[R.O. 2006 §105.010; Code 1975 §31.010; CC 1985
§10-1]
A.
A general
election for the elective officers of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward
in the City for Mayor, Collector and for one (1) Alderman for each
Ward.
C.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward
of this City for one (1) Alderman for each Ward.
[Ord. No. 20.28, 5-21-2020]
A.
Definitions.
As used in this Section the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
1.
Alderman of Class 1, the members of the Board of Aldermen elected
from each ward on an even-numbered year or the members of the Board
of Aldermen appointed to fill any vacant position in a term elected
on an even-numbered year.
2.
Alderman of Class 2, the members of the Board of Aldermen elected
from each ward on an odd-numbered year or the members of the Board
of Aldermen appointed to fill any vacant position in a term elected
on an odd-numbered year.
B.
Terms
And Dates Of Office.
1.
For the Mayor, City Collector, and members of the Board of Alderman
of Class 1, elected in 2020 in the Municipal General Election held
June 2, 2020, the term shall run from the certification of the election
results for that election, until their successors are elected and
qualified after the Municipal General Election of April 2022. Thereafter
the Mayor, City Collector and members of the Board of Alderman of
Class 1 shall serve terms of two (2) years until their successors
are elected and qualified.
2.
The members of the Board of Alderman of Class 2 shall serve terms
of two (2) years until their successors are elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2006 §105.020; Code 1975 §32.040; CC 1985
§10-3]
All City elections shall be held under Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2006 §105.030; Ord. No. 03.38 §1, 12-4-2003; Ord. No. 16.83 §3, 12-1-2016; Ord. No. 17.79 §3, 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 18.52, 11-1-2018; Ord. No. 20.74, 12-3-2020]
A.
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective City
office at the general municipal election shall file with the City
Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M. on the 17th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the 14th Tuesday prior to the general
municipal election, a written declaration of intent to become a candidate
at said election. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of
the name of the candidate, the office for which the candidate seeks
election, and the date and time of filing.
[Ord. No. 21.73, 11-4-2021[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
12-1-2021.
B.
For candidates who file a declaration of candidacy with the City
Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the first day for filing, the City Clerk
shall administer a random drawing in order to determine the sequence
in which such candidates' names shall appear on the ballot. Each candidate
shall draw a number at random at the time of filing, and the number
shall be recorded on the candidate's declaration of candidacy form.
The names of candidates filing on the first day of filing for each
office on each ballot shall be listed in ascending order of the numbers
so drawn. Thereafter candidates who file after the first day of filing
shall be listed in chronological order on the ballot.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to arrearage or delinquency in all
taxes, see §115.342, RSMo.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which City offices are to be filled by said
election, notify the general public of the opening filing date, the
office or offices to be filled, the proper place for filing, and the
closing filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished
by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election
except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in
writing, shall specify that the Board of Aldermen is calling the election,
the purpose of the election, the date of the election, and shall include
a certified copy of the legal notice to be published including the
sample ballot. The notice and any other information required by this
Section may, with the prior notification to the election authority
receiving the notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior
to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the election, provided
that the original copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published shall be received in the office of the election
authority within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile
transmission.
[R.O. 2006 §105.040; Code 1975 §§30-010 —
30-030; CC 1985 §10-4; Ord. No. 89.24 §1, 10-5-1989; Ord. No. 91.23 §1, 10-3-1991; Ord. No. 91.29 §1, 12-5-1991; Ord. No. 98.40 §§1
— 2, 10-1-1998; Ord. No. 01-48 §§1 — 2, 11-15-2001; Ord. No. 11.51 §1, 9-1-2011]
A.
The
City is divided into three (3) Wards, the boundaries of which are
described in Subsections (1), (2) and (3) set out hereafter.
1.
Boundaries of Ward I. Beginning at the point where
the corporate City limits of Osage Beach City limits meet the west
side of Osage Beach Parkway right-of-way extending west along the
northernmost City limit line to the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline,
then following the eastern shoreline of the Lake of the Ozarks down
the shoreline to the southwest corner of parcel 08-01-0.3-03-26, then
east along the south property line of parcel 08-01-1.3-03-27, then
following the north property lines of parcels 08-01-1.3-04-5 and 08-01-1.3-04-6.001
until it meets the west side of the Deer Run Drive right-of-way, then
following the Deer Run Road right-of-way south until it meets the
north side of the Zebra Road right-of-way and extending east following
the Zebra Road right-of-way until it again meets the west side of
the Osage Beach Parkway right-of-way, then following the Osage Beach
Parkway right-of-way north until reaching a point and crossing the
Highway 54 right-of-way to the northwest corner of parcel 09-03-6.2-03-01
and then along the northern property line until meeting the Camden
and Miller County line, then proceeding south along the county line
and following the City limits within Miller County taking within Ward
One all of the City within Miller County, following the City limits
north to its northern most extent and then west to the point of beginning.
2.
Boundaries of Ward II. The second ward shall contain
all of the property within the City limits within Camden County lying
north and west of the Highway 54 right-of-way and west of the Highway
54 Bridge over the Grand Glaize arm of the Lake of the Ozarks, together
with all property within the City limits within Camden County lying
south and east of the Highway 54 right-of-way, west of the entrance
from Highway 54 to Lake of the Ozarks State Park for access to Public
Beach Number Two.
3.
Boundaries of Ward III. The third ward shall start
at the northwest corner of parcel 09-03-6.2-03-01 and extend along
its northern property line until meeting the Camden and Miller County
line, it will proceed south along the county line until it meets the
point where the county line and the City limits intersect, from there
Ward III will take in everything south of the Highway 54 right-of-way
on the east side of the Grand Glaize Bridge, as well as all properties
south of the Highway 54 right-of-way on the west side of the Grand
Glaize Bridge east of the entrance to the Public Beach Number Two.
Ward 3 will also include the property from the southwest corner of
parcel 08-01-1.3-03-26, then extending east along the south property
line of parcel 08-01-1.3-03-27, then following the north property
lines of parcels 08-01-1.3-04-5 and 08-01-1.3-04-6.001 until it meets
the west side of Deer Run Drive right-of- way. Then following the
Deer Run Drive right-of-way south until it meets the north side of
the Zebra Road right-of-way and extending east following the Zebra
Road right-of-way until it again meets the west side of the Highway
54 right-of-way, then proceeding south following the Highway 54 right-of-way
until it reaches the east extends of the Grand Glaize Bridge and then
proceeding north following the variable shoreline of the Lake of the
Ozarks until it reaches its point of beginning and also including
all the area in City Park No. 2 on Hatchery Road annexed by the City
in Ordinance No. 04.26 on August 19, 2004.
