The elective officers of the City and their terms shall be those set out in Section
105.020 of this Code.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.060; CC 1929 § 55; Ord. No. 2748 § 1, 11-15-2005]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council,
shall have the power to appoint a City Administrator, City Counselor,
City Attorney, City Clerk, Chief of Police, Street Commissioner, and
such other officers as he/she may be authorized by ordinance to appoint.
He/she shall have authority to give such reasonable and lawful orders
to the Chief of Police and Police Officers of this City as in his/her
judgment the public welfare demands, and it shall be the duty of the
Chief of Police and Police Officers to obey such orders.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members
elected to the City Council, remove from office, for cause shown,
any elective officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity,
together with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Council, sitting
as a court of impeachment. Any elective officer may, in like manner,
for cause shown, be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of all
the members elected to the City Council, independently of the Mayor's
approval or recommendation. The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority
of all the members elected to the Council, remove from office any
appointive officer of the City at will; and any such appointive officer
may be so removed by a two-thirds vote of all the members elected
to the Council, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Council may pass ordinances regulating the manner of impeachment
and removals.
Except as otherwise required in this Chapter, 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, except appointed officers, must be residents 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.
Every officer of the City and his/her assistants, and every
Councilman, 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 in office; which official oath or affirmation shall
be filed with the City Clerk. Every officer of the corporation, when
required by law or ordinance, shall, within fifteen (15) days after
his/her election or appointment, 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 shall be designated by ordinance, conditioned
for 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 for the use of such person.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office other than the office
of Mayor, a successor to the vacant office shall be selected by appointment
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining
members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to fill vacancies
consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the
next regular April election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not
elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the
duties of the same until the first regular meeting of the Council
thereafter, at which time the 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.