[Adopted 12-8-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2900[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 110,
City Officers, adopted and/or amended 4-19-1982 by Ord. No. 1.110A,
as further amended.
All elected officials of the City of Greenwood shall serve for
a term of two (2) years or until they resign or become disqualified
for any reason.
The Mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen are hereby declared
to be the only officers of the City of Greenwood to be elected by
the people.
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.
All officers, except appointed officers, shall be residents of the
City.
[Ord. No. 2016-2905 § 1, 3-8-2016; Ord.
No. 2019-2959, 5-28-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3046, 9-13-2022]
A.
The Mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen shall be compensated
in a reasonable amount as determined by the Board of Aldermen by ordinance.
However, such amount shall not be increased effective during the term
of the Mayor or Aldermen. The Mayor and Aldermen are not authorized
to participate in the City's health insurance program.
B.
The Board of Aldermen hereby sets the compensation to be paid to
the Mayor at six hundred dollars ($600.00) per month.
C.
The Board of Aldermen hereby sets the compensation to be paid to
Aldermen at zero dollars ($0.00) per month.
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of
the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to appoint
a Treasurer, City Attorney, City Assessor, Street Commissioner and
night watchman and such other officers as he/she may be authorized
by ordinance to appoint, and if deemed for the best interests of the
City, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, employ special
counsel to represent the City, either in a case of a vacancy in the
office of City Attorney or to assist the City Attorney, and pay reasonable
compensation therefor, and the person elected Marshal may be appointed
to and hold the office of Street Commissioner.
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 by appointment by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of
Aldermen. If the vacancy is in the office of Mayor, nominations of
a successor may be made by any member of the Board of Aldermen and
selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the Board
of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen may adopt procedures to fill vacancies
consistent with this Section. 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 regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall be permanently
filled.
B.
Election — Duties. The Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Clerk
for such Board, to be known as "the City Clerk," whose duties and
term of office shall be fixed by ordinance. Among other things, the
City Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of
Aldermen. He/she shall safely and properly keep all the 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; he/she is hereby
empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying
to demands or claims against the City.
C.
Term Of Office. The term of office shall be indefinite. The performance
of the individual appointed to this office and the compensation shall
be reviewed annually following the date of appointment.
D.
Powers And Authority. The City Clerk of the City of Greenwood shall
have all the powers and authority provided by the laws of the State
of Missouri.
E.
Compensation. The compensation paid to the City Clerk shall be established
by the Board of Aldermen.
A.
Creation Of Office. The office of the City Collector of the City
of Greenwood is hereby created.
B.
Official Title. The City Collector shall be the official title of
the Collector of the City of Greenwood.
C.
Qualifications. The qualifications of the person to be appointed
to the office of the City Collector shall be:
D.
Term Of Office. The term of office shall be indefinite. The performance
of the individual appointed to this office and the compensation shall
be reviewed annually following the date of appointment.
E.
Powers And Authority. The City Collector shall have all powers and
authority provided by the laws of the State of Missouri.
F.
Compensation. The compensation paid to the City Collector shall be
established by the Board of Aldermen.
The Treasurer shall keep such records and make such reports
as may be required by State Statute, the ordinances or the Board of
Aldermen.
A.
In order to comply with safe and prudent building standards, an appointment
shall be made for the position of City Engineer and/or the services
of an engineering firm acting on behalf of the City in said capacity.
B.
An engineering firm acting on behalf of the City may be competitively
selected by the Board of Aldermen. The person or firm shall be licensed
in the State of Missouri. The term of the agreement will continue
until terminated by either party.
C.
The City Engineer shall advise the City in engineering matters as
requested by the Mayor and oversee the retention and supervision of
other engineers retained for specialized work.
D.
Any and all fees and/or expenses incurred by the City in connection
with the utilization of the services of the City Engineer, or that
of a third-party contractor acting on behalf of the City in said capacity,
shall be reimbursed to the City by the party for which the services
were incurred, subject to a City administrative fee of fifteen percent
(15%).
The City Attorney shall act as counselor for the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen on all City matters and attend all meetings of the Board
of Aldermen when requested to attend same by the Mayor or any member
of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall represent the City in all matters
of a civil or police nature in which the City may be interested, draw
all ordinances and legal documents and oversee the retention and supervision
of outside counsel in cases of specialized work.
A.
The duties of the Director of Planning and Zoning will include, but
not be limited to:
1.
Preparing all building permits, calculation of fees and collection
of same.
2.
Performing all building inspections.
3.
Advising the contractor of his/her findings in writing; advising
when failure of an inspection occurs as well as charging the appropriate
fee for reinspection after correction of any/all defect(s) found during
the initial inspection.
4.
Said Director will serve as a non-voting permanent member of
the Planning and Zoning Board. In such capacity, the Director shall
be responsible for all notices and correspondence required by law,
and as such member will work with the City Engineer on all matters
relating to said topic.
5.
Said Director will be responsible for coordinating work by the
Public Works Department with the requirements arising from the decisions
of the Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as new development
within the City limits.
6.
Said Director shall be responsible for keeping the map of the
City of Greenwood up to date, including the recording of new plats,
the numbering of new housing additions and all other such related
duties.
7.
Said Director shall serve in a full-time capacity and shall
be hired/fired by the Board of Aldermen.
8.
Any and all other such duties as shall from time to time be
deemed necessary by the Mayor.
B.
Said Director shall be compensated in such amount as established
by the Board of Aldermen.
A.
The City Clerk be and hereby is appointed custodian of the records
of the City of Greenwood, Missouri, and that such custodian is located
at City Hall, City Clerk's office, 709 W. Main Street, Greenwood,
Missouri 64034.
B.
Said custodian shall respond to all requests for access to or copies
of a public record within the time period provided by Statute except
in those circumstances authorized by statute.
C.
The fees to be charged for access to or furnishing copies of records
shall be as hereafter provided: a fee that does not exceed ten cents
($0.10) per page for a paper copy not larger than nine (9) inches
by fourteen (14) inches, with the hourly fee for duplicating time
not to exceed the average hourly rate of pay for clerical staff of
the City of Greenwood. Research time may be charged at the actual
cost of research time. Based upon the scope of the request, the City
shall produce the copies using employees that result in the lowest
amount of charges for search, research and duplication time. Prior
to producing copies of the requested records, the person requesting
the records may request that an estimate of the cost be provided.
Fees for records maintained on computer facilities, recording tapes
or disks, videotapes or films, pictures, maps, slides, graphics, illustrations
or similar audio or visual items or devices, and for paper copies
larger than nine (9) inches by fourteen (14) inches shall include
only the cost of copies, staff time, not to exceed the average hourly
rate as described above, and the cost of the disk, tape or other medium
used for duplication. Fees for maps, blueprints or plats that require
expertise to duplicate may include the actual rate of compensation
for trained personnel. If programming is required beyond the customary
and usual level to comply with the request for records or information,
the fees may include the actual costs of such programming.
D.
The public policy of the City of Greenwood that meetings, records,
votes, actions and deliberations of this body shall be open to the
public unless otherwise provided by law. All records which are permitted
to be closed records by reason of the Sunshine Law, or by any other
statute of Missouri, or by any statute or regulation of the United
States government, are and shall be maintained as closed records.
E.
The City of Greenwood, Missouri, shall comply with Chapter 610, RSMo.,
the Sunshine Law, as now existing or hereafter amended.
