Cross Reference — As to pay
plan, see Ord. No. 1453, on file in City offices.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.010; Ord. No. 3383 § 1, 1-23-2014]
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. 2009 § 120.020]
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. 2009 § 120.025]
Any person desiring to be a candidate
for any elective office in the City shall be a registered voter in
the City of Fenton, St. Louis County, Missouri.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.030]
The Board shall elect one (1) of
their own number who shall be styled "Acting President of the Board
of Aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.040]
When any vacancy shall happen in
the office of Mayor by death, resignation, removal from the City,
removal from office, refusal to qualify, or from any other cause whatever,
the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time
being, perform the duties of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges,
powers and jurisdiction of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled
or such disability be removed; or, in case of temporary absence, until
the Mayor's return.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.050]
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
each City governed by this Chapter shall have the care, management
and control of the City and its finances and shall have power to enact
and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution
and laws of this State, and such as they shall deem expedient for
the good government of the City, the preservation of peace and good
order, the benefit of trade and commerce, and the health of the inhabitants
thereof, and such other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary to carry such powers into effect and to alter, modify
or repeal the same.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.060]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and
preside over the Board of Aldermen but shall not vote on any question
except in case of a tie, nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases
when he/she is an interested party. He/she shall exercise a general
supervision over all the officers and affairs of the City and shall
take care that the ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating
to such City, are complied with.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.070; R.O. 2006
§ 105.010; Ord. No. 413 § 1, 11-15-1976]
The style of ordinances of the City
of Fenton shall be: "Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Fenton, Missouri, as follows:".
[R.O. 2009 § 120.075; R.O. 2006
§ 105.020; Ord. No. 413 § 2, 11-15-1976]
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.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.080; R.O. 2006
§ 105.030; Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-21-1988; Ord. No. 3446 § 1, 7-24-2014]
All bills shall be read two (2) times
before their final passage.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.082; R.O. 2006
§ 105.040; Ord. No. 1328 § 1, 10-16-1989; Ord. No. 3446 § 2, 7-24-2014]
A.
All bills shall be introduced to the Board
of Aldermen in writing. The first and second readings shall be of
the full bill in its entirety, or by title only.
B.
If the reading of the bill is by title
only, copies of the bill shall be made available for public inspection
prior to the time the bill is under consideration by the Board of
Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.085; R.O. 2006
§ 105.050; Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-21-1988; Ord. No. 1238§ 1, 5-15-1989; Ord.
No. 3446 § 3, 7-24-2014]
A.
No bill shall become an ordinance until
it shall have been presented at two (2) meetings of the Board of Aldermen
except in the following situations:
1.
Three-Fourths (3/4) Of Members Of
The Board Of Aldermen Present So Vote. When the Board of Aldermen
shall by three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members present vote to allow
the reading of the bill two (2) times.
2.
Budgeted Contract Amount. When a
bill is presented approving the form of a contract and authorizing
the Mayor to execute and when said contract shall be authorizing the
provision of services or the provision of supplies previously established
in the budget of the City of Fenton and the total expenditure shall
be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), then said
bill may be read two (2) times at the same meeting, except if objection
shall be made by a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen
present. If objection is made to the reading of said bill approving
the form of a contract by either a majority of the members of the
Board of Aldermen present, then said bill shall be presented at two
(2) meetings. In all cases when an objection is made, a reason shall
be stated and set out in the minutes.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.086; R.O. 2006
§ 105.060; Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-21-1988]
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.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.087; R.O. 2006
§ 105.070; Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-21-1988]
Every bill duly passed by the Board
of Aldermen as herein provided and presented to the Mayor and by him/her
approved shall become an ordinance.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.088; R.O. 2006
§ 105.080; Ord. No. 1157 § 1, 11-21-1988]
A.
Every bill presented to the Mayor as herein
provided but returned at the next regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen 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:
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"Shall the bill pass, the objections
of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?"
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The vote on this question shall be
taken by "ayes" and "nays" which shall be entered upon the journal
with the names of the members of the Board of Aldermen voting upon
the question and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members elected to
the Board of Aldermen shall vote in the affirmative, the City Clerk
shall certify that fact and the bill thus certified shall become an
ordinance in the same manner and with like effect as it had received
the approval of the Mayor.
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B.
The Mayor shall have the power to sign
or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen; provided, that
should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance and return the
same with his/her objections in writing at the next regular meeting
of the Board of Aldermen, the bill shall become a law without his/her
signature.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.090]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause
to be kept a journal of its proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays"
shall be entered on any question at the request of any two (2) members.
The Board of Aldermen may prescribe and enforce such rules as it may
find necessary for the expeditious transaction of its business.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.100]
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually each year, at times to
be set by the Board of Aldermen, 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 with the last
day of the month immediately preceding the date of such report, which
account and statement shall be published in some newspaper in the
City.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.110]
In the event the financial statement of the City is not published as required by Section 120.100, the Treasurer of the City shall not pay out any money of the City on any warrant or order of the Board of Aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any Treasurer violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.120]
The Board of Aldermen shall have
power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
papers and records relating to any subject under consideration in
which the interest of the City is involved and shall have power to
call on the proper officers of the City, or of the County in which
such City is located, to execute such process. The officer making
such service shall be allowed to receive therefor such fees as are
allowed by law in the Circuit Court for similar services, to be paid
by the City. The Mayor or Acting President of the Board of Aldermen
shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.130]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions
and appointments of all City Officers elected or appointed in the
City and shall approve all official bonds unless otherwise prescribed
by ordinance.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.140]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant
in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of the City,
and he/she shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly
for any neglect or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized
to call on every male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years
of age and under fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.150]
The Mayor shall, from time to time,
communicate to the Board of Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her
opinion, tend to the improvement of the finances, the Police, health,
security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity of the City.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.160]
The Mayor shall have power to remit
fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses
arising under the ordinances of the City; but this Section shall not
be so construed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which
may have accrued to any officer of said City by reason of any prosecution
under the laws or ordinances of such City.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.170; R.O. 2006
§ 120.100; Ord. No. 1056 § 1, 1-18-1988]
The Mayor and members of the Board
of Aldermen shall receive such compensation as may be designated from
time to time by ordinance as approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.180; R.O. 2006
§ 120.060; Ord. No. 7 § 5, 9-11-1956; Ord. No. 3431 § 1, 6-26-2014]
A.
Committees. The following Board of Aldermen
Committees are hereby established:
B.
Membership.
1.
The Board of Aldermen will meet annually
on the fourth Thursday in April or as soon thereafter as possible
to approve the Board membership. Membership of the Board committees
will be decided by the Board of Aldermen with the following conditions:
2.
Each ward shall decide among them which member shall serve on which committee so that one Alderman from each ward serves on each committee and present such selection to the Board for Board approval. If the two (2) members from each ward cannot decide on which Board committee each shall serve upon, the majority of the remaining members of the Board of Aldermen shall vote upon which committee each Alderman from that specific ward shall serve. Once the membership of each committee is established, each committee shall select a Chairman subject to the condition in Subsection (B)(1)(c) above.
C.
Meetings. Unless otherwise changed by a
majority vote of the Board of Aldermen, the Board committees shall
meet on the first and second Thursday of every month.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.185; Ord. No. 4084, 11-23-2020]
A.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office
following or caused by the results of the general municipal election,
the Board shall first fill such vacancy prior to nomination or approval
of the new:
[R.O. 2009 § 120.190; R.O. 2006
§ 120.010; Ord. No. 1082 § 1, 3-21-1988; Ord. No. 1275 § 1, 8-21-1989; Ord.
No. 1362 § 1, 3-19-1990; Ord. No. 2971 § 1, 6-16-2008]
A.
The regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Fenton shall be held on the fourth Thursday of each
month at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at Fenton City Hall, Fenton, Missouri,
effective August 1, 2008.
B.
Committee meeting(s) of the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Fenton shall be held on the first and second Thursdays
of each month at the hour of 7:00 P.M. at Fenton City Hall, Fenton,
Missouri, effective August 1, 2008.
C.
All meetings of the Board, whether regular,
special, or committee, shall end on or before 10:30 P.M. CST/DST,
unless extended by a vote of the majority of the Board members present.
D.
Exception. When the regular meeting date
falls on a nationally observed holiday, the meeting date will be adjusted
accordingly. The City Clerk will give appropriate notice to all concerned
parties at least thirty (30) days in advance of such occasion.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.200]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor upon notification to the City Clerk who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting in conformance with Chapter 101, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.210]
At the hour appointed, the Mayor,
or in his/her absence the Acting 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. A majority of the
members elected to the Board shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum
not be present, a smaller number may lawfully adjourn the meeting
from day to day until a quorum is present.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.220; R.O. 2006
§ 120.030; Ord. No. 1 § 3, 7-22-1954]
Members of the Board of Aldermen
shall be required to attend all stated and special meetings of the
Board unless leave is granted by the Board, or unless excused by the
Chairman or Acting Chairman for illness or other special reason.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.230; R.O. 2006
§ 120.050; Ord. No. 7 § 3, 9-11-1956]
The Mayor shall call the meetings
of the Board of Aldermen to order, or in his/her absence the President
of the Board of Aldermen or in their absence a Temporary Chairman,
elected from the Aldermen present at the meeting to preside during
such meeting, shall call the meeting to order. The Clerk shall then
call the roll and shall announce whether or not a quorum is present.
[R.O. 2009 § 120.240; R.O. 2006
§ 120.090; Ord. No. 7 § 7, 9-11-1956; Ord. No. 3263 § 1, 5-24-2012]
Roberts Rules of Order shall govern
the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen and any question of procedure
arising before said Board shall be determined thereby. The decision
concerning compliance with Roberts Rules of Order shall be made by
the City Attorney subject to appeal to the Board of Aldermen, which
appeal may be made by any member of the Board of Aldermen.
