Cross Reference — Administration, Ch. 105.
State Law References — Election of officers, RSMo. 79.030;
conduct of elections generally, RSMo. Ch. 115.
[CC 1971 §8-1]
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the General Election
laws of the State, insofar as the same are applicable, shall apply
to and govern all elections held within the City.
[CC 1971 §8-2; Ord. No. 2 §1, 10-29-1891; Ord. No. 864 §1, 1-14-1997]
There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City,
on the first Tuesday in April, A.D., 1893, and every two (2) years
thereafter, a Mayor, who shall hold his/her office, when duly qualified,
for the term of two (2) years or until his/her successor is elected
and qualified.
[1]
State Law Reference — Elective officers, terms, RSMo.
79.050.
[CC 1971 §8-3; Ord. No. 2 §2, 10-29-1891]
There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City,
on the first Tuesday in April, A.D., 1892, and every year thereafter,
one (1) Aldermen in each Ward of said City, who shall hold his office
when duly qualified, for a term of two (2) years or until his successor
is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 1205, 1-10-2020[1]]
A.
The
City of Rock Port, Missouri, is hereby authorized to forgo annual
elections if the number of candidates who have filed for a particular
office is equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled
by the election.
B.
The
municipality shall conduct its municipal elections for the following
six (6) years immediately following the election held on June 2, 2020,
in accordance with Section 115.124, RSMo. At the end of such six-year
period it shall be prohibited from conducting elections in such a
manner unless another election is held and the issue is again approved
by the majority of the qualified voters.
C.
If
no election is held for such office as provided in this Section the
election authority shall publish a notice containing the names of
the candidates that shall assume the responsibilities of office under
this Section. Such notice shall be published in at least one (1) newspaper
of general circulation as defined in Section 493.050, RSMo., by the
first of the month in which the election would have occurred, had
it been contested.
[1]
Editor's Note: This provision passed by a majority of the
electorate at the postponed April 2020 election held on June 2, 2020.
[CC 1971 §8-8]
A.
All
that part of the City lying north of the center of Cass Street and
the extension thereof to the east and west boundary lines of the City
shall constitute the north Ward of the City.
B.
All
that part of the City lying south of the center of Cass Street and
the extension thereof to the east and west boundary lines of the City
shall constitute the south Ward of the City.
