The purpose of the following provisions is to promote the orderly
transition from the present government of the City of Ellisville,
Missouri, to the new government provided for in this Charter and to
inaugurate the new government under the provisions of this Charter.
The provisions of this Article shall constitute a part of this Charter
only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish that aim.
This Charter shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of
the City of Ellisville at an election to be held on the third (3rd)
day of August, 1993. The election shall be administered by the officials
now charged with the responsibility for the conduct of City elections,
and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State
of Missouri. The question to the voters shall be submitted as follows:
"Shall the Charter of the City of Ellisville, Missouri, be approved?"
(a)
Effect. After its adoption by voters this Charter
shall be in effect at the first (1st) meeting after certification
of those election results, with the Mayor and Aldermen in office at
the date this Charter is adopted operating within the Charter as Mayor
and Council Members.
(b)
First General Election. The first (1st) general
election shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in April, 1994.
This Charter shall be in full force and effect after the certification of the election results set forth in Article XIV, Section 14.2, of this Charter, to the extent possible and not in conflict with pre-existing vested rights to hold office pursuant to Article XIV, Section 14.5, of this Charter. This Charter shall be in full effect after all elected positions are elected or appointed after the certification of the election results set forth in Article XIV, Section 14.3(b), of this Charter.
The incumbent Mayor and incumbent members of the legislative branch shall serve their respective terms and under this Charter in all other manners not inconsistent with pre-existing vested rights to hold office; however, such incumbent members of the legislative branch shall exercise only the powers and duties conferred by this Charter and hold office under the prohibitions during the remainder of their terms. Incumbent members of the legislative branch shall not have the remainder of their respective terms served during the transition to the Charter City counted toward the limitation period specified in Article III, Section 3.2(e), of this Charter. Term limitation provisions shall commence with the elections held subsequent to the adoption of this Charter for each of the respective offices.
At its first (1st) meeting or at any meeting held within sixty
(60) days after the date of its first (1st) meeting, the Council may
adopt temporary ordinances to deal with cases in which there is an
urgent need for prompt action in connection with the transition of
government and in which the delay incident to the appropriate ordinance
procedure would probably cause serious hardship or impairment of effective
City government. Every temporary ordinance shall be plainly labeled
as such but shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed
for ordinances generally. A temporary ordinance may be considered
and may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting
at which it is introduced. A temporary ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption or at such later time preceding automatic repeal under
this Subsection as it may specify, and the referendum power shall
not extend to any such ordinance. Every temporary ordinance, including
any amendments made thereto after adoption, shall automatically stand
repealed as of the ninety-first (91st) day following the date on which
it was adopted, and it shall not be readopted, renewed or otherwise
continued except by adoption in the manner prescribed in this Charter
for permanent ordinances of such type.
After adoption of this Charter by the voters at a duly held
election, and at the first (1st) meeting following certification of
those election results, the Council shall appoint a City Manager.
The ordinance establishing the Performance Based Personnel System, referenced in Article VI, Section 6.2, of this Charter, shall be enacted by the Council within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this Charter with the option to extend it to ninety (90) days on unanimous consent of the Council. The personnel review board of three (3) commissioners shall be appointed within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the enabling ordinance for the Performance Based Personnel System.
