All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[CC 2001 §105.020; Ord. No. 1467 §1, 8-11-2016]
A.
A municipal election of the qualified voters of this City shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of each
year. At such elections, the following officials shall be elected:
1.
On the municipal election date in odd-numbered years, a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Edmundson shall be
held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who shall hold his/her office
for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected
and qualified.
2.
On the municipal election date in odd-numbered years, a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Edmundson shall be
held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each ward who
shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
3.
On the municipal election date in even-numbered years, a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Edmundson shall be
held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each ward who
shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
B.
Exception. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section, no municipal election will be held for an office if the number of candidates who have filed for the particular office is equal to the number of positions in that office to be filled by the election, provided that the voters have approved such process within the previous six (6) calendar years. The candidates shall assume the responsibilities of their offices at the same time and in the same manner as if they had been elected. In the event that the number of candidates filing for a particular office exceeds the number of positions to be filled at such election but a sufficient number of candidates withdraw from such contest for that office so that the number of candidates remaining after the filing deadline is equal to the number of positions to be filled, the municipal election shall be held, and the election authority shall conduct the election as scheduled.
[Ord. No. 1546[1], 12-8-2022]
A.
The
City of Edmundson shall be authorized to adopt an election procedure
whereby no election will be held for an office if the number of candidates
who have filed for the particular office is equal to the number of
positions in that office to be filled by the election.
B.
Such
election procedure shall be in effect for the municipal election in
2024 and for six (6) years thereafter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This provision was passed by a majority of
the electorate 4-4-2023.
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 sixteenth (16th)
Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the eleventh (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.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to disqualification for arrearage
or delinquency in taxes and bonding requirements, §115.342, RSMo.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (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.
[Ord. No. 1459 §1, 1-14-2016]
A.
Section
115.124, RSMo, provides that, upon voter approval in Cities with a
population of one thousand (1,000) or fewer people and upon proper
notice, no election shall held for an office if the number of candidates
who have filed for the particular office is equal to the number of
positions in that office to be filled by the election and the candidates
shall assume the responsibilities of their offices at the same time
and in the same manner as if they had been elected.
[Ord. No. 1466 §1, 8-11-2016]
A.
Pursuant to voter approval on April 5, 2016, the Board of Aldermen
hereby establishes and mandates the following procedure to apply to
any municipal election at which City Officials are to be elected and
which is held in the year in which voter approval was obtained or
in the following six calendar years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
and 2022):
1.
Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, no municipal
election will be held for an office if the number of candidates who
have filed for the particular office is equal to the number of positions
in that office to be filled by the election. The candidates shall
assume the responsibilities of their offices at the same time and
in the same manner as if they had been elected.
2.
In the event that the number of candidates filing for a particular
office exceeds the number of positions to be filled at such election
but a sufficient number of candidates withdraw from such contest for
that office so that the number of candidates remaining after the filing
deadline is equal to the number of positions to be filled, the municipal
election shall be held, and the election authority shall conduct the
election as scheduled.
3.
In such event, the City or the Board of Election Commissioners
shall, in lieu of other required election notices, publish a notice
that contains the names of the candidates that shall assume the responsibilities
of office in at least one newspaper of general circulation as defined
in Section 493.050, RSMo., in the City by the first of the month in
which the election would have occurred, had it been contested.
[CC 2001 §105.050; Ord. No. 1467 §2, 8-11-2016]
A.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the Board of Election
Commissioners of St. Louis County prior to 5:00 P.M. on the 10th Tuesday
prior to any City election except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo.
B.
The City Clerk's notification shall contain the following information.
1.
If no election is to be held pursuant to Subsection (B) of Section 105.020 of this Code and Section 115.124, RSMo., the notification shall contain the names of the candidates that shall assume the responsibilities of office under those sections and a request that the Board of Election Commissioners publish such notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation as defined in Section 493.050, RSMo., in the City by the first of the month in which the election would have occurred, had it been contested.
2.
If an election is to be held, the notification 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.
C.
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 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 2001 §105.065; Ord. No. 1069 §6, 12-12-1996]
After said election, the City Clerk shall receive from the Board
of Election Commissioners the certification of the returns and give
to those candidates having the highest or higher number of votes certifications
of election; thereafter, the Board of Aldermen, at a meeting not more
than twenty (20) days from the date of said election or at the regularly
scheduled meeting in May, whichever is later, shall complete all of
its old business and then the newly elected members and/or the Mayor
shall be sworn into office.
[CC 2001 §105.080; Ord. No. 972 §5, 1-4-1993; Ord.
No. 1102 §1, 12-29-1998; Ord. No. 1197 §1, 10-9-2003]
A.
Ward One Boundaries. All that property East of the following
line:
As shown on the map which is on file in the office of the City
Clerk and made a part hereof, beginning on the Northern City limits
boundary on the North side of Highway 70, and following the line at
the Northwest corner of the City limits as shown on said map, continuing
South across Interstate 70 to Natural Bridge Road, and following a
Southeasterly line as shown to the intersection of Natural Bridge
Road and Edmundson Road, and thence South along the center of Edmundson
Road to a point on the North side of 4447 Edmundson Road. Thence West
to the Northwest corner of 9731 Treadway; thence South to the Northwest
corner of 4431 Dabney; thence South to the Northwest of 4427 Dabney;
thence South to the Northwest corner of 4423 Dabney; thence South
to the Northwest corner of 4419 Dabney; thence South to the Northwest
4415 Dabney; thence South to the Northwest corner of 4411 Dabney;
thence South to the Northwest corner of 4407; thence South to the
Northwest corner of 9735 Traverse; thence South to the Southwest corner
of 9735 Traverse; thence South across Traverse to the Northwest corner
of 9738 Traverse; thence South to the Southwest corner of 9738 Traverse;
thence East along the Northern boundary of Kratz Elementary School
to the Southeast corner of 9700 Traverse; thence South along the center
of Edmundson Road to the Southern City limits.
B.
Ward Two Boundaries. All that property West of the following
line:
As shown on the map which is on file in the office of the City
Clerk and made a part hereof, beginning on the Northern City limits
boundary on the North side of Highway 70, and following the line at
the Northwest corner of the City limits as shown on said map, and
continuing South across Interstate 70 to Natural Bridge Road, and
following a Southeasterly line as shown to the intersection of Natural
Bridge Road and Edmundson Road, and thence South along the center
of Edmundson Road to a point on the West side of 4516 Edmundson Road;
thence West to the Northeast corner of 9739 Treadway; thence South
to the Southeast corner of 9739 Treadway; thence South to the Northeast
corner of 4430 Crilly; thence South to the Southeast corner of 4430
Crilly; thence South to the Northeast corner of 4426 Crilly; thence
South to the Southeast corner of 4426 Crilly to the Northeast corner
of 4422 Crilly; thence South to the Southeast corner of 4422 Crilly;
thence South to the Northeast corner of 4418 Crilly; thence South
to the Southeast corner of 4418 Crilly; thence South to the Northeast
corner of 4418 Crilly; thence South to the Southeast corner of 4418
Crilly; thence South to the Northeast corner of 4414 Crilly; thence
South to the Southeast corner of 4414; thence South to the Northeast
corner of 4410 Crilly; thence South to the Southeast corner of 4410
Crilly; thence South to the Northeast corner of 4406 Crilly; thence
South to the Southeast corner of 4406 Crilly; thence South to the
Northeast corner of 9743 Traverse; thence South to the Southeast corner
of 9743 Traverse; thence South to the Northeast corner of 9742 Traverse;
thence South to the Southeast corner of 9742 Traverse; thence East
along the Northern boundary of Kratz Elementary School to the Southeast
corner of 9700 Traverse; thence South along the center of Edmundson
Road to the Southern City limits.
