[R.O. 2011 §2.02.010; Code 1950 §101.1; Prior Code
§2-1]
The members of the City Council shall be elected, shall have the qualifications and powers and shall perform the duties prescribed by Article II of the Charter.
[R.O. 2011 §2.02.020; Code 1950 §101.2; Prior Code
§2-2]
The Council shall adopt rules governing the time of its meetings
and its proceedings, which shall be kept on file with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2011 §2.02.030; Code 1950 §§101.3 —
101.4; Prior Code §2-3]
A.
The
Council shall elect a City Clerk who shall serve during the pleasure
of the Council.
B.
The
City Clerk shall be the custodian of the seal and all deeds, contracts,
ordinances and other official documents of the City. The City Clerk
shall keep the journal of proceedings of the Council, authenticate
by his/her signature all ordinances and resolutions, and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the Council, the Charter, the
provisions of this Code or any other ordinance.
[R.O. 2011 §2.02.040; Ord. No. 6702 §§1 — 5, 2007; Ord. No.
6922 §§1 –– 5, 9-9-2013; Ord. No. 6997 §§1 —
5, 9-8-2015; Ord. No.
7045 § 1, 8-14-2017; Ord. No. 7113, 9-9-2019; Ord. No. 7156, 8-9-2021; Ord.
No. 7332, 8-22-2023]
A.
Declaration Of Policy. The proper operation of municipal government
requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial
and responsible to the people; that government decisions and policy
be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that
public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have
confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these
goals, there is hereby established a procedure for disclosure by certain
officials and employees of private financial or other interests in
matters affecting the City.
B.
Conflicts Of Interest. The Mayor or any member of the City Council
who has a substantial personal or private interest as defined by Sections
105.450 (11, 12) and 105.461.1 RSMo., in any measure, bill, order
or ordinance proposed or pending before the City Council, shall, before
he or she passes on the measure, bill, order or ordinance, file a
written report of the nature of the interest with the City Clerk,
and such statement shall be recorded in the record of proceedings
of the City Council.
C.
Disclosure Reports.
1.
Each elected official, candidate for elective office, the City
Manager, the Chief Purchasing Officer and the City Attorney (if employed
full time) shall disclose in writing the following described transactions,
if any such transactions were engaged in during the calendar year:
a.
For such person, and all persons within the first degree of
consanguinity or affinity of such person, the date and the identities
of the parties to each transaction with a total value in excess of
five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that such person had with
the City, other than compensation received as an employee or payment
of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City, and other than transfers
for no consideration to the City; and
b.
The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction
known to the person with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars
($500.00), if any, that any business entity in which such person had
a substantial interest had with the City, other than payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City or transactions involving payment
for providing utility service to the City, and other than transfers
for no consideration to the City.
c.
The City Manager and the Chief Purchasing Officer shall disclose
in writing the following information:
(1)
The name and address of each of the employers of
such person from whom income of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or
more was received during the year covered by the statement;
(2)
The name and address of each sole proprietorship
which he or she owned; the name, address and the general nature of
the business conducted of each general partnership and joint venture
in which he or she was a partner or participant; the name and address
of each partner or coparticipant for each partnership or joint venture
unless such names and addresses are filed by the partnership or joint
venture with the Secretary of State; the name, address and general
nature of the business conducted of any closely held corporation or
limited partnership in which the person owned ten percent (10%) or
more of any class of the outstanding stock or limited partners' units;
and the name of any publicly traded corporation or limited partnership
which is listed on a regulated stock exchange or automated quotation
system in which the person owned two percent (2%) or more of any class
of outstanding stock, limited partnership units or other equity interests;
and
(3)
The name and address of each corporation for which
such person served in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
D.
Filing Of Reports. Duplicate disclosure reports made pursuant to
this Section; in the format approved by the Missouri Ethics Commission,
shall be filed with the City Clerk and the Missouri Ethics Commission.
The City Clerk shall maintain such disclosure reports available for
public inspection and copying during normal business hours.
E.
When Filed. The financial interest statements shall be filed at the
following times, but no person is required to file more than one (1)
financial interest statement in any calendar year:
1.
Each candidate for elective office who is required to file a
personal financial disclosure statement shall file the financial interest
statement no later than fourteen (14) days after the close of the
filing at which the candidate seeks nomination or election, and the
statement shall be for the twelve (12) months prior to the closing
date;
2.
Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within
thirty (30) days of such appointment or employment;
3.
Every other person required to file a financial interest statement
shall file the statement annually not later than May 1, and the statement
shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December
31; provided that any member of the City Council may supplement the
financial interest statement to report additional interests acquired
after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of
the financial interest statement.
[R.O. 2011 §2.04.010; Code 1950 §201.1; Prior Code
§2-4]
The City Manager shall be chosen by the City Council on the
basis of his/her executive and administrative qualifications with
special reference to his/her actual experience in, or his/her knowledge
of, accepted practice in the duties of his/her office. The City Manager
may or may not be a resident of the City at the time of his/her selection,
but shall live therein during his/her tenure of office. The City Manager
shall be appointed for an indefinite term, subject to discharge as
provided in the Charter, and shall devote his/her entire time to the
duties of his/her office.
[R.O. 2011 §2.04.020; Code 1950 §102.2; Prior Code
§2-5; Ord. No. 4639 §1]
A.
The
City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City,
and shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration
of all the City's affairs. To that end the City Manager shall have
power and shall be required to:
1.
Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all
officers and employees of the City except as otherwise provided by
the Charter;
2.
Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council and be responsible
for its administration after adoption;
3.
Prepare and submit to the Council, as of the end of the fiscal year,
a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of
the City for the preceding year;
4.
Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs
of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to the City
Manager desirable;
5.
Serve as the director of one (1) department, and, with the consent
of Council, serve as the director of two (2) or more departments;
6.
Enforce all laws and ordinances and see that all contracts and franchises
are faithfully performed;
7.
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Charter or
required of the City Manager by the Council;
8.
Execute leases for the City parking lots, provided such leases do
not exceed a term of one (1) year and provided such leases are approved
on motion by a majority of the City Council.
[R.O. 2011 §2.04.030; Code 1950 §102.3; Prior Code
§2-6]
The City Manager shall designate a department director as Vice
Manager who shall perform the duties of the City Manager during any
vacancy in such office, or during the absence or disability of the
City Manager.
