[CC 1987 §120.010; Ord. No. 771 §1, 12-4-1973]
A.
That
the City of Northwoods be and is hereby divided into four (4) wards
to be known as First Ward, Second Ward, Third Ward, and Fourth Ward,
the boundaries of which are described as follows, to wit:
1.
First Ward. Beginning at the intersection of the
centerline of Lucas and Hunt Road and the north line of Lillian Avenue;
thence eastwardly along the north line of Lillian Avenue to the intersection
of the centerline of Nelson Boulevard; thence southwardly along the
centerline of Nelson Boulevard to the intersection of the northern
right-of-way line of Natural Bridge Road; thence westwardly along
the northern right-of-way line of Natural Bridge to its intersection
with the central line of Lucas and Hunt Road; thence northwardly along
the central line of Lucas and Hunt Road to the place of beginning.
2.
Second Ward. Beginning at the intersection of the
north line of Lillian Avenue and the centerline of Nelson Boulevard;
thence southwardly along the centerline of Nelson Boulevard to the
intersection of the southern boundary line of North Pasadena; thence
eastwardly along the southern boundary line of North Pasadena to the
intersection of the centerline of Begg Boulevard; thence northwardly
along the centerline of Begg Boulevard to the intersection of the
centerline of Duckworth Street; thence westwardly along the centerline
of Duckworth Street to the intersection of the centerline of Hatz
Street; thence northwardly along the centerline of Hatz Street to
the intersection of the north line of Lillian Avenue; thence westwardly
along the north line of Lillian Avenue to the point of beginning.
3.
Third Ward. Beginning at the intersection of the
north line of Lillian Avenue and the centerline of Hatz Street; thence
southwardly along the centerline of Hatz Street to the intersection
of the centerline of Duckworth Street; thence eastwardly along the
centerline of Duckworth Street to the intersection of the centerline
of Begg Boulevard; thence southwardly along the centerline of Begg
Boulevard and its prolongation southwardly to the intersection of
the north property line of South Pasadena; thence eastwardly along
the northern property line of South Pasadena to the intersection of
the centerline of Edgewood Boulevard and its prolongation southwardly;
thence northwardly along the centerline of Edgewood Boulevard and
its prolongation southwardly to the intersection of the north line
of Lillian Avenue; thence westwardly along the north line of Lillian
Avenue to the point of beginning.
4.
Fourth Ward. Beginning at a point on the northern
right-of-way line of Natural Bridge Road and the intersection of the
property line between lots 1 and 2 of Block 6 of Arbor Terrace First
Addition; thence in an easterly direction along the northern right-of-way
line of Natural Bridge Road to the eastern property line of lot 22
of Block 6 of Kenwood Springs; thence in a northerly direction along
the eastern property line of lots 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15,
14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, all being located
in Block 6 of Kenwood Springs; thence in a northerly direction across
Fairchild Avenue to the intersection of the northern right-of-way
line of Fairchild Avenue, with the eastern property line of lot 17
of Block 3 of Kenwood Park; thence in a northerly direction along
the eastern property line of lots 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10,
9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 of Block 3 of Kenwood Park and the prolongation
of this line across to the southern boundary line of North Pasadena
to its intersection of the centerline of Nelson Boulevard; thence
southwardly along the centerline of Nelson Boulevard to the intersection
of the northern right-of-way of Natural Bridge Road; thence in an
easterly direction along the northern right-of-way line of Natural
Bridge Road to the point of beginning.
[CC 1987 §120.020; Ord. No. 771 §2, 12-4-1973; Ord. No. 97-8 §1, 12-9-1997; Ord. No. 21-7, 12-28-2021[1]; Ord. No. 21-8, 12-28-2021[2]]
The general City elections for one (1) Alderman for each Ward
in the City shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in April of even numbered years, and the general City
election for the election of the Mayor and one (1) Alderman for each
Ward in the City, and any other elected officer that may now or hereafter
be elected by the City at large, shall be held on the first (1st)
Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in odd numbered years.
The Mayor and each Alderman shall hold office for four years (4),
and all other officers shall hold office for two (2) years, and until
his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-7 passed at the election held April
5, 2022. All Aldermen elected from 2023 forward will be elected for
four (4) year terms as the current two (2) year terms expire.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-8 passed at the election held April
5, 2022. The Mayor at the next coming election for expiration of their
term will be elected for a four (4) year term.
[CC 1987 §120.030; Ord. No. 771 §3, 12-4-1973]
Special elections for any lawful purpose may be called by ordinance
at a time to be fixed by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1987 §120.040; Ord. No. 771 §4, 12-4-1973]
Except as otherwise provided by the Municipal Code or ordinances
of this City, all elections shall be held under the provisions of
Chapter 115, RSMo., as amended, and the regulations of the Board of
Election Commissioners of St. Louis County for the Conduct of Local
Elections.
[CC 1987 §120.050; Ord. No. 771 §5, 12-4-1973]
The City Clerk shall give legal notice of elections as required
by law and shall certify the candidates and issues to be voted upon
to the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County.
[CC 1987 §120.060; Ord. No. 771 §6, 12-4-1973; Ord. No. 86-21 §1, 6-24-1986; Ord. No. 98-3 §§1 — 2, 3-10-1998; Ord.
No. 21-7, 12-28-2021[1]; Ord. No. 21-8, 12-28-2021[2]; Ord. No. 22-5, 6-16-2022]
A.
The
Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of this City and shall
hold office for a term of four (4) years and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
B.
Members
of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected by the qualified voters
of this City and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
C.
The
City Collector shall be elected by the qualified voters of this City
and shall hold office for a term of two (2) years and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
D.
In
the event an election for any elective office ends in a tie vote,
and the tie vote is between two (2) persons who obtained more votes
than any other candidate for said elective office, then said tie vote
shall be determined according to the Section 115.517, et seq., RSMo.,
as amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-7 passed at the election held April
5, 2022. All Aldermen elected from 2023 forward will be elected for
four (4) year terms as the current two (2) year terms expire.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-8 passed at the election held April
5, 2022. The Mayor at the next coming election for expiration of their
term will be elected for a four (4) year term.
[CC 1987 §120.070; Ord. No. 83-11 §1, 12-13-1983; Ord. No. 88-16 §3, 10-11-1988; Ord. No. 95-13 §2, 12-12-1995; Ord. No. 97-8 §§2 —
3, 12-9-1997]
A.
The
opening filing date for any elective office in a general municipal
election shall be the 17th Tuesday prior to said election, beginning
at 8:00 A.M. The closing date for filing shall be 5:00 P.M., the 14th
Tuesday prior to said election.
B.
The
following procedures are established as the election guidelines for
persons filing for elective positions in the City of Northwoods:
1.
Any person wishing to file for any elective office may form a line
outside Northwoods City Hall at any time prior to the formal opening
of filing for any election as required or permitted by law.
2.
Each candidate reserving a spot in the filing line shall place or
have placed his/her name on the list maintained by the Northwoods
City Clerk at Northwoods City Hall. A daily sign-in sheet shall be
maintained by the City Clerk. The place so reserved can only be used
by that candidate to file for office. A candidate does not have to
be personally present in line at the Northwoods City Hall as long
as he/she has designated an individual (who is over the age of eighteen
(18)) present in line. Substitutions for the people in line can be
made at any time. No one (1) person can hold more than one (1) candidate's
position.
3.
It shall not be required that a candidate or his/her representative remain in the candidate filing line on Saturdays, Sundays and/or legal holidays. The candidate filing line will be maintained during these hours by means of the list established in Subsection (B)(2) above. This list will be used to determine the order in which candidates or their representatives are allowed to resume positions each morning.
4.
Each person holding a position in the candidate filing line is allowed
three (3) breaks; however, each break shall not be more than fifteen
(15) minutes. One (1) break is allowed between 8:00 A.M. and Noon;
one (1) break is allowed between Noon and 1:00 P.M.; and one (1) break
is allowed between 1:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. No breaks can be taken
consecutively.
5.
A candidate and/or his/her representative vacating the candidate filing line at any time between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on regular business days (Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded), except as outlined in Subsection (B)(4) above, is deemed to have forfeited the position in line. A candidate who has forfeited a place in line may re-establish a new position at the end of the line.
6.
Any candidate or representative of a candidate returning to the filing
line the following day and not present by 8:15 A.M. will be deemed
to forfeit his/her position in line.
7.
On the morning established by law for the actual filing for office,
the list will be used to allow candidates (no representatives will
be allowed on the filing morning) to assume positions at 8:00 A.M.
for candidate filing. Candidate filing will take place in the City
Clerk's office. Any candidate who does not resume his/her place on
filing morning by 8:00 A.M. shall be deemed to have forfeited his/her
place in line.
8.
Candidates who have not held a place in the candidate filing line
prior to filing morning, will file in the order that he/she arrives
after candidates in the candidate filing line have filed.
9.
All disputes as to times, as stated in this Section, shall be resolved
by the clock in the Northwoods City Hall Clerk's office.
10.
In the event more than one (1) candidate or candidate representatives
arrive at the same time, the City Clerk has the right to determine
the order of the filing by tossing of a coin or drawing of straws.
11.
No person shall establish a place in line by waiting inside City
Hall, this Section requires all candidates to wait outside the front
doors of City Hall. The Clerk shall not take the filing of any person
who has taken a place inside City Hall until after all of the persons
waiting outside the front doors of City Hall have filed.
12.
Nothing in this Section shall require a candidate to position himself/herself in the candidate filing line prior to the morning that filing opens. If any person positions himself/herself in the candidate filing line and has not registered on the list as described in Subsection (B)(2), he/she shall be permitted to file for election after all persons in the candidate filing line have filed.
C.
Every
candidate shall pay a filing fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) which shall accompany the notification referred to in this
Section. If the official results of the election reflect that a candidate
received a favorable vote of at least ten percent (10%) of the ballots
cast for said office at said election, then twenty dollars ($20.00)
of the filing fee shall be refunded to the candidate.
A.
No
person shall qualify as a candidate for elective public office in
the State of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty
to a felony under the Federal laws of the United States of America
or to a felony under the laws of this State or an offense committed
in another state that would be considered a felony in this State.
B.
Any
person who files as a candidate for election to a public office shall
be disqualified from participation in the election for which the candidate
has filed if such person is delinquent in the payment of any State
income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property
taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or if the person is a past or present corporate officer of any fee
office that owes any taxes to the State.
C.
Each
potential candidate for election to a public office shall file an
affidavit with the Department of Revenue and include a copy of the
affidavit with the declaration of candidacy required under Section
115.349, RSMo. Such affidavit shall be in substantially the form as
set out in Section 115.306, RSMo.
D.
Upon
receipt of a complaint alleging a delinquency of the candidate in
the filing or payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State, the Department of Revenue shall investigate such potential
candidate to verify the claim contained in the complaint. If the Department
of Revenue finds a positive affirmation to be false, the Department
shall contact the Secretary of State, or the election official who
accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy, and the potential
candidate. The Department shall notify the candidate of the outstanding
tax owed and give the candidate thirty (30) days to remit any such
outstanding taxes owed which are not the subject of dispute between
the Department and the candidate. If the candidate fails to remit
such amounts in full within thirty (30) days, the candidate shall
be disqualified from participating in the current election and barred
from refiling for an entire election cycle even if the individual
pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the subject of the complaint.
[Ord. No. 99-11 §§1 —
4, 9-28-1999]
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
This
Section and any procedures adopted by the Board of Aldermen shall
conform in all respects to Section 79.280, RSMo., of the State of
Missouri.
