City of Clayton, MO The Charter

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Chapter C The Charter

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Editor's Note—The charter is printed herein as adopted at the charter election of February 14, 1957. In case of amendment of the charter, the date of the amendatory action will appear in parentheses following the amendatory provision.

State Law Reference—Authority to adopt charter, Const. Art. VI, § 19.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Charter Comparative Table

Attachment 2 - Ward Boundaries Map

Article I Incorporation — Form of Government Powers — Wards

Section 1 Incorporation.

Section 2 Form of Government.

Section 3 Powers of The City.

Section 4 Wards.

Article II The Board of Aldermen

Section 1 Number and Term.

Section 2 Mayor.

Section 3 Qualifications.

Section 4 Remuneration.

Section 5 Vacancies.

Section 6 Rules of Order.

Section 7 Meetings.

Section 8 Legislative Proceedings.

Section 9 Revision of Ordinances.

Section 10 Audit.

Section 11 The City Clerk.

Section 12 Appointment and Removal of The City Manager.

Section 13 Prohibition of Interference.

Section 14 Creation of New Departments or Offices.

Section 15 Powers.

Article III The City Manager

Section 1 Qualifications and Term of Office.

Section 2 Compensation.

Section 3 Powers and Duties.

Article IV Administrative Service

Section 1 Departments, Boards, and Commissions.

Section 2 Powers and Duties.

Section 3 Department Heads.

Section 4 Fire Department.

Section 5 Police Department.

Section 6 Library Board.

Section 7 Parks and Recreation.

Section 8 Police and Firemen's Retirement Fund.

Section 9 Merit System.

Section 10 Retirement Systems.

Article V The City Attorney

Section 1 Qualifications and Compensation.

Section 2 Duties.

Section 3 Assistant City Attorneys and Special Counsel.

Article VI The Municipal Court

Section 1 Jurisdiction.

Section 2 Judge.

Section 3 Marshal.

Section 4 Proceedings.

Article VII Finance

Section 1 Director of Finance.

Section 2 Duties.

Section 3 Division of Purchases.

Section 4 Fiscal Year.

Section 5 Preparation of The Budget.

Section 6 Public Hearing.

Section 7 Public Record.

Section 8 Appropriation Ordinance.

Section 9 Appropriations.

Section 10 Transfer of Unencumbered Appropriations.

Section 11 Tax Rates.

Section 12 Bonds.

Section 13 Debt Statement.

Section 14 Sale of Bonds.

Article VIII Public Works

Section 1 Director of Public Works.

Section 2 Powers and Duties.

Article IX Planning and Zoning

Section 1 City Plan Commission.

Section 2 Powers and Duties.

Section 3 Zoning.

Section 4 Subdivision Plats.

Section 5 Board of Adjustment.

Article X Public Improvements

Section 1 Power.

Section 2 Payment.

Section 3 Letting of Contracts.

Section 4 Institution of Proceedings.

Section 5 Public Hearings.

Section 6 Plans and Specifications.

Section 7 Special Assessments.

Section 8 Special Tax Bills.

Section 9 Invalid Assessments May Be Reassessed.

Section 10 Additional Provisions.

Section 11 Revolving Public Improvement Fund.

Article XI Elections

Section 1 Time of Elections.

Section 2 Candidates.

Section 3 Tie Vote.

Article XII Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

Section 1 Initiative.

Section 2 Referendum.

Section 3 Recall.

Section 4 Petitions.

Section 5 Filing and Certification of Petitions.

Section 6 Amended Petitions.

Section 7 Effect of Initiative Petition.

Section 8 Effect of A Referendum Petition.

Section 9 Voting.

Section 10 Effect of Vote.

Section 11 Recall Election.

Section 12 Recall Ballot.

Section 13 Effect of Election.

Section 14 Conduct of Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Elections.

Article XIII General Provisions

Section 1 Judicial Notice of The Charter.

Section 2 Proof of Ordinance.

Section 3 Pending Actions and Proceedings.

Section 4 Existing Ordinances.

Section 5 Continuance of Contracts — Public Improvements — Taxes.

Section 6 Personal Interest.

Section 7 Continuity of Departments or Offices.

Section 8 Transfer of Records and Property.

Section 9 Oath of Office.

Section 10 Notice of Suits.

Section 11 Judicial Bonds.

Section 12 Official Bonds.

Section 13 Power to Administer Oath.

Section 14 Condemnation Proceedings.

Section 15 Effect of Unconstitutional Provisions.

Section 16 Amending The Charter.