[R.O. 2009 § 115.010]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.020; Ord. No. 3244 § 2, 1-26-2012]
A.
A municipal election for the qualified
voters of this City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of each year.
B.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton shall be held for the purpose of electing
a Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
C.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton shall be held for the purpose of electing
one (1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for
a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and
qualified.
D.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton shall be held for the purpose of electing
one (1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for
a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and
qualified.
E.
(Reserved)
[1]
Editor's Note — Beginning in April 1997, the Mayor with the consent and approval of the Board of Aldermen was authorized by voter approval at an election held April 4, 1995 to appoint a Chief of Police who shall perform all duties of a City Marshal as required by law. Additionally, at the April 5, 2011 general election, the voters approved a proposition changing the City Collector position from elected to appointed. See also Section 125.010.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.030]
Any person who desires to become
a candidate for an elective City office at the general City election
shall within the time limits prescribed by law notify the City Clerk
in writing of his/her candidacy, giving his/her name, residence address,
the office for which he/she is a candidate and, if a candidate for
Alderman, the ward in which he/she resides. Such notice shall also
state that the candidate has all the qualifications provided by law
for the office for which he/she is a candidate.. The City Clerk shall
keep a permanent record of the names of the candidates, the offices
for which they seek election, and the date of their filing, and their
names shall appear on the ballots in that order.
A.
No
person shall qualify as a candidate for elective public office in
the State of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty
to a felony under the Federal laws of the United States of America
or to a felony under the laws of this State or an offense committed
in another state that would be considered a felony in this State.
B.
Any
person who files as a candidate for election to a public office shall
be disqualified from participation in the election for which the candidate
has filed if such person is delinquent in the payment of any State
income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property
taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or if the person is a past or present corporate officer of any fee
office that owes any taxes to the State.
C.
Each
potential candidate for election to a public office shall file an
affidavit with the Department of Revenue and include a copy of the
affidavit with the declaration of candidacy required under Section
115.349, RSMo. Such affidavit shall be in substantially the form as
set out in Section 115.306, RSMo.
D.
Upon
receipt of a complaint alleging a delinquency of the candidate in
the filing or payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State, the Department of Revenue shall investigate such potential
candidate to verify the claim contained in the complaint. If the Department
of Revenue finds a positive affirmation to be false, the Department
shall contact the Secretary of State, or the election official who
accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy, and the potential
candidate. The Department shall notify the candidate of the outstanding
tax owed and give the candidate thirty (30) days to remit any such
outstanding taxes owed which are not the subject of dispute between
the Department and the candidate. If the candidate fails to remit
such amounts in full within thirty (30) days, the candidate shall
be disqualified from participating in the current election and barred
from refiling for an entire election cycle even if the individual
pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the subject of the complaint.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.040]
The City Clerk shall, on or before
the 16th Tuesday prior to any election at which City offices are to
be filled by said election, notify the general public of the opening
filing date, the office or offices to be filled, the proper place
for filing, and the closing filing date of the election. Such notification
may be accomplished by legal notice published in at least one (1)
newspaper of general circulation in the City.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.050]
In City elections, the City Clerk
shall notify the Board of Election Commissioners prior to 5:00 P.M.
on the 10th Tuesday prior to any City election except as noted in
Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in writing, shall specify
that the Board of Aldermen is calling the election, the purpose of
the election, the date of the election, and shall include a certified
copy of the legal notice to be published including the sample ballot.
The notice and any other information required by this Section may,
with the prior notification to the election authority receiving the
notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior to 5:00 P.M. on
the 10th Tuesday prior to the election, provided that the original
copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal notice to be
published shall be received in the office of the election authority
within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile transmission.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.060]
Any person who has filed a declaration
of candidacy for elective office and who wishes to withdraw as a candidate
may do so under the provisions set forth in Section 115.127, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.070; R.O. 2006
§ 115.010; Ord. No. 1353 § 1, 2-19-1990]
The City of Fenton is hereby divided
into four (4) City Wards, descriptions of which can be found on file
in the office of the City Clerk. The City shall have eight (8) Aldermen,
two (2) elected from each Ward, in alternating years, for terms of
two (2) years.
