of this City, and that he/she will faithfully demean himself/herself
in office.
[R.O. 2011 §2-21; Code 1977 §24.045]
A.
At
the hour designated for Board meetings, the Mayor shall call the Board
of Aldermen to order, and he/she shall act as the Presiding Officer
of the Board.
B.
The
Mayor shall appoint all committees, subject to the concurrence of
the Board of Aldermen, the appointment or election of which is not
otherwise provided for by this Code or other ordinance.
[R.O. 2011 §2-22; Ord. No. 2886 §1, 7-7-1997]
At the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen following
the April election, the Board shall appoint one (1) member of the
Board to be "President of the Board of Aldermen" who must be approved
by a majority of the members of the Board.
[R.O. 2011 §2-23; Ord. No. 2893 §1, 2-17-1998]
A.
When
any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death, resignation,
removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to qualify or
from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of the Board of
Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties of Mayor, with
all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction of the Mayor,
until such vacancy is filled or such disability is removed or, in
case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
B.
In
the event the President of the Board of Aldermen is unable for any
reason to perform the duties of Mayor, then the remaining Aldermen
are eligible and shall, for the time being, perform the duties of
Mayor. The senior Alderman from the ward different from the ward of
the President of the Board shall first (1st) be eligible to fill said
vacancy. The Alderman from the ward the same as the President of the
Board of Aldermen shall secondly be eligible to fill said vacancy.
The junior Alderman from the ward different from the President of
the Board shall be thirdly eligible to fill said vacancy.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Salem, as follows:" No ordinance
shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance
unless on its final passage a majority of the members elected to the
Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the "ayes" and "nays" be
entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced
to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall be read by title or
in full two (2) times prior to passage, both readings may occur at
a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed ordinance
is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made
available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under
consideration by the Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance
until it shall have been signed by the Mayor, or person exercising
the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have been passed over the
Mayor's veto as herein provided.
[R.O. 2011 §2-32; Code 1977 §24.140]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment until the vote upon final
passage.
[R.O. 2011 §2-34; Code 1977 §24.170]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of any member.
[R.O. 2011 §2-38; Ord. No. 3246 §§2 — 5, 11-21-2011]
A.
Each
Alderman shall receive as compensation for his/her services the sum
of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per month, regardless of the number
of regular Board of Aldermen meetings, special Board of Aldermen meetings,
workshops and committee meetings.
B.
The
compensation of each of the above designated officers fixed by this
Section shall be payable out of the general revenue of the City in
the manner directed by this Section.
C.
The
compensation of each of the above designated officers fixed by this
Section shall be effective from and after the third (3rd) day of April,
2012.
D.
All
ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the
extent of such conflict, repealed.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members
elected to the Board of Aldermen, remove from office, for cause shown,
any elective officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity,
together with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Board of Aldermen
sitting as a Board of Impeachment. Any elective officer, including
the Mayor, may in like manner, for cause shown, be removed from office
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected to the Board of
Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members elected
to the Board of Aldermen, remove from office any appointive officer
of the City at will, and any such appointive officer may be so removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Board
of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Board of Aldermen may pass ordinances regulating the manner of
impeachments and removals.
[Ord. No. 3494, 11-12-2021]
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the
person exercising the duties of the 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. If the vacancy is in the office of Mayor, nominations of
a successor may be made by any member of the Board of Aldermen and
selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the Board
of Aldermen. The Board of Alderman may adopt procedures to fill vacancies
consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the
next regular municipal election, at which time, a successor shall
be duly elected to fill the remainder of any unexpired term for the
office. 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,
at which time such vacancy shall be permanently filled.
