[R.O. 2012 §125.010; CC 1992 §2-16; Ord. No. 1907 §2, 12-11-1989]
A.
The
following officer shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
City and shall hold their office for a term of four (4) years and
until their successor is elected and qualified: Mayor.
[Ord. No. 4418, 12-14-2020[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: The position of Collector was removed herein
after the election held 4-6-2021 changing that position to an appointed
position.
B.
The
following officers shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
City and shall hold their offices for a term of two (2) years and
until their successors are elected and qualified: Municipal Judge
and two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen from each Ward.
[R.O. 2012 §125.020; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. I
§2; CC 1992 §2-17; Ord. No. 2431 §1, 4-13-1998; Ord. No. 2641 §1, 5-14-2001]
A.
The
requirement to annually appoint and/or commission any person or position
other than those persons/positions specifically set forth below is
hereby eliminated. Those persons/positions which are set forth below
shall continue to be appointed and/or elected in the manner required
by Missouri law and City ordinance. Such positions are:
[R.O. 2012 §125.030; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. II
§1; CC 1992 §2-18]
All officers of the City, elected or appointed, shall, before
entering upon the performance of the duties of their respective offices,
take and subscribe the oath of office required by law and cause the
oath of office to be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2012 §125.040; CC 1992 §2-19; Ord. No. 2034, 2-10-1992]
Appointed personnel shall receive compensation as set by the
budget process and approved by ordinance; however, the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen may change compensation at any time by ordinance. The
salary of an officer shall not be changed during the time for which
he or she was elected or appointed.
[R.O. 2012 §125.050; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. II
§3; CC 1992 §2-20]
Upon the filing by an elected or appointed officer of the oath
of office and approved bond, when such bond is required, with the
City Clerk, within fifteen (15) days after his/her election or appointment,
the Clerk shall deliver to the person elected or appointed a commission
signed by the Mayor, and under the Seal of the City, duly countersigned
by the Clerk, authorizing and empowering the person therein named
to discharge the duties of the office therein named for the term for
which he/she has been elected or appointed.
[R.O. 2012 §125.060; Rev. Ords. 1926 Ch. III Art. II
§4; CC 1992 §2-21]
At the first (1st) regular meeting in May, the Mayor shall send
to the Board of Aldermen, for its approval, his/her nominations for
the several offices which are required to be filled by appointment.
All nominations approved by a majority of the Board of Aldermen shall
be considered confirmed, and all not thus approved rejected. In cases
of rejection, new nominations shall be made in the same manner.
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 (1st) regular meeting of
the Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall
be permanently filled.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members
elected to the Board of Aldermen, remove from office, for cause shown,
any elective officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity,
together with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Board of Aldermen
sitting as a Board of Impeachment. Any elective officer, including
the Mayor, may in like manner, for cause shown, be removed from office
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected to the Board of
Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members elected
to the Board of Aldermen, remove from office any appointive officer
of the City at will, and any such appointive officer may be so removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Board
of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
The Board of Aldermen may pass ordinances regulating the manner of
impeachments and removals.
