All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §105.020; CC §31.010; CC 1991 §105.010]
A.
A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Tarkio 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.
C.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Tarkio 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.
D.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Tarkio 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.
In accordance with Section 115.124, RSMo., which Statute applies
to any City, Town, or Village with a population of two thousand (2,000)
or less, effective August 28, 2018, and which states the governing
body may pass an ordinance calling an election for the qualified voters
to decide whether to forego annual municipal elections for six (6)
years if the number of candidates filing equal the number of seats
up for election in accordance with Section 115.124, RSMo., and having
put said proposition to a vote, and same having passed, the City of
Tarkio, Missouri, is hereby authorized to forgo annual elections if
the number of candidates who have filed for a particular office is
equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled by the
election. This provision will sunset on June 2, 2026 (6 years following
the postponed 2020 election) notwithstanding an election extending
same.
[1]
Editor's Note: This provision passed by a majority of the
electorate at the election held 6-2-2020, originally scheduled 4-7-2020
but postponed due to the Covid19 pandemic.
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]
State Law Reference — 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.
[R.O. 2013 §105.060]
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.
[1]
Editor's Note — The following places have a Board of
Election Commissioners: St. Louis County, Jackson County, Clay County,
Platte County, City of St. Louis and Kansas City.
[R.O. 2013 §105.070; CC §31.170; CC 1991 §105.050]
The Mayor and each Alderman shall enter upon their respective
duties at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen following
the general City election at which they were elected. Provided, if
the Mayor, City Collector or any Alderman shall fail to qualify as
provided by law and ordinance, the incumbent shall hold his/her office
until his/her successor shall qualify.
[R.O. 2013 §105.080; CC §31.180; CC 1991 §105.060]
The Mayor shall cause to be prepared and shall sign and issue
commissions to all officers duly elected who have received certificates
of election as provided by ordinance, and who have taken and subscribed
to the oath required by law, and entered into a good and sufficient
bond in all cases in which a bond is required by law or ordinance.
[R.O. 2013 §105.090; CC §§30.010 — 30.030;
CC 1991 §105.080]
A.
The
City is hereby divided into two (2) Wards as hereinafter delineated.
1.
North. Ward Number One shall be comprised of that
portion of the City lying north of the centerline of Main Street,
extending from the east boundary of the City to 10th Street and all
that portion of the City lying north of the centerline of McNary Street
extending from 10th Street to the west line of the City limits.
2.
South. The Second Ward shall include all of the
City lying to the south of the First Ward.
