[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.010; Prior Code § 2-811; Ord. No. 4974 § 2, 9-13-1993]
All of the boards, commissions and committees provided for and constituted by Articles V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVI and XVII of this Chapter have been created without executive power or administrative authority and have been established to function solely in an advisory capacity to the City Council.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.015; Ord. No.
4974 § 3 9-13-1993]
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.020; Prior Code § 2-812(a)]
All appointments to the various boards, committees and commissions
of the City shall be by motion, seconded and passed by vote of the
City Council as provided in Section 78.580, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.030; Prior Code § 2-812(b)]
The City Manager shall have the power and duty to recommend
to the Council, from time to time, the names of persons interested
and capable of serving on any board, commission or committee and the
City Manager shall report periodically to the Council all resignations,
incapacitation or lack of attendance at meetings of any member of
any board, commission or committee.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.040; Prior Code § 2-812(c)]
No appointment to any board, commission or committee shall become effective until the regular meeting next following the meeting at which the appointment was passed; provided however, at the regular meeting next following the passage of the appointment, the Council by majority, as provided in Section 130.030, may withdraw such appointment. In the event the Council does not so determine to withdraw such appointment, the appointment shall become final at the close of business of the regular meeting next following.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.050; Prior Code § 2-812(d)]
During that period of time which may elapse from the Council's
passage of an appointment until the regular meeting next following,
the proposed appointee shall serve as a member Pro Tem of the board,
commission or committee he/she was appointed to without the power
of a vote thereon.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.060; Prior Code § 2-812(e); Ord. No. 4644 § 2, 12-7-1987; Ord. No. 5893 §§I—II, 10-4-2012]
A.
Any
appointment made prior to the regular scheduled City Council meeting
of October of any year shall be deemed that the first (1st) year of
the term be defined as that period of time from the date of the appointment
until the regular scheduled Council meeting in October first (1st)
following, except that all appointments in effect October, 1987 shall
be extended by the appropriate amount of time to constitute one (1)
complete year of appointment in October, 1988.
B.
Library
Board of Trustees terms shall commence on July first (1st) of each
year. Existing Library Board of Trustee terms that commenced on October
1, 2010 shall end June 30, 2013; Library Board of Trustee terms that
commenced on October 1, 2011 shall end June 30, 2014 and Library Board
of Trustee terms that commenced on October 1, 2012 shall end June
30, 2015.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.070; Prior Code § 2-812(f)]
The members of all boards, commissions and committees shall
serve without compensation.
[R.O. 2009 § 2.36.080; Prior Code § 2-812.1; Ord. No. 4974 § 4, 9-13-1993]
A.
Any
member of an advisory board or commission appointed by the City shall
be removed from membership therefrom upon his/her unexcused absence
from four (4) consecutive regular or special meetings of any such
board or commission and upon majority vote to remove by the City Council.
Excused absences include failure to attend as a result of illness,
physical presence outside the State or other reason deemed valid by
a majority vote of the City Council.
