[R.O. 2013 §105.010; CC 1984 §2-28; Ord. No. 164 §2, 2-24-1937]
At the general election to be held in the City on the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in odd-numbered
years, there shall be elected from each Ward in the City one (1) member
of the Board of Aldermen. On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in April in even-numbered years, there shall be elected
from each Ward one (1) member of the Board of Aldermen. Aldermen shall
hold their offices for two (2) years and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2013 §105.020; CC 1984 §2-29; Ord. No. 162 §1, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 164 §1, 2-24-1937; Ord. No. 1133 §1, 9-15-1993; Ord. No. 1134 §1, 9-15-1993; Ord. No. 1377 §1, 12-15-1997; Ord. No. 1695 §1, 2-22-2006; Ord. No. 1883 §1, 12-12-2011]
At the general election to be held in the City on the first
(1st) Tuesday in April following the first (1st) Monday in April in
1998, and every two (2) years thereafter, there shall be elected a
Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and
until his/her successor is elected and qualified. At said general
election, and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall also be
elected a City Marshal/ex officio Collector who shall hold his/her
office for a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor is
elected and qualified.
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 115.342, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
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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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the St. Louis
County Board of Election Commissioners 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.
[R.O. 2013 §105.050; CC 1984 §2-30; Ord. No. 212 §1, 12-3-1943; Ord. No. 445 §1, 4-1-1968]
A filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to
the City Clerk by all candidates for elective offices at general and
special elections held in the City, said fee to be payable at the
time of filing notice of candidacy with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2013 §105.060; CC 1984 §2-31; Ord. No. 164 §3, 2-24-1937]
All special elections in the City shall conform to Chapter 115,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §105.070]
The boundaries of the ward are delineated on a map which is
on file in the office of the City Clerk.
