City of Charleston, MO
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2023-12-12
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Title I Government Code
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Chapter 115 City Officials
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Article III City Clerk
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 Mayor and City Council
- Ch 115 City Officials
- Ch 115 Art III City Clerk
- § 115.080 City Clerk — Appointment, Term And Salary.
- § 115.090 Qualifications.
- § 115.100 Oath And Bond.
- § 115.110 City Clerk — Duties.
- § 115.120 Deputy City Clerk.
- Ch 117 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 120 Open Meetings and Records Policy
- Ch 125 Municipal Court
- Ch 130 Taxation and Finance
- Ch 135 Personnel
- Ch 140 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 145 Indemnification Policy
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 200 Public Safety Department
- Ch 205 Animal Regulations
- Ch 210 Offenses
- Ch 215 Nuisances
- Ch 217 Abandoned Property
- Ch 220 Human Rights
- Ch 225 Emergency Management
- Ch 230 Solid Waste
- Ch 235 Noise Control
- Ch 240 Park Regulations
- Ch 245 Litter
- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses
- Ch 345 Pedestrians Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Stopping, for Loading or Unloading Only
- Ch 365 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets
- Ch 370 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 375 Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 380 Licensing Requirements
- Ch 385 Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch 390 Parades
- Ch 395 Procedure on Arrest
- Sch I Speed Limits
- Sch II School Crossings
- Sch III Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions
- Sch IV Traffic Control Signs and Signals
- Sch V Crosswalks
- Sch VI Alley Entrance to the Municipal Parking Lot
- Sch VII One-Way Streets
- Ttl IV Land Use
- Ch 400 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 405 Subdivisions
- Ch 410 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 415 Floodplain Management Regulations
- Ch 420 Land Clearance Redevelopment
- Ch 425 Signs and Billboards
- Ch 430 Relocation Policy
- Ttl V Building and Construction
- Ch 500 Building Regulations
- Ch 505 Dangerous Buildings
- Ch 510 Regulations for Residential Rental Property
- Ch 515 Explosives
- Ch 520 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 525 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 530 Excavations
- Ttl VI Business and Occupation
- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Business Regulations
- Ch 610 Regulations Applying to All Licenses and Permits
- Ch 615 Home Occupations
- Ch 620 Taxicabs
- Ch 625 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 630 Amusements
- Ch 635 Garage Sales and Yard Sales
- Ch 640 Hotel and Motel Tax
- Ttl VII Utilities
- Ch 700 Water Regulations
- Ch 705 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 710 Cable Television
- Ch 715 Solid Waste (Utility)
- Cross Reference
- Ch DL Disposition List
[R.O. 1993 § 110.080; Ord. No.
786, B15-597, 12-13-1956; CC
1963 Ch. 2 Art. III § 2-34]
The office of the City Clerk is hereby created. The City Clerk
shall be appointed by the City Council for an indefinite term, at
a salary to be established by the City Council.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.090; R.O. of 1938, § 175;
CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. III § 2-35; Ord. No.
1256 § 1, 10-12-1965]
The person appointed to the office of the City Clerk shall be
competent and qualified and of the age of twenty-one (21) years or
more.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.100; R.O. of 1938, § 176;
CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. III § 2-36]
Before entering upon the duties as City Clerk, he/she shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation as provided in Section 115.020. Within fifteen (15) days after his/her appointment and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his/her office, the City Clerk shall execute to the City of Charleston a bond, in the sum as set by the City Council, with a bonding company, conditioned that he/she will faithfully discharge all the duties of his/her office as required by the laws of the State of Missouri governing cities of the Third Class and the ordinances of the City of Charleston, and that he/she will promptly pay over all monies coming into his/her possession that belong to the City at the time and in the manner provided by law. Said bond, with the City Manager's approval endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the office of the City Treasurer, who shall preserve and safely keep the same.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.110]
The City Clerk shall, among other duties, keep the journal of
the proceedings of the Council. He/she shall safely and properly keep
all records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted
to his/her care; he/she shall be the general accountant of the City,
and generally shall perform all the duties required of him/her by
ordinance or orders of the Council. He/she is hereby empowered to
administer official oaths, and also oaths to persons certifying to
demands or claims against the City.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.120]
Whenever, for any reason, the City Clerk is unable to perform
the duties of his/her office, the City Council may by resolution appoint
a temporary clerk, who shall have all the power and perform all the
duties of the regular clerk, and shall receive the same salary for
the time he/she so acts.
