[CC 1994 §21.010; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least twenty-one
(21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
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State Law Reference—When aldermen may be elected at
large, §79.060, RSMo.
A member of the Board of Aldermen shall receive such compensation
for his services as from time to time shall be enacted by ordinance,
payable out of the general revenue of the City of Oronogo, in an amount
not to exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per regular,
special meeting and work session of the Board of Aldermen, attended
by such Alderman. The amount of compensation for an Alderman shall
be established immediately prior to the two-year term of a particular
Board member and shall continue thereafter, but shall not be modified
during the two-year term of a Board member.
[CC 1994 §21.200; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding
his/her election.
The Mayor shall receive such compensation for his/her services
as from time to time shall be enacted by the Board of Aldermen, payable
out of the general revenue of the City of Oronogo, in such manner
as the Board of Aldermen shall direct, by Ordinance, in an amount
not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per week. The
Mayor, regardless of the number of his/her terms, shall also be entitled
to reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred directly as a
result of his/her duties as Mayor for the City. The amount of compensation
for the office of Mayor shall be set by the Board, by Ordinance, immediately
prior to the two-year term of the Mayor and shall not be modified
during the two-year term of the Mayor.
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Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 16-04 also provided an effective
date of 4-11-2016.
The Board shall elect one (1) of their own number who shall
be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify, or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of
the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled or such disability be removed;
or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of each City governed by this
Chapter shall have the care, management and control of the City and
its finances and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all
ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State,
and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the
City, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade
and commerce, and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such
other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary
to carry such powers into effect and to alter, modify or repeal the
same.
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of
Aldermen but shall not vote on any question except in case of a tie,
nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers
and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of
the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Oronogo, as follows:" 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
Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the "ayes" and "nays" be
entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced
to the Board of Aldermen 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 Board of Aldermen. 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 Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance
until it shall have been signed by the Mayor, or person exercising
the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have been passed over the
Mayor's veto as herein provided.
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance, and
every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections
thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause
the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal
and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be
taken by "ayes" and "nays" and the names entered upon the journal,
and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the
affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and
the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer
and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect
as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have
power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen;
provided that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of any two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe
and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious
transaction of its business.
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually each year, at times
to be set by the Board of Aldermen, make out and spread upon their
records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts
and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending
with the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of such
report, which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper
in the City.
In the event the financial statement of the City is not published as required by Section 110.100, the Treasurer of the City shall not pay out any money of the City on any warrant or order of the Board of Aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any Treasurer violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a ordinance violation.
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to
any subject under consideration in which the interest of the City
is involved and shall have power to call on the proper officers of
the City, or of the County in which such City is located, to execute
such process. The officer making such service shall be allowed to
receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court
for similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting
President of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer
oaths to witnesses.
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all
official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the government of the City, and he/she shall cause
all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized to call on every
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Board
of Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the
improvement of the finances, the Police, health, security, ornament,
comfort and general prosperity of the City.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 110.160, Mayor May Remit Fine
— Grant Pardon, was repealed 9-26-2022 by Ord. No. 22-46.
[CC 1994 §21.210; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
The Mayor shall, at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of
Aldermen after each annual election, name the members of such standing
committees as he/she deems necessary, which shall consist of one (1)
or more members of the Board of Aldermen and citizens of Oronogo.
[CC 1994 §21.220; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meeting and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[CC 1994 §24.010; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994; Ord. No.
96.33, 8-19-1996; Ord. No. 10.06 §1, 4-26-2010; Ord. No. 11-20 §1, 8-8-2011; Ord. No. 14-09 §1, 4-28-2014]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen of this City shall meet in regular session in the
Council Room of the City Hall at the hour of 6:30 P.M., on the second
(2nd) and fourth (4th) Monday of each month.
1.
When any such meeting day is a holiday, the regular meeting shall
be held at such time as may be provided by the Board on motion at
the previous meeting.
2.
The Board, by motion, may dispense with any regular meeting or may
declare that a regular meeting may be a work session so long as at
least one (1) meeting, regular or special, shall be held each calendar
month.
[CC 1994 §24.020; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2)
members of the Board by written request filed with the City Clerk
who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting stating
time, place, and object thereof, which notice shall be served personally
upon each member of the Board. It shall also be the duty of the City
Clerk, immediately upon receipt of the request for the meeting, to
make diligent effort to notify each member of the Board in person,
either by telephone or otherwise, of such special session.
[Ord. No. 17-31, 11-13-2017]
A.
It
shall be the duty of each member of the Board of Aldermen to be present
at each meeting of the Board, unless that member’s absence be
excused by the Board.
B.
Upon
a roll call of the Board of Aldermen, the names of the members shall
be called by wards, the absentees noted, and those who do not appear
may be sent for by the Mayor upon an order to the Chief of Police
or other messenger who may take the absentees into custody wherever
found and compel their attendance at the session of the Board.
C.
If
a member’s request for an absence to be excused is received
by the City Clerk prior to the meeting for which the member will be
absent, then the Mayor shall move to amend the proposed agenda of
that meeting to add discussion and vote by the Board to determine
whether to excuse the member’s absent. A majority of the Board
being present shall determine by resolution to excuse or not to excuse
the absence.
D.
If
a member’s request for an absence to be excused is not received
by the City Clerk prior to the meeting which the member will be absent,
then no excuse may be determined by the Board, unless the Mayor determines
extenuating circumstances prevented the member from sending his or
her request to the City Clerk timely or such extenuating circumstances
prevented the City Clerk from receiving the request prior to the meeting.
If such extenuating circumstances are found by the Mayor, then the
Board shall determine whether to excuse the member’s absent
at the next Regular Board Meeting.
E.
In
the event a Board member or appointee of any City Board does not attend
three (3) consecutive Regular Board Meetings or does not attend at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Regular Board Meetings scheduled
during any six (6) month period of time, and such absences are not
excused by the Board as described herein, then the City Clerk must
notify the Mayor of such fact in writing.
[CC 1994 §24.030; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
A quorum of the Board of Aldermen shall consist of a majority
of the full membership (including vacancies and the Mayor of the City).
[CC 1994 §24.040; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
In case that a lesser number than a quorum shall convene at
a regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the majority
of the members present are authorized to direct the Chief of Police
or other City Officer to send for and compel the attendance of any
or all absent members upon such terms and conditions and at such time
as such majority of the members present shall agree.
[CC 1994 §24.045; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
All adjourned meetings of the Board shall, to all intents and
purposes, be continuations of the meetings of which they are adjournments,
and the same proceedings may be had at such adjourned meetings as
at the meeting of which they are adjournments.
[CC 1994 §24.050; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
At the hour designated for Board meetings, the Mayor shall call
the Board of Aldermen to order, and shall act as President of the
Board.
[CC 1994 §24.065; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen shall be controlled by Robert's Rules of
Order, as revised.
[CC 1994 §24.070; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
The Presiding Officer of the Board of Aldermen shall preserve
decorum and shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal
to the Board of Aldermen. Any member may appeal to the Board from
a ruling of the Presiding Officer upon a question order. If the motion
for an appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may briefly
state his/her reason for the same and the Presiding Officer may briefly
express his/her ruling, but there shall be no debate on the appeal
and no other member shall participate in the discussion. The Presiding
Officer shall then put the question to a vote as to whether the decision
of the Chair shall be sustained. If a majority of the members present
vote "aye", the ruling of the Chair is sustained; otherwise, it is
overruled.
[CC 1994 §24.075; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Every Alderman shall vote upon every question and when requested
by any member, the vote upon any question shall be taken by "ayes"
and "nays" and be recorded.
[CC 1994 §24.080; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
No member of the Board of Aldermen may leave the Council Chamber
while in regular or special session without permission from the Presiding
Officer.
[CC 1994 §24.100; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Any member of the Board of Aldermen shall have the right to
express dissent from or protest against any ordinance or resolution
of the Board and to have the reason therefore entered upon the journal.
Such dissent or protest must be filed in writing and presented to
the Board not later than the next regular meeting following the date
of the passage of the ordinance or resolution to which objection is
taken.
[CC 1994 §24.140; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment until the vote upon final
passage.
[CC 1994 §24.160; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
All committees shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City unless
otherwise ordered by a majority of the Board. By consent of a majority
of the Board, a committee may be appointed at any time to hold public
hearings for the Board upon any matter pending before it. A committee
is composed of members of the Board of Aldermen and/or citizens of
the City; the concurrence of the Board shall not be required as to
the membership of the committee, unless the Board shall order otherwise.
[CC 1994 §24.180; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
The Board of Aldermen may by resolution prescribe and enforce
such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction
of its business, but such rules shall not contravene the requirements
of this Code or other ordinance.
[CC 1994 §24.200; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
Any rule of the Board may be repealed, altered or amended by
a majority vote of the members. Every amendment offered shall lie
on the table until the next meeting of the Board before being voted
upon except by the unanimous consent of all elected members of the
Board of Aldermen (including the Mayor). Any rule may be suspended
by a majority vote of the members of the Board, or quorum being present
by unanimous consent.
