[R.O. 1997]
Unless otherwise established by ordinance,
no action shall be maintained against the City for or on account of
any injuries growing out of any defect in the condition of any bridge,
boulevard, street, sidewalk or thoroughfare in the City, until notice
shall first have been given in writing to the Mayor, within ninety
(90) days of the occurrence for which such damage is claimed, stating
the place where and the time when such injury was received, and the
character and circumstances of the injury, and that the person so
injured will claim damages therefor from the City. The Council is
authorized to establish by ordinance such additional or different
notice provisions regarding any claims against the City as permitted
by law.
[R.O. 1997]
All officers and employees of the
City who receive, disburse, or are responsible for City funds and
such other officers and employees as the City Council by ordinance
may designate, shall, within such time after election or appointment
as may be fixed by ordinance, and before entering upon the discharge
of their duties, give bond to the City in such sums and with such
sureties as shall be prescribed by ordinance, and subject to approval
by the City Council, conditioned upon the faithful and proper performance
of their duties and for the prompt accounting for and paying over
to the City of all moneys belonging to the City that may come into
their hands. The City shall pay the premiums on all such bonds.
[R.O. 1997]
Amendments to this Charter may be
framed and submitted to the voters by a commission as provided by
law and the Constitution of the State of Missouri for framing and
submitting a complete charter. The commission may include the Mayor
and Council Members. Amendments may also be proposed by ordinance
by the City Council, the Charter Review Commission or by petition
signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the registered voters
of the City setting forth the proposed amendment and filed with the
City Clerk.
The City Council shall at once provide
by ordinance that any amendment so proposed shall be submitted to
the voters at the next election held in the City not less than two
(2) months nor more than eight (8) months after such proposal is certified
by the appropriate election officials. If a City election is not scheduled
within that time period, a special election shall be held at the next
available election date provided by law.
Any amendment approved by a majority
of those voting thereon shall become a part of the Charter at the
time and under the conditions fixed in the amendment. Sections or
Articles may be submitted separately or in the alternative and determined
as provided for a complete Charter.
[R.O. 1997]
From time to time, but not less than
every ten (10) years, the City Council shall provide for a Charter
Review Commission to consider whether any amendments to this Charter
are appropriate. The members of the Charter Review Commission shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority
of the members of the City Council.
The Charter Review Commission shall
consist of one (1) member from each Ward, with not more than one-fourth
(1/4) of the members being persons holding other elected offices of
the City.
The Charter Review Commission shall
within six (6) months of its first meeting report to the City Council
any amendments to the Charter it deems advisable. The City Council
may at its discretion submit such proposed amendments to the voters.
[R.O. 1997]
(a)Â
Improvements. The procedure for making,
altering, vacating or abandoning a public improvement shall be governed
by general ordinance, consistent with applicable law.
(b)Â
Special Assessments. The procedure for
levying, collecting and enforcing the payment of special assessments
for public improvements or special tax bills evidencing such assessments
shall be governed by general ordinance, consistent with applicable
law.
[R.O. 1997]
Any ordinance may be proved by a
copy thereof certified by the City Clerk under the seal of the City;
or, when printed and published by authority of the City, shall be
received in evidence in all courts, or other places, without further
proof of authenticity.
[R.O. 1997]
If any provision of this Charter
is held invalid, the other provisions of the Charter shall not be
affected thereby. If the application of the Charter or any of its
provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application
of the Charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances
shall not be affected thereby.
