[R.O. 2007 § 110.010; Ord. No. 2375 § 1, 9-14-1995]
From and after the general municipal
election to be held in the City of St. Peters on April 2, 1996, the
term of office of the Mayor of the City shall be four (4) years. The
first day of the four (4) year term of office shall commence on the
making of the official oath of the person elected Mayor of the City
and shall terminate four (4) years later on the taking of office of
the then Mayor's successor, or until his/her successor has been duly
elected and qualified. The person elected as Mayor shall take office
as soon as practical following the certification of the results of
his/her election to that office by the St. Charles County Election
Authority and by the St. Peters Board of Aldermen, and with administration
of the official oath of office.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.030]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she
be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United
States and a resident of the City at the time of and for at least
one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.035; Ord. No. 3694, 8-22-2002]
The salary of the Mayor shall be
established from time to time by ordinance.
[Ord. No.
6045 § 1, 12-19-2013]
No person shall be an Alderman unless
he/she be at least eighteen (18) 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.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.053; Ord. No. 3554 § 1, 10-25-2001]
Members of the Board of Aldermen
shall hold their office for a term of four (4) years, effective for
those members of the Board of Aldermen elected at or after the general
municipal election held in the City in April, 2003.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.055; Ord. No. 3695, 8-22-2002]
The salary of the Aldermen shall
be established from time to time by ordinance.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.060; Ord. No. 2720 §§ 1 — 2, 7-24-1997; Ord. No. 3882 § 1, 8-28-2003; Ord. No. 3981 § 1, 1-22-2004; Ord. No. 4893 § 1, 10-11-2007; Ord. No. 5144 § 1, 2-12-2009; Ord. No. 5335 § 1, 1-28-2010; Ord. No. 5487 § 2, 10-14-2010; Ord. No. 6671 § 1, 12-15-2016]
A.
Regular Meetings — Time And Place.
The Board of Aldermen shall hold its regular meetings on the second
and fourth Thursdays in the months of January, February, March, April,
May, August, September, and October in each calendar year, on the
fourth Thursdays in the months of June and July in each calendar year,
and on the third Thursdays in the months of November and December
in each calendar year. All regular meetings shall be held at the St.
Peters Justice Center, located at 1020 Grand Teton Drive, St. Peters,
Missouri 63376, and shall start at 6:30 P.M. local time.
B.
Change In Starting Time Of Meeting. Nothing
in this Section shall prohibit the Board of Aldermen from commencing
a meeting after 6:30 P.M. on the date of a regular meeting if the
posted agenda for a regular meeting establishes a later starting time
for such regular meeting.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 7074 set out November
meeting dates for the years: 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in lieu of
the regular meeting as set up by this Code Section.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.065; Ord. No. 4164 § 1, 10-28-2004; Ord. No. 4384 § 1, 11-10-2005]
The journal and/or minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, kept and recorded by the City Clerk pursuant to Section 79.320, RSMo., and Section 115.110 of the City Code shall be kept and recorded following the guidelines of the Henry M. Robert III, et. al., Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Ed., Perseus Publishing 2000), or any subsequent edition thereof, and shall only contain a record of all votes of the Board of Aldermen of the City as required by Statute. The journal shall not reflect comments made except in those instances when the Board of Aldermen desires to make a specific record upon motion duly made, seconded and passed.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.070; CC 1979 § 2-6; Ord. No. 316 §§ 1 — 4, 3-7-1977; Ord. No. 2720 § 3, 7-24-1997]
A.
The Mayor, or the Acting President of the
Board of Aldermen in the absence of the Mayor, may call a special
meeting of the Board of Aldermen when the health, safety and welfare
of the inhabitants of the City are in immediate jeopardy, in which
instance the notice of such meeting shall be delivered to the Aldermen,
setting forth the time, place and purpose of such meeting which notice
shall be signed by the Mayor or, in his/her absence, the Acting President
of the Board of Aldermen. Such notice shall also provide that the
measures sought to be enacted or the business transacted at such special
meeting constitutes an emergency concerning the health, safety and
welfare of the inhabitants of the City.
B.
All notices of special meetings of the
Board of Aldermen pursuant to this Section shall conform to the provisions
of Section 610.020, RSMo., and shall be served on each Alderman or
by leaving a copy at his/her dwelling house or usual place of abode
with some person of his/her family over the age of fifteen (15) years,
by a Police Officer of the City, and such Police Officer shall make
a return to the City Clerk stating:
1.
The name of the person served.
2.
The address at which such person
was served.
3.
The time and date such person was
served.
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The failure to serve an Alderman
by reason of being unable to locate such Alderman shall not prevent
the legal transaction of business set forth in the notice of special
meeting of the Board of Aldermen, if a quorum is present at such special
meeting.
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C.
Nothing contained in this Section shall
preclude an Alderman from executing a written waiver of notice of
special meeting of the Board of Aldermen called pursuant to this Section.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.080; CC 1979 § 2-7; Ord. No. 325 §§ 1 — 3, 7-11-1977; Ord. No. 2720 § 3, 7-24-1997]
A.
When the purpose of a special meeting of
the Board of Aldermen does not involve an emergency where the health,
safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City are not in immediate
jeopardy, a special meeting may be called by:
1.
The Mayor, stating the purpose of
the meeting.
2.
A majority of the full Board of Aldermen,
in written petition for such meeting signed by the Aldermen calling
for such meeting, which written petition shall state the proposed
date and hour and the purpose of such meeting, and which petition
shall be delivered to the Mayor.
B.
If the special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen is called in accordance with this Section, the Mayor shall
cause a notice to be served on all members of the Board of Aldermen
at least three (3) days prior to the time of such meeting, which notice
shall contain:
1.
The time and date of such meeting.
2.
The purpose of such meeting.
3.
The persons calling such special
meeting.
4.
Copies of any ordinance or resolution
to be acted on at such special meeting. All notices to the Board of
Aldermen shall conform to the provisions of Section 610.020, RSMo.,
and shall be served on each Alderman or by leaving a copy at his/her
dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of his/her
family over the age of fifteen (15) years by a Police Officer of the
City, who shall make a return to the City Clerk stating the date,
time and place of such service of notice of special meeting and the
name of the person served. Failure to serve such Alderman or a person
in his/her household over fifteen (15) years of age shall not invalidate
any action taken at such special meeting, if a quorum is otherwise
present.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.085; Ord. No. 4121 § 1, 8-26-2004; Ord. No. 4384 § 2, 11-10-2005; Ord. No. 4426 § 1, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 4790 § 1, 5-10-2007; Ord. No. 6782 § 1, 7-27-2017]
A.
The Board of Aldermen and each certain
board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee of City
Government, other than the Board of Adjustment and Planning and Zoning
Commission (which by State Statute are authorized to adopt their own
rules of procedure), shall conduct meetings in accordance with Henry
M. Robert III, et al., Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th
Ed., Perseus Publishing 2000) or any subsequent edition thereof and
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 610, RSMo.
B.
In addition to Robert's Rules of Order as adopted in Subsection (A) above, the Board of Aldermen and any such certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee may adopt additional rules, regulations and procedures not inconsistent with or repugnant to Robert's Rules, the Constitution or laws of the State of Missouri or any ordinance of the City; provided, however, any additional rules, regulations or procedures adopted by any such certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee shall be subject to and consistent with the direction of the Board of Aldermen provided by way of a resolution. In doing so the governmental entity shall publish such rules by filing a copy thereof, together with all amendments and additions, with the City Clerk as a public record and such rules, regulations and procedures shall become effective on the eighth day after so filing.
C.
In addition to the rules, regulations and
procedures established by Robert's Rules of Order, the Board of Aldermen
and each certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee
shall abide by the following with regard to maintaining order at public
meetings:
1.
All such meetings shall be open to
reasonable public participation as determined by the Chair. The Chair
shall have the authority and discretion to determine the extent and
manner of participation.
2.
In the event any member of the public
becomes an annoyance or becomes belligerent, intimidating or threatening
or otherwise seeks to or does disrupt the orderly process of the meeting
in a manner obviously hostile to the announced purpose of the meeting
to any member of the governmental entity or to any member of the general
public, the Chair shall have the authority and discretion to warn
the offending member of the public to refrain from the abusive or
offensive behavior.
3.
If the offending member of the public
refuses to abate the offensive behavior, the Chair may request that
the member leave the meeting. In the event that the member refuses
to do so, the Chair may order his or her removal by any attending
City Police Officer who shall proceed to escort the offending member
from the meeting premises.
4.
If in the Chair's judgment removal
of the offending member is required and no Police Officer is in attendance
to effect such removal, the Chair may suspend the meeting to request
the attendance of a Police Officer and the removal of the offending
member or may adjourn the meeting as may be appropriate.
5.
All authority, discretion and actions
of the Chair stated in Subsection(C)(2), (3) and (4) above shall also
apply to a majority vote of the members at the meeting.
D.
At all regular and special meetings of
the Board of Aldermen, public comments shall be allowed. Prior to
the start of the meeting and before addressing the Board of Aldermen,
each person wishing to speak shall first fill out a public comment
card containing the name and residence address of the speaker, together
with the topic of his or her address, whether or not he or she is
speaking in favor of or against a specific proposal and whether his
or her comments are directed toward an item on that meeting's agenda.
Each person addressing the Board of Aldermen shall step up in front
of the designated microphone and shall give his/her name and City
of residence in an audible tone of voice for the record. All remarks
shall be addressed to the Board of Aldermen as a body and not to any
individual member thereof. No person, other than the Mayor, a member
of the Board of Aldermen or a speaker granted the privilege of the
floor by the Board of Aldermen shall be permitted to enter into any
discussion with the Board of Aldermen on any topic, either directly
with or through a member of the Board of Aldermen or Mayor, during
such meetings.
E.
Each verbal petitioner for public comment
shall be allowed three (3) minutes to speak, with a total of eighteen
(18) minutes per topic. Pro and con speakers on each topic will alternate
if present. The Mayor will be responsible for enforcing the time limits.
F.
The Board of Aldermen, at its regular meetings,
shall proceed to transact the business before them in the following
order:
1.
Call to order.
2.
Roll call.
3.
Opening ceremonies.
4.
Approval of minutes.
5.
Reports of officers, boards and commissions.
7.
Public hearings.
8.
Old business.
9.
New business.
10.
Announcements.
11.
Executive (closed) session re: litigation,
real estate and personnel pursuant to Sections 610.021(1), (2), (3),
(9), (12), (13), (14) and 610.022(1) through (6), RSMo.
12.
Adjournment.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.090; CC 1979 § 2-7.2; Ord. No. 1425 § 1, 7-28-1988]
A.
The style of the ordinances of the City
shall be: "Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
St. Peters, Missouri, 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.
B.
Every bill duly passed by the Board of
Aldermen and presented to the Mayor and by him or her approved shall
become an ordinance, and every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned
with the Mayor's objections thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The
Board of Aldermen shall cause the objections of the Mayor to be entered
at large upon the journal, and proceed at its convenience to consider
the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall the bill
pass, the objections of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?". The vote
on this question shall be taken by ayes and nays and the names entered
upon the journal, and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect
shall vote in the affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact
on the roll, and the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the
proper officer, and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and
with like effect as if it had received the approval of the Mayor.
The Mayor shall have power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by
the Board of Aldermen; provided that should he or she neglect or refuse
to sign any ordinance and return the same with his or her objections,
in writing, at the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
the same shall become a law without his or her signature.
