[Ord. No. 35, §§ 1,
2, 5-9-1950; Ord. No.
639, § 1, 1-10-1961; Code 1965, § 1.08]
(a)
An official seal is hereby adopted for the City. The official seal
shall be retained in the office of the City Clerk/Collector. It shall
consist of a metallic disk, not more than 2 1/2 inches in diameter,
with the words "City of Crestwood, Missouri," engraved in the border,
and the coat of arms of the state engraved in the center portion of
the disk.
(b)
The City Clerk/Collector shall affix the seal to, and countersign,
all commissions and other official acts, certified copies and attestations,
and to all other instruments when required or authorized by the Mayor.
(a)
An official flag, the form, colors and dimensions of which are reflected
in the sketch marked "Exhibit A" and attached to Ordinance No. 1496,[1] and incorporated in this section as though more fully
set out, is hereby adopted for the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Ord. No. 4961, adopted 4-23-2019.
(b)
Said flag shall be prominently displayed at the Crestwood City Government
Center, and at all other times and places designated by the Mayor
or Board of Aldermen during the hours proper for the display of the
national colors and if displayed with the national colors, at a point
subservient to the national colors.
(c)
The adopted size of the official flag of the City shall be four feet
by six feet, except that the Mayor or the Board of Aldermen may designate
replicas of other sizes to suit the particular need and form of display.
[Ord. No. 3224, § 1, 6-23-1992; Ord. No. 4591, § 1, 11-10-2015]
(a)
The logo used by the City, a copy of which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof, is hereby designated as the official logo of the
City.
(b)
The City logo shall not be used on other than official documents
and printings issued by the City or authorized by the City, or on
documents relating to City matters issued by a City officer.
(c)
The City Clerk shall register the City logo as a service mark with
the secretary of state of the State of Missouri and take all necessary
steps to maintain such registration.
[Ord. No. 3813, § 1, 1-27-2004]
The City's fiscal year is hereby set to begin on the first day
of January and to end on the last day of December, beginning January
1, 2005.
[Ord. No. 191, §§ 1
— 4, 7-11, 10-12-1954; Code 1965,
§ 4.29; Ord. No. 1262, § 1, 5-11-1971]
(a)
Contractors. It is hereby made the duty of all officials, officers
and agencies of the City in making contracts for public works of any
kind to be performed for the City, to require every contractor for
such work to execute a bond to the City, with good and sufficient
sureties and in an amount to be approved by the Board of Aldermen
or such other officer or agency as the Board may direct, and such
bond shall, among other conditions, provide for:
(1)
Performance in accordance with the contract;
(2)
Penalties, forfeitures or liquidated damages for delay in completing
the work; and
(3)
The payment for materials, lubricants, oil, gasoline, grain, hay,
feed, coal and coke, repairs on machinery, groceries and foodstuffs,
equipment and tools, consumed or used in connection with the construction
of such work, and all insurance premiums, both for compensation and
for all other kinds of insurance, on said work, and for all labor
performed in such work, whether by subcontractor or otherwise.
(b)
Future performance. Performance bonds, with good and sufficient sureties
shall be required of all contractors with the City for future delivery
of goods, materials, equipment, supplies or for future rendering of
service, in such amount as the Board of Aldermen shall determine,
or as shall be determined by an officer or agency of the City authorized
by the Board to accept bond for the City.
(c)
Advertisements for bids. In all advertisements or requests for bids
in which a bond is required under this section, that fact shall be
stated in the advertisement or other request or notice for bids.
(d)
Waiver of penalties. The Board of Aldermen may waive the requirements for penalties, forfeitures or liquidated damages under subsection (a) unless such provision is required by the law of the state in a particular case.
(e)
Forms. The City Clerk/Collector shall supply forms for bonds under
this section to the contractors, upon request.
(f)
Waiver of bond. Except in the case of a contract for public work,
the Board of Aldermen may waive performance bonds on contracts involving
payment by the City of $1,000 or less.
(g)
Individual sureties. When a bond of $5,000 or less is required, the
Board of Aldermen, or other officer or agency of the City authorized
to accept a bond for the City, may approve a bond with at least two
solvent individual sureties, provided, that either the principal or
one of the sureties on the bond shall be a resident of the county,
and provided further, that if any of the principals or sureties are
married persons the bond must also be signed by the spouses of such
persons. If a bond is for the principal sum of $1,000 or less, a bond
with one individual surety may be accepted, provided that in such
case either the principal or the surety on the bond shall be a resident
of the county, and provided further, that if either the principal
or surety is a married person, the spouse of such person shall also
be required to sign the bond. In any case where individual sureties
are accepted, both the contractor and the sureties shall make a written
statement under oath as to the extent of their assets, property and
holdings and liabilities.
[Ord. No. 191, § 6, 10-12-1954; Code 1965, § 4.30]
(a)
Amount. The principal amount of all bonds and the amount placed in
escrow or in a deposit with the City as provided in this article,
shall be sufficient to fully protect the City and all subcontractors,
materialmen and mechanics. In the case of subdivision bonds, the amount
shall be equal to the estimated cost of the subdivision improvements;
in the case of performance bonds for public works and bonds of suppliers
of material the amount shall be equal to the amount of the maximum
amount of the bid which is the subject of the bond.
(b)
Sureties. Unless otherwise provided, all bonds must have corporate
sureties unless the Board of Aldermen by resolution authorizes personal
sureties on any bond.
(c)
Approval by City official. Subdivision bonds and other bonds required
under the zoning regulations shall be approved and accepted for the
City by the City Planner or Director of Public Services. Bonds for
public work shall be approved and accepted for the City by the Director
of Public Services. All bonds for supplying of materials not covered
by a public works bond shall be approved and accepted for the City
by the City Administrator. All bonds to the City not covered by the
foregoing shall be approved and accepted by the City Administrator.
[Amended 9-24-2019 by Ord. No. 4990]
(d)
Escrow deposit. When any bond is required under the ordinances of
the City or under the rules and regulations of any officer, board
or commission authorized to require bonds, a deposit of cash with
an approved escrow agent may be accepted in lieu of a bond. Funds
in escrow must be held by a title company, bank or trust company,
or corporate escrow agency having a place of business in the county,
unless otherwise authorized by resolution of the Board of Aldermen.
(e)
Cash deposits. The person required to furnish a bond may, in lieu
thereof, and in lieu of escrow, deposit the amount of money required
as the principal amount of the bond with the City Clerk/Collector
under an agreement setting out the terms and conditions under which
the deposit is made, and the rights and liabilities of the parties.
(f)
Approval by City Attorney. All bonds and escrow and cash deposit
agreements shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney. Approval
of a bond or escrow agreement as herein provided shall constitute
acceptance by the City and thereupon the bond shall be binding upon
the principal and surety, and in the case of escrow agreements, upon
the principal and escrow agent.
[Amended 9-24-2019 by Ord. No. 4990]
[Code 1965, § 4.33; Ord. No. 1525, §§ 1, 2, 9-10-1974; Ord. No. 3257, § 1, 5-25-1993]
(a)
The records of the City shall be classified and retained in accordance
with state law, and the latest edition of the Missouri Municipal Records
Manual of the state records management and archives service, which
is hereby incorporated in this section as if set out at length herein.
(b)
Destruction of such records shall be by any method approved by the
City Administrator.
