All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy
in any elective office under the City Government shall be voters under
the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances of the
City except that appointed officers need not be voters of the City.
No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at
the time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes, or forfeiture or
defalcation in office. All officers, except appointed officers, shall
be residents of the City.
Every officer of the City and his/her assistants, and every
Alderman, before entering upon the duties of his/her 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 his/her office by law; that he/she
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
himself/herself while in office; which official oath or affirmation
shall be filed with the City Clerk. Every officer of the City, when
required by law or ordinance, shall, within fifteen (15) days after
his/her appointment or election, and before entering upon the discharge
of the duties of his/her office, give bond to the City in such sum
and with such sureties as may be designated by ordinance, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his/her duty, and that he/she will
pay over all monies belonging to the City, as provided by law, that
may come into his/her hands. If any person elected or appointed to
any office shall fail to take and subscribe such oath or affirmation,
or to give bond as herein required, his/her 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 the use of such person.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the
person exercising the duties of the Mayor shall cause a special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant
office shall be selected. The successor shall serve until the next
regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not
elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the
duties of such office until the first (1st) regular meeting of the
Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall be
permanently filled.
The duties, powers and privileges of officers of every character
in any way connected with the City Government, not herein defined,
shall be prescribed by ordinance. And bonds may be required of any
such officers for faithfulness in office in all respects.
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.
[CC 1974 §105.020; Ord. No. 202 §1, 4-10-1974]
A.
No
City employees shall be coerced to take part in political campaigns
in any manner.
B.
No
employee of Velda City shall actively advocate or oppose the candidacy
of any individual for nomination or election of Alderman of Velda
City while actively employed at performing his/her duties.
C.
No
employee shall use any influence or preferential treatment to any
other employee concerning any political activity.
D.
No
employee shall solicit funds or support for the purpose of supporting
any candidate for the office of Alderman of Velda City.
E.
Employees
are expected to exercise their right to vote in municipal elections,
but shall not engage in any other way in any municipal election.
F.
Velda
City Hall shall not be used for political activity of any kind. Failure
to comply with these provisions is grounds for immediate dismissal.
[Ord. No. 420 §§1 —
5, 9-13-1989]
A.
Henceforth,
all employees of Velda City, Missouri, as a condition of their employment
and/or continued employment with Velda City, upon request of their
superior, are subject to testing for the presence of drugs.
B.
Upon
request, an employee shall provide a urine sample in a sufficient
volume to provide for duplicate testing. Upon request of the employee
being tested, a sample in sufficient volume shall be provided to the
employee. Upon request of the person who is tested, full information
concerning the test shall be made available to him/her.
C.
The
collection and testing of urine samples shall be pursuant to the following
provisions:
1.
Urine specimens shall be collected in clean, dry containers. Preservatives
may be used that are appropriate for the test method. Specimens shall
be refrigerated if not tested within one (1) day of collection.
2.
The individual performing any tests of the urine samples for the
presence of drugs shall be properly qualified to perform said analysis.
3.
The laboratory in which these analyses are performed shall have a
Director who shall assume full responsibility for accuracy of tests
and reports.
4.
The following methodologies are approved for the analysis of urine
for the presence of drugs.
5.
All positive results found upon initial testing shall be confirmed
by GC/MS. TLC and HPLC methods may be used in conjunction with GC/MS
for confirmation.
D.
Any
urine sample requested by the employee shall be provided to the employee
by the person requesting said sample. Prior to providing the employee
with the requested sample(s) the person providing the sample shall
properly label and seal the container containing said sample and place
his/her initials and date on the seal of the container. Any said sample
provided by an employee to a testing laboratory of employee's choice
shall not be valid for use by the employee unless and until the laboratory
receiving said sample from the employee certifies that it received
the sample with the seal thereon in an untampered and/or unbroken
condition.
E.
Immediately
upon passage by the Board of Aldermen and approval by the Mayor of
this Article, the City shall cause to be posted in the City the following
notice:
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EMPLOYEES OF VELDA CITY
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TAKE NOTICE THAT, VELDA CITY HAS ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 420 WHICH
REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEES OF VELDA CITY TO SUBMIT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING
UPON THE REQUEST OF ANY SUPERVISOR. THIS RANDOM DRUG TESTING SHALL
BECOME POLICY AND WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON THE FOURTEENTH (14TH) DAY
OF MARCH, 1990.
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[Ord. No. 511 §1, 7-8-1998]
A.
For
purposes of this Section, the term "expense" shall
refer only to expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance
of the official business of the City. The term "employee" shall include all persons employed by the City and all elected and
appointed officials.
B.
Any
employee incurring any expense as defined in this Section and seeking
reimbursement of same may submit to the City Clerk, within thirty
(30) days of incurring such expense, a voucher certified as being
true and correct. The Mayor shall review such expense vouchers and
shall recommend to the Board of Aldermen reimbursement to the employee
of only those expenses properly incurred, and the Board shall approve
reimbursement of only appropriate expenses. If the Mayor claims reimbursable
expenses, the Board shall review and approve reimbursement of only
appropriate expenses.
C.
Nothing
in this Section shall prohibit the Board of Aldermen from approving
the reimbursement of appropriate expenses in a sum certain prior to
the time when the employee incurs such expenses. If such approval
is made the employee, within ten (10) days after such expenses are
actually incurred, shall submit to the City Clerk receipts and/or
some other proof that the expenses have been incurred.
D.
The
City Treasurer may advance payment of projected expenses as authorized
by the Board of Aldermen when the projected expenses to be incurred
would pose a financial burden on the employee. If such an advance
is authorized, within ten (10) days after such expenses are actually
incurred the employee shall submit to the City Treasurer a voucher
for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred and any balance
of the advance remaining after expenditure.
E.
Upon
approval of appropriate expenses the City shall reimburse or advance
the employee by the execution of a check drawn on the City's general
revenue account.
