On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April
of each year, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the
City of Velda City 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.
[Ord. No. 438 §IB, 4-10-1991]
No person shall be Alderman unless he/she be at least twenty-one
(21) 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, and resident of the Ward from which he/she is elected.
[Ord. No. 438 §IC, 4-10-1991]
The Board shall elect one (1) of their own members who shall
be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall
serve for a term of one (1) year but who may serve more than one (1)
term.
The Board of Aldermen shall fix the compensation of all the
officers and employees of the City, by ordinance. But the salary of
an officer shall not be changed during the time for which he/she was
elected or appointed.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen 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.
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.
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 496 §1, 9-10-1997]
All members of the Board of Aldermen hereafter shall be obligated
to attend all regular and special hearings and/or meetings of the
Board of Aldermen as well as any City committee pertaining to personnel,
police, budget, occupancy, licensing or any other matter which is
the subject of committee concern. Members of the Board of Aldermen
also shall be obligated to participate in all civic, block unit and
area council meetings, and members of the Board shall routinely tour
their respective wards, interact with residents and communicate the
suggestions, concerns and comments of said residents to the full Board
of Aldermen. In performing these and their other duties as established
by law, the members of the Board shall expend not less than twenty-four
(24) hours per month.
[Ord. No. 438 §II, 4-10-1991]
All Aldermen elected to office under the City Government shall
be voters under the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances
of the City. No person shall be elected to office who shall at the
time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes, or forfeiture or defalcation
in office. All Aldermen shall be residents of the City.
[Ord. No. 438 §III, 4-10-1991]
Every Alderman before entering upon the duties of the office,
shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation, before some court
of record in the County, or the City Clerk, that he/she possesses
all the qualifications prescribed for the office by law; will support
the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Missouri,
the provisions of all laws of this State affecting Cities of this
class, and the ordinances of the City and faithfully demean themselves
while in office. All other provisions of Section 79.260, RSMo., shall
apply to Aldermen in Velda City. If any person shall fail to take
and subscribe to such oath or affirmation or to give bond as required
the office shall be deemed vacant. For any breach of condition of
any such bond, suit may be instituted thereon by the City, or by any
person in the name of the City to use of such person.
[Ord. No. 438 §IV, 4-10-1991]
The Board of Aldermen may enact or make all ordinances, rules
and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of Chapter 79,
RSMo. The Board of Aldermen may enact or make all ordinances, rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the State, expedient
for maintaining the peace, good government and welfare of the City
and its trade and commerce.
[Ord. No. 439 §2, 5-8-1991]
A.
Knowing
that representative government requires conscientious representatives
and attendance at various board and committee meetings in order to
conduct City business, the City Clerk shall do the following:
B.
Any
Alderman who disagrees with the withholding may present a grievance
to the entire Board of Aldermen. If the remaining three (3) Aldermen
find the absence was beyond the control of the presenting Alderman,
the remaining Aldermen may order payment of all or part of the expenses
and compensation withheld.
