[R.O. 2008 §110.010; Code 1968 §2-6; CC 1988 §2-26]
Two (2) Councilmembers shall be elected from each of the four
(4) Wards of the City by the qualified voters thereof. After the initial
members' terms, on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday
in April of each year there shall be a general election in each Ward
by the qualified voters thereof who shall elect one (1) Councilmember,
who shall hold office for the term of two (2) years.
[R.O. 2008 §110.020; Code 1968 §2-8; CC 1988 §2-27]
No person shall be Councilmember unless he/she is at least twenty-one
(21) years of age prior to taking office, a citizen of the United
States, an inhabitant of the City for one (1) year preceding his/her
election and a resident of the Ward from which he/she is elected for
six (6) months preceding his/her election. Whenever there is a tie
in the election of a Councilmember, the matter shall be determined
by the Council.
[R.O. 2008 §110.030; Code 1968 §2-9; CC 1988 §2-28; Ord. No. 6325 §1, 5-5-1986; Ord.
No. 016-2012 §1, 7-9-2012; Ord. No. 25-2015 §1, 8-10-2015]
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Councilmember by death,
resignation, refusal to qualify, removal from the City or Ward from
which such Councilmember was elected, removal from office or for any
other cause, a qualified successor to the vacant office shall be selected
from the affected ward and appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Council.
The successor shall serve until the next available regular municipal
election.
[R.O. 2008 §110.040; Code 1968 §2-10; CC 1988 §2-29]
At the first (1st) regular meeting of the Council, after the
election in each year, the Council shall elect one (1) of its members
President Pro Tempore, who shall hold his/her office for the term
of one (1) year, and who, in the absence of the Mayor, shall preside
at the meetings of the Council; provided, that in the absence of both
the Mayor and the President Pro Tempore, the City Council may select
one (1) of its members present to preside at such meeting who shall
be the Acting President Pro Tempore.
[R.O. 2008 §110.050; CC 1988 §2-30; Ord. No. 6351, 6-1-1987; Ord. No. 6474A §1, 6-10-1996; Ord. No. 07-2007 §1, 6-11-2007; Ord.
No. 29-2011 §1, 9-12-2011; Ord. No. 06-2012 §1, 3-12-2012; Ord. No. 04-2017 § 1, 4-10-2017; Ord. No. 01-2021, 1-11-2021]
The regular meeting of the City Council shall be held on the
fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 P.M. or as the City Council shall
declare in accordance with the notice requirements of the Missouri
Sunshine Law. However, in no event shall the first City Council meeting
in an election month be earlier than the date of the election nor
later than the fourth Monday. Adjourned meetings shall be held whenever
the Council shall deem the same necessary.
[R.O. 2008 §110.060; Code 1968 §2-12; CC 1988 §2-31; Ord. No. 25-2011 §1, 8-8-2011; Ord. No. 25-2015 §1, 8-10-2015]
The Mayor or any three (3) Councilmembers may call a special
meeting of the City Council at any time by causing the City Clerk
to notify by telephone or electronic means or in person, each member
of the City Council of the time fixed for such special meeting.
[R.O. 2008 §110.070; Code 1968 §2-13; CC 1988 §2-32]
The City Council shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings,
and the "ayes" and "nays" of the members shall be entered on any question
at the desire of any two (2) members. The City Council may prescribe
and enforce such rules as may be necessary to secure the attendance
of its members and the expeditious transaction of its business.
[R.O. 2008 §110.080; CC 1988 §2-33]
All meetings of the City Council shall be conducted in accordance
with Robert's Rules of Order with the only exception being those matters
set forth in this Article in conflict therewith. Procedural matters
not expressly dealt with in this Article or in Robert's Rules of Order
may be determined by the majority vote of the members of the Council
present.
[R.O. 2008 §110.100; Code 1968 §2-15; CC 1988 §2-35]
The City Council shall, semi-annually, during the months of
January and June, publish a full and detailed statement of the condition
of the City Treasury. Such statement shall show the balance in the
Treasury at the beginning of each semi-annual period, the receipts
and disbursements during such period and the balance in the Treasury
on the day such statement is made; and it shall, in like manner, show
the condition of each fund and appropriation, and the condition of
the bonded indebtedness of the City. Such statements shall be published
in some newspaper printed in the City.
The City Council shall have power to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of papers relating to any subject under
consideration in which the interest of the City is involved, and shall
have power to call on the proper officer of the City, or of the County
in which such City is located, to execute such process. The officer
making such service shall be entitled to receive therefor such fees
as are allowed by law for similar service, to be paid by the City.
The President of the City Council, or President Pro Tem, shall have
power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[R.O. 2008 §110.120; Code 1968 §2-18; CC 1988 §2-37; Ord. No. 16-2014 §1, 9-8-2014; Ord.
No. 12-2022, 4-25-2022; Ord. No. 05-2024, 1-22-2024]
At the first meeting of the City Council held after the City
election of each year, it shall be the duty of the Mayor, by and with
the concurrence of the City Council, to appoint such standing committees
as the City Council may by ordinance, resolution or rules of order
establish. These committees shall have such powers and duties as the
City Council may by ordinance, resolution or rules of order prescribe;
provided, however, that such resolution or rules of order shall not
be interpreted as unlawfully delegating any legislative authority
in violation of the laws of the State.
[Ord. No. 19-2021, 8-23-2021; Ord. No. 17-2024, 7-22-2024]
A.
Regular Meetings. All regular meetings of the City Council generally
shall be conducted according to the following order, subject to deviation
upon motion duly adopted by the Council for that meeting:
1.
Roll call and statement of quorum.
2.
Call to order, invocation, and pledge of allegiance to the flag.
3.
Consideration of comments from the public regarding any item
on the meeting agenda. Any interested party may, upon recognition
by the Mayor, address such comments to the City Council.
4.
Establishment of the order of items on the agenda.
5.
Approval of the minutes of the prior regular meeting and any
special minutes.
6.
Mayor's reports.
7.
City Administrator's reports.
8.
Police Chief's reports.
9.
Fire Chief's reports.
10.
Committee reports.
11.
Old business.
12.
New business.
13.
Miscellaneous business, including comments from the public on
any item discussed during the meeting.
14.
Media clarification.
15.
Executive session(s), if any, but only when approved by appropriate
roll call vote of the Council and all other applicable requirements
of Chapter 610, RSMo., are satisfied.
16.
Adjournment.
C.
The agenda for any regular meeting of the City Council is to be prepared
by the City Clerk according to the format set out above and shall
consist of only:
1.
Those matters of which a Council member, the Mayor, or the City
Administrator has notified the City Clerk by at least 12:00 noon on
the Wednesday immediately prior to the Monday on which the regular
meeting is to be held or, in the event said Wednesday prior to a meeting
is a holiday, then the City Clerk has been notified by at least 12:00
noon on the Tuesday prior to such holiday; and
2.
Those matters submitted after such deadline but which the Mayor
or City Administrator believe to be in a state suitable for consideration
and deliberation by the Council and deemed necessary for the effective
and efficient conduct of business of the City; and
3.
Those matters submitted by a City resident with sponsorship
of a Council member or the Mayor with notification to the City Clerk
by at least 12:00 noon on the Wednesday immediately prior to the Monday
on which the regular meeting is to be held or, in the event said Wednesday
prior to a meeting is a holiday, then the City Clerk has been notified
by at least 12:00 noon on the Tuesday prior to such holiday.
D.
Special Meetings. The agenda for special meetings shall be restricted
to such business as appears in the call of the meeting and to such
business only. The agenda for special meetings shall only consist
of the following:
