[Ord. No. 7 §1, 5-12-1966]
One Alderman shall be elected annually from each ward to hold office for a term of two (2) years, provided, however, that no person shall be elected a member who does not possess the qualifications as set out in this Code or other ordinances of this City and who is not a resident of the ward from which he/she is elected.
[Ord. No. 7 §2, 5-12-1966; Ord. No. 30.1 §§1-2, 4-11-1966]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen shall consist of six (6) members, two (2) from each ward, elected as provided for by the laws of the State of Missouri, and, this Code or other ordinances of this City, and possessing all the qualifications as provided for therein.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Lake Tapawingo, Missouri, shall meet regularly in the Board room of the Lake Tapawingo Office and City Hall in regular session on the first Thursday night in each month, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen, but such call shall designate the time and place of such meeting.
C. 
At the time of the first meeting in the month of April each year following the annual election, the Board of Aldermen shall organize, and shall elect one of their members as Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, who shall preside over the Board meetings and perform all the duties of the Mayor in the absence of the Mayor as in the laws of the State of Missouri provided.
D. 
The majority of the Board of Aldermen elected shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time; provided, however, that the Board of Aldermen may adjourn to any given date for such extra adjourned meeting; neither the Mayor nor members of the Board of Aldermen shall receive any additional compensation for adjourned or special meetings.
[Ord. No. 7 §3, 5-12-1966; Ord. No. 7.1 §1, 5-12-1966]
Each member of the Board of Aldermen shall receive for his/her services a sum to be set by ordinance from time to time.
[Ord. No. 7 §4, 5-12-1966]
A. 
At all meetings of the Board of Aldermen the following officers are expected to be present, to-wit: Mayor, six (6) members of the Board of Aldermen, and City Clerk. The following officers are expected to be present when requested by the Mayor: City Treasurer, City Collector, Municipal Judge, City Attorney, and City Street Commissioner and City Physician, if appointed, ready to report on their several departments when called on, but only the Board of Aldermen, and the Mayor in case of a tie in the Board of Aldermen, shall be entitled to vote on a proposition. Neither shall any person be permitted to discuss any question before such Board without the consent of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall have the right to go into closed sessions as provided by Chapter 610 of the Missouri Statutes and to establish any rules of procedure before them that they shall deem fit and proper.
C. 
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually each year, in July and January, make out and spread upon their records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending with the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of such report, which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper in the City.
D. 
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings, and the ayes and nays shall be entered on any question at the request of any two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction of its business.
E. 
The Board of Aldermen shall, within a reasonable time after the assessor's books of each year are returned, ascertain the amount of money to be raised thereon for general and other purposes, and fix the annual rate of levy therefor by ordinance.
F. 
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall have the care, management and control of the City and its finances, and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State, and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the City, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade and commerce and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry such powers into effect, and to alter, modify or repeal the same.
G. 
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of Aldermen, but shall not vote on any question except in case of a tie, nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers and affairs of the City, and shall take care that this Code or any of the ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with.
H. 
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance, and every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause the objections of the mayor to be entered at large upon the journal, and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be taken by ayes and nays and the names entered upon the journal, and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer, and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen; provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a law without his/her signature.
I. 
The Board shall approve all official bonds.
J. 
The Board shall order the issuance of all warrants on the treasury only after ascertaining that there are such funds in the treasury to meet such warrants.
K. 
The Board shall by ordinance fix all licenses, penalties, provide for all levies and collection of taxes, and perform all duties required of them by law and so fixing penalties for neglect or refusal to comply with any such ordinance; and further, when indebtedness is authorized by the qualified voters, the Board shall provide by levy such money for the payment of interest on said indebtedness and a sinking fund to retire the same.
[Ord. No. 7 §5, 5-12-1966]
If any regular meeting of this Board should fall on a legal holiday, then the regular meeting of this Board shall be held on the day following such legal holiday.