[Ord. No. 2, §1; Ord. No. 2280, §1, 11-19-2013]
No person shall be an Alderman unless he is 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 election,
and a resident of the ward from which he is elected.
[Ord. No. 727 §2, 9-4-1984; Ord.
No. 1962 §1, 3-20-2007]
[Ord. No. 3, §1; Ord. No. 312, §1; Ord. No. 1996 §1, 9-11-2007]
Two aldermen shall be elected from each ward by the qualified
voters thereof at the first election to be held on the first Tuesday
in April next after the organization of the city. At such election
for aldermen, the person receiving the highest number of votes in
each ward shall hold office for two years and the person receiving
the next highest number of votes shall hold office for one year; but
thereafter each ward shall elect annually one alderman who shall hold
his office for two years.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of alderman, the same shall
be filled by the mayor or person exercising the duties of the mayor,
subject to the consent and approval of the board of aldermen, such
appointee's term to cease at the next general municipal election,
at which time a successor shall be elected for the full term or for
the remainder of the term in which the vacancy occurred if such term
did not expire on the date of such election.
[Ord. No. 2, §2; Ord. No. 127, §2; Ord. No. 165 §2; Ord. No. 180, §2; Ord. No. 2095 §1, 8-18-2009]
The board of aldermen shall hold regular stated meetings on
the first and third Tuesdays of each month within the city. All meetings
of the board of aldermen shall be held at 7:00 P.M. Adjourned meetings
may be held for the purpose of completing the unfinished business
of any meeting at such time as may be determined by the board. Special
meetings may be called from time to time at the time designated in
the notice therefore; such special meetings may be called by the mayor
or by a majority of the board of aldermen members. Notice of special
meetings shall be given in person or by mail at least twenty-four
(24) hours before the same is set.
[Ord. No. 320, §2; Ord. No. 616, §1; Ord. No. 1014, §§1 — 2, 2-18-1992; Ord. No. 1397 §1, 3-2-1999]
Each Alderman shall receive as compensation for his services
as such the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each regular
meeting of the Board of Aldermen attended. In addition, the Mayor
and each Alderman shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00)
for each special meeting of the Board of Aldermen attended, which
is convened at the request or instigation of any person, persons,
entity or the City of Eureka, Missouri. Said compensation rates shall
be effective when the respective aldermanic terms presently being
served expire and after such time the respective Aldermen shall receive
the full compensation set forth above.
The payment of a fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) to the
City of Eureka shall be a condition precedent to the convening of
any special meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Eureka
when requested or instigated by any person, persons or entity other
than the City of Eureka.
[Ord. No. 2, §3]
The members of the board of aldermen shall attend all meetings
of the board unless leave of absence be granted or unless excused
for illness or other special reasons.
[Ord. No. 4, §1]
At the hour appointed, the mayor, or in his absence the president
of the board of aldermen, shall call the board to order, the clerk
shall call the roll of members and announce whether or not a quorum
is present.
[Ord. No. 2, §4; Ord. No. 127]
Four aldermen shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. If at any meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting
shall stand adjourned until the next regular or special meeting.
[Ord. No. 4, §2; Ord. No. 195, §1]
The board of aldermen, upon the announcement of a quorum, shall
proceed to transact the business before them in the following order:
(a)
Approval of the minutes of the last meeting unless changed or objected
to by a member, in which event they shall be approved as corrected.
Copies of the minutes of the last regular meeting shall be made available
to each member of the board of aldermen at least twenty-four hours
before the meeting is called to order at which the minutes are to
be approved.
(b)
The presentation and hearing of remarks, complaints and petitions
of citizens or other interested parties on all matters.
(c)
Reports of officers and committees.
(d)
Unfinished business.
(e)
New business.
(f)
The audit of all bills and claims against the city and ordering of
payment of bills approved and allowed.
(g)
Miscellaneous business.
[Ord. No. 4, §5]
The established rules of parliamentary procedure shall govern
the proceedings of the board of aldermen, except when otherwise provided
by ordinance, and any question arising thereunder shall be decided
by the mayor, subject to appeal to the board of aldermen by any member.
[Ord. No. 2, §13]
The board of aldermen shall have such powers and perform such
duties as may be provided by the laws of the state or by this Code
or other ordinance.
[Ord. No. 2, §5]
The board of aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and ayes and nays shall be entered on any question at
the request of any two members. In the vote on final passage of any
ordinance, the ayes and nays shall in all cases be entered in the
journal showing the vote of each alderman who is in attendance.
[Ord. No. 2, §6; Ord. No. 4, §3; Ord. No. 1765 §1, 7-6-2004]
Committees may be formed from time to time to assist and advise
the City regarding various matters and may be comprised of Eureka
residents and/or Eureka business owners. All committees shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of the
Board of Aldermen. Members of such committees shall receive no compensation
as such, but each committee member shall receive an expense allowance
of fifty dollars ($50.00) upon attendance at each official committee
meeting. Any member may be removed without cause upon the recommendation
of the Mayor and approval by a majority of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 2, §7]
New business and other matters may be referred by the mayor
to the appropriate committee for consideration and report before final
action by the entire board of aldermen. Such committee shall receive
from the city clerk all papers relating to the subject matter referred.
[Ord. No. 2, §8; Ord. No. 182, §2; Ord. No. 1252, §§1 — 2, 9-17-1996]
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Eureka, 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 are entered on the journal; and all bills shall be read three
(3) times before their passage. By unanimous vote of the Board of
Aldermen in attendance, a bill may be read the first time by its short
title if the proposed ordinance is available for public inspection
prior to the time the bill is under consideration by the Board of
Aldermen. If there is no such unanimous vote from the Aldermen in
attendance, the proposed ordinance shall be read the first time in
its entirety. The bill may be read the second time by its short title,
and if it is approved for the third reading at the same meeting at
which it is introduced, it may be read the third time by its short
title. No bill or ordinance shall be given a third reading or considered
for final passage at the same meeting at which it is introduced, unless
the motion for such third reading is unanimously adopted and such
final passage is voted for affirmatively by at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the members elected to 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.
[Ord. No. 2, §9]
Every bill duly passed by the board of aldermen and presented
to the mayor and by him approved shall become an ordinance, and every
bill presented, 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
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 city clerk, and shall become an ordinance in
the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval
of the mayor; provided, that should the mayor neglect or refuse to
sign any ordinance and return the same with his objections, in writing,
at the next regular meeting of the board of aldermen, the same shall
become a law without his signature.
[Ord. No. 2, §10]
The board of aldermen shall, as often as it deems necessary,
require any officer of the city to exhibit his accounts or other papers
or records, and to make report to the board, in writing, touching
any matter relating to his office.
[Ord. No. 2, §12]
The board of aldermen shall semiannually in January and July
of each year make out and spread upon their records a full and detailed
account and statement of the receipts and expenditures and indebtedness
of the city for the half-year ending December 31 and June 30, preceding
the date of such report, which account and statement shall be published
in some newspaper in the city.
[Ord. No. 2, §11]
The board of aldermen, in its discretion, may compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of books and papers relating to any
subject under consideration in which the interest of the city is involved,
and may call on the marshal or police of the city, or the proper officers
of the county to execute such process.
[Ord. No. 1126 §§3 — 4, 10-4-1994]
(a)
Provisions set forth in subsection (b) of this section shall be applicable to the nomination, consideration and appointment of all Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City, unless specifically waived by a majority of the Board of Aldermen on a case specific basis.
(b)
Selecting And Forming Committees, Etc. — Procedure.
(1)
When a board, commission or committee is authorized and formed, the
Mayor, in addition to selecting candidates himself or herself, shall
solicit the Board of Aldermen for candidates. Such candidates shall
receive equal consideration whenever possible based on objective criteria
whenever applicable such as their qualifications and ability to serve.
(2)
With the exception of aldermanic representatives and other exceptions
approved by the Board of Aldermen, every effort should be made to
recommend and appoint representation, (a) from each Ward on a proportionally
equal basis, (b) by giving preferential consideration to candidates
who do not presently have family members serving on any other City
of Eureka board, commission or committee, and (c) by giving preferential
consideration to candidates who are not at the time of consideration
serving on another City of Eureka board, commission or committee.
(3)
When the Mayor selects a candidate to recommend for appointment or
reappointment, such name and any other relevant information shall
be forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for a reasonable period to allow
ample time for review and comments, if any.
