[R.O. 2013 §110.110; CC 1984 §2-86; Ord. No. 162 §2, 2-15-1937]
The Board of Aldermen shall be composed of two (2) Aldermen
from each Ward.
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she 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/her election,
and a resident of the ward from which he/she is elected.
[R.O. 2013 §110.130; CC 1984 §2-87; Ord. No. 161 §1, 2-15-1937]
Whenever there shall be a tie in the election of Aldermen, the
matter shall be determined by State Statute.
[R.O. 2013 §110.140; CC 1984 §2-88; Ord. No. 1308 §§1 — 2, 11-4-1996]
Except as otherwise provided by ordinance or Statute, Robert's
Rules of Order shall be enforced and govern the proceedings of the
Board of Aldermen meetings and all other meetings of the City boards
and commissions, so far as practical; and the Mayor or Acting President,
as the case may be, shall decide all questions which may arise according
to such parliamentary usage.
[R.O. 2013 §110.150; CC 1984 §2-89; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 1; Ord. No. 161 §3, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 315, 6-18-1956; Ord. No. 1204 §2-89, 12-5-1994; Ord. No. 1439 §1, 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 1524 §1, 1-16-2001; Ord. No. 2074, 2-16-2021]
The Board of Aldermen shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting
per month on the third (3rd) Monday of each month at an hour determined
by the Board unless the Mayor, in consultation with the President
of the Board, determines the meeting should be held on a different
date or hour. If the third (3rd) Monday of the month falls on a national
legal holiday, the regular Board meeting may be held on a date and
time set by the Mayor.
[R.O. 2013 §110.160; CC 1984 §2-90; Ord. No. 161 §4, 2-15-1937]
The Board of Aldermen may hold adjourned meetings at any time,
which shall, to all intents and purposes, be continuations of the
meetings of which they are adjournments, and the same proceedings
may be held as at the meeting of which they are adjournments.
[R.O. 2013 §110.170; CC 1984 §2-91; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 1; Ord. No. 161 §6, 2-15-1937]
The Mayor or any two (2) Aldermen may call a special meeting
of the Board at any time by notifying all the members of the Board
in writing or otherwise, twenty-four (24) hours in advance, at which
meeting any and all business shall be transacted as at regular meetings.
Notice of said meeting shall be published in accordance with Chapter
610, RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §110.180; CC 1984 §2-92; Ord. No. 161 §5, 2-15-1937]
A majority of the Board of Aldermen shall constitute a quorum,
and it is necessary that a quorum be present before business is transacted.
[R.O. 2013 §110.190; CC 1984 §2-93; Ord. No. 161 §7, 2-15-1937]
At any meeting of the Board of Aldermen, a quorum not being
present, it shall stand adjourned until the next regular meeting;
provided that any two (2) members of the Board together with the Mayor
may have a call of the Board of Aldermen, send for and compel the
attendance of absent members and make an order for their censure.
[R.O. 2013 §110.200; CC 1984 §2-94; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 4; Ord. No. 1612 §1, 9-4-2003]
Members of the Board of Aldermen shall attend all meetings of
the Board, unless the Board grants a leave of absence or excuses a
member for illness or other special reasons. Unless a member of the
Board of Aldermen or a member of any City committee or commission
is physically present at a meeting, he/she shall not be permitted
to participate or vote at that meeting.
[R.O. 2013 §110.210; CC 1984 §2-95; Ord. No. 161 §16, 2-15-1937]
Whenever a member shall absent himself/herself, without leave
of absence or excuse, from two (2) or more consecutive monthly meetings
of the Board, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all members elected
thereto, the Board may expel such member and declare his/her office
vacant.
[R.O. 2013 §110.220; CC 1984 §2-96; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 2; Ord. No. 161 §2, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 162 §6, 2-15-1937]
A.
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.
B.
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 is filled or such disability is removed; or, in
case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[R.O. 2013 §110.230; CC 1984 §2-97; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 3]
At the hour appointed for a meeting of the Board, the Clerk
or some other person appointed in his/her absence shall proceed to
call the roll of the members, marking the absentees, and announce
whether or not a quorum is present. Upon the presence of a quorum,
the Board shall be called to order by the Mayor, if present, and if
the Mayor is absent, the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen
shall call the same to order and preside during the meeting.
[R.O. 2013 §110.240; CC 1984 §2-98; Ord. No. 161 §11, 2-15-1937]
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. 2013 §110.250; CC 1984 §2-99; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 5]
All committees of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor
unless otherwise specially directed by the Board of Aldermen, and
when so directed they shall be selected by ballot.
[R.O. 2013 §110.260; CC 1984 §2-100; Res. of 2-5-1937,
Rule 6; Ord. No. 162 §5, 2-15-1937]
[R.O. 2013 §110.270; CC 1984 §2-102; Ord. No. 161 §14, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 934 §1, 9-21-1988]
A.
The
style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained by the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Valley Park, 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" be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance
shall be introduced to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall
be read by title or in full two (2) times prior to passage; both readings
may occur at a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed
ordinance is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance
shall be made available for public inspection prior to the time the
bill is under consideration by 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 as herein provided.
B.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to ordinances proposed
or passed under Section 79.135, RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §110.280; CC 1984 §2-104; Ord. No. 161 §15, 2-15-1937]
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, 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. 2013 §110.290; CC 1984 §2-105; Ord. No. 161 §13, 2-15-1937]
The Board of Aldermen shall, from time to time, provide by ordinance
for the levy and collection of all taxes and licenses, and within
a reasonable time after the copy of the assessment of the taxable
property of the City is obtained from the County Clerk, as provided
by ordinance, ascertain the amount of money to be raised thereon for
general and other purposes and fix the annual rate of levy therefor
by ordinance.
[R.O. 2013 §110.300; CC 1984 §2-108; Ord. No. 161 §10, 2-15-1937]
The Board of Aldermen shall, semi-annually, at times to be set
by the Board, make out and spread upon its 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.
