Cross Reference — As to appointments to boards and commissions, §125.040.
[R.O. 2007 §2-23; Ord. No. 3382 §4, 6-20-1966; Ord. No. 5086 §1, 5-4-1987]
The City Council shall be composed of seven (7) members, chosen
in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.712, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 §2-24; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.010; Ord. No. 5342 §1, 1-15-1990; Ord. No. 7376 §1, 12-3-2012]
No person shall be eligible to the office of Councilman who
is not twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States,
a qualified voter and an inhabitant of the City for one (1) year next
preceding his/her election. Nor shall any person be elected a Councilman
who is in arrears for any tax lien, forfeiture or defalcation in office.
In addition to the foregoing, no person shall be eligible to represent
one (1) of the City's five (5) wards on the Council unless he/she
has been a resident of the ward he/she is seeking to represent for
one (1) year next proceeding his/her election and continues to be
domiciled in that ward throughout his/her term on the Council. Any
person elected to an at large position on the Council must remain
a resident of the City throughout his/her term on the Council.
[1]
State Law Reference — Qualifications of councilman,
§78.712, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 §2-25; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.010]
Members of the City Council shall hold their offices for three
(3) years.
[R.O. 2007 §2-26; Ord. No. 3680 §1, 5-19-1969]
The salary of the Councilmen shall be one dollar ($1.00) per
year.
[R.O. 2007 §2-27; Ord. No. 3716 §2, 9-29-1969; Ord. No. 3991 §1, 3-5-1973; Ord. No. 4040 §1, 10-15-1973; Ord. No. 5116 §1, 8-10-1987; Ord. No. 5182 §1, 6-6-1988; Ord.
No. 5296 §1, 8-7-1989; Ord. No. 7151 §1, 11-16-2009]
The City Council of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, shall hold and conduct
a regular but informal work session and a regular formal meeting on
the first (1st) and third (3rd) Mondays of each month at 7:00 P.M.
The regular formal meeting shall immediately follow the informal work
session. Any item from the work session that is to be passed to a
regular formal meeting for approval shall not be submitted during
the regular formal meeting that same evening but shall be passed to
the next regularly scheduled formal meeting, except in those cases
where exigent circumstances exist and the Council deems it necessary
to submit the matter for approval immediately after the work session.
[R.O. 2007 §2-28; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.060; Ord. No. 4040 §2, 10-15-1973; Ord. No. 5065 §1, 2-2-1987]
Special meetings of the City Council may be called by the Mayor
at his/her own instance or upon written application therefor of two
(2) members of the Council. Notice of special meetings shall be given
to the public in accordance with the provisions of Section 610.020,
RSMo., commonly known as the "Sunshine Law".
[R.O. 2007 §2-29; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.120]
The Council shall have no power to exempt any person from any
tax or assessment or other burden imposed upon him/her by law.
[R.O. 2007 §2-30; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.190]
Resignations of Councilmen shall be made in writing and addressed
to the Mayor.
[R.O. 2007 §2-31]
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the conduct of the
meetings of the City Council and the rules of procedure therefor shall
be as provided by Robert's Rules of Order.
[R.O. 2007 §2-32; Res. No. 673 §1, 6-9-1969]
A.
The
regular meetings of the City Council shall be conducted in the following
order and manner:
1.
The Council meetings shall be called to order by the person presiding
and by prayer by an invited minister.
2.
The attendance of each Councilman shall be recorded by the City Clerk.
3.
The minutes of the preceding Council meeting shall be read. The minutes
shall then be approved or amended in accordance with the wishes of
the Council.
4.
The Council shall hear petitions, complaints and reports from the
general public, subject to the following:
a.
No person shall address the Council for a period longer than five
(5) minutes.
[Ord. No. 20-46, 7-20-2020]
b.
This public forum shall not exceed one (1) hour.
c.
The Council may, upon motion, seconded and passed by a majority of
the Council, waive, extend or alter in any manner it sees fit the
provisions pertaining to this public forum portion of the Council
meeting.
5.
The Presiding Officer shall call for old business. Business for action
and discussion by Council that had been introduced at previous Council
meeting.
6.
The Presiding Officer shall call for new business. Discussion and
motions concerning new business may be entertained at this time.
7.
The Council shall be open for the introduction of bills and resolutions.
Bills and resolutions shall be heard and passed in the manner prescribed
by ordinance.
8.
The Council shall hear the report, if any, from the City Manager.
The Council may entertain discussion and motions concerning matters
in the report at this time.
9.
Meetings shall be adjourned by motion, seconded and passed by the
majority vote of the Council.
B.
Decorum
for regular meetings of the City Council shall be as follows:
[Ord. No. 20-68, 11-2-2020]
1.
Any citizen speaking before the City Council must be dressed appropriately;
preferably business/casual; those inappropriately dressed may be denied
access to the Council. Discretion will be that of the Mayor and City
Council.
2.
An area will be designated within the Council Chambers for the use
of audio and video recording devices by the press and others which
will provide ample position and opportunity to record by audio and
video means the official business of the Commission while in session.
3.
No live broadcasting within the Council Chambers of its proceedings
in whole or in part is allowed. A simultaneous broadcast of the proceedings
is available on the internet at "YouTube" and the same is preserved
there for an extended period of time.
4.
The area designated for the press and others who wish to make audio
or video recordings will be designated by the Mayor and the City Clerk
will direct persons to the identified area.
[R.O. 2007 §2-156; Rev. Ords. 1951 §9.080]
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be as follows:
"Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Poplar Bluff, as follows:"
[1]
State Law Reference — Style of ordinances, how enacted,
§77.080, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 §2-157; Ord. No. 5215 §1, 10-3-1988]
No ordinance shall be passed except by bill and no bill shall
become an ordinance unless on its final passage a majority of the
members elected to the Council shall vote therefor and the "ayes"
and "nays" shall be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance
shall be introduced to the Council in writing and shall be read by
title or in full two (2) times prior to passage. Both readings may
occur at a single meeting of the Council. If the proposed ordinance
is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made
available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under
consideration by the Council. Upon the request of any Councilman,
the ordinance shall be read in full. No bill shall become an ordinance
until it shall have been signed by the officer presiding at the meeting
of the Council at which it shall have been passed.
[R.O. 2007 §2-159; Rev. Ords. 1951 §26.120]
Upon final enactment thereof, each ordinance shall be sent to
the City Clerk and by him/her numbered, filed and recorded in a book
provided for that purpose and indexed and preserved in his/her office.
[R.O. 2007 §2-33; Ord. No. 6602 §1, 4-21-2003; Ord. No. 6934 §1, 2-20-2007]
No person serving as a member of the City Council may be employed
for any regular position with the City until the expiration of two
(2) years from the date said Council member's term of office ends.
