[CC 1970 §2-18; Ord. No. 1172 §1(2-18), 9-5-1989]
The Mayor shall be elected as provided by law and shall have the seat in and preside over the Board of Aldermen but shall not vote on any question except in the 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 provisions of this Code, the ordinances of the City and the laws of the State of Missouri relating to the City are complied with. Any person elected to a full term as Mayor after August 15, 1989, shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
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Cross Reference — As to elections generally, see ch. 105 of this Code.
[Code 1955 §2-26; CC 1970 §2-19]
A. 
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all City Officers, whether elected or appointed, and shall approve all official bonds.
B. 
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, Police, health, security, ornament, government and general prosperity of the City.
[Code 1955 §2-28; CC 1970 §2-21]
A. 
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in the enforcement of laws and ordinances for the government of the City and he/she shall cause all subordinate officers to be promptly dealt with 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) years of age to aid in enforcing the laws.
B. 
The Mayor shall have such other duties and powers as the general laws of the State or ordinances of the City shall bestow.
It shall be the duty of all the officers of the City to report annually to the Board of Aldermen, such reports to embrace a full statement of the receipts and expenditures of their respective offices and such other matters as may be required by the Board of Aldermen by ordinance, resolution or otherwise.
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to appoint a City Treasurer, City Attorney, City Assessor, Street Commissioner and Night Watchman and such other officers as he/she may be authorized by ordinance to appoint, and if deemed for the best interests of the City, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, employ special counsel to represent the City, either in a case of a vacancy in the office of City Attorney or to assist the City Attorney, and pay reasonable compensation therefor, and the person elected Marshal may be appointed to and hold the office of Street Commissioner.
[CC 1970 §2-24; Ord. No. 1174 §1(2-24), 9-5-1989]
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.
[Code 1955 §2-32; CC 1970 §2-25]
The Mayor shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the provisions of this Code and other ordinances of the City; but he/she shall not be authorized to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer of the City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of the City.
[Code 1955 §2-33; CC 1970 §2-26]
Should the Mayor, without good cause, be absent from two (2) successive regular or special meetings of the Board of Aldermen, he/she shall forfeit such salary for the period of time between the date of the last regular or special meeting that he/she attended and the next succeeding regular or special meeting that he/she attended. The decision as to such forfeiture shall be made by the Board of Aldermen upon a motion made by any member thereof upon which a majority vote is cast in favor thereof.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1610 §1, adopted November 21, 2006, repealed section 110.085 "mayor — additional duties under certain circumstances" in its entirety. Former section 110.085 derived from ord. no. 1528 §1, 6-1-2004.