[R.O. 2009 §2-27; Code 1975 §130.010]
A. 
On the municipal election day in the year 1923 and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City some suitable person as Mayor who shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident and qualified voter of the City at the time of and for two (2) years next preceding his/her election. In case of tie or contest in any election for Mayor, the matter shall be determined by the Council. When there shall have been a Mayor elected, the then Mayor shall, by proclamation, convene the City Council on the Saturday succeeding such election for the purpose of providing for the installation of the Mayor elect.
B. 
The City Council, when assembled in accordance with the proclamation provided herein, shall ascertain from the returns made by the proper certifying official, who has been elected Mayor and shall give notice to the person elected that on the Tuesday next following or such other day as may be designated at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall and in the presence of the Council he/she will be installed as Mayor. Upon the designated day the City Council shall meet for such purpose and the oath of office shall be administered to the Mayor elect by the acting City Clerk or the acting Police Judge.
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State Law References — Election, §77.040, RSMo.; qualifications, §77.230, RSMo.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor, by death, resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to qualify or otherwise, nominations of a successor may be made by any member of the Council and selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to fill any such vacancy consistent with this Section. In the case of a temporary absence of the Mayor or disability to perform the duties of his or her office, the President Pro Tem of the Council shall perform the duties of Mayor until the Mayor shall return or such disability be removed; and during the time the President Pro Tem of the Council shall act as Mayor, the President Pro Tem shall receive the same compensation that the Mayor would be entitled to. In Counties of the First Classification with a Charter form of government and which do not contain a City with a population of at least four hundred thousand (400,000), in case of vacancy other than a temporary absence or disability, the person exercising the office of Mayor shall cause a new election to be held; provided, when a vacancy occurs within six (6) months of a municipal election, no election shall be called to fill such vacancy.
[R.O. 2009 §2-28; Code 1975 §130.020]
The Mayor shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years and/or until his/her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.370, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-29; Code 1975 §130.030]
The Mayor shall be president of the Council and shall preside over same, but shall not vote except in case of a tie in the Council, when he/she shall cast the deciding vote; but he/she shall not preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all officers and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of the City, the provisions of this Code and the State laws relating to the City are complied with.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.250, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-30; Code 1975 §130.030]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all official bonds. He/she shall sign all orders, drafts and warrants drawn on the City Treasury for money and cause the City Clerk to attest the same and to affix thereto the Seal of the City and to keep an accurate record thereof in a book to be provided for that purpose.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.320, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-31; Code 1975 §130.040]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Council 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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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.290, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-32; Code 1975 §§110.090, 130.100; Ord. No. 2172 §1, 4-10-1991]
A. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of a majority of the members elected to the City Council, shall have power to appoint such officers as he/she may be authorized by the Code and by ordinances to appoint.
B. 
Committees may be appointed by the Mayor as needed, with the member first (1st) named thereon serving as Chairman thereof. The committees shall consist of one (1) member from each ward in the City at the time of their appointment. Special committees may be appointed by the Mayor from time to time and shall report when directed to do so by the Council.
[R.O. 2009 §2-33; Code 1975 §130.050]
The Mayor shall have power to require, as often as he/she may deem necessary, any officer of the City to exhibit his/her accounts or other papers or records and make reports to the Council, in writing, touching any subject or matter pertaining to his/her office.
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Cross Reference — As to removal of elected officials, §§115.240 et seq.
State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §§77.310, 77.340, RSMo.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the City Council, remove from office, for cause shown, any elective officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity, together with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Council, sitting as a court of impeachment. Any elective officer may, in like manner, for cause shown, be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the City Council, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation. The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Council, remove from office any appointive officer of the City at will; and any such appointive officer may be so removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Council, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation. The Council may pass ordinances regulating the manner of impeachment and removals.
[R.O. 2009 §2-34; Code 1975 §130.060]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and the provisions of this Code and other 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. 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 such laws.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.350, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-35; Code 1975 §130.070]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the provisions of the Code and other ordinances of the City, but he/she may not remit any costs which have accrued to any officer of the City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of the City.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §77.360, RSMo.