The Mayor shall be Superintendent of the Department of Public Affairs and the Council shall at the first (1st) regular meeting after election of its members designate by a majority vote one (1) Councilperson to be Superintendent of the Department of Accounts and Finances; one (1) to be Superintendent of the Department of Public Safety, and one (1) to be Superintendent of the Department of Street and Public Improvements and one (1) to be Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Public Property. The Council shall at such first (1st) meeting, or as soon as practicable thereafter, elect by majority vote the following officers: a City Clerk, Attorney, Assessor, Treasurer, Auditor, Civil Engineer, Chief of Police, Chief of Fire Department, Street Commissioner, and such other officers and assistants as shall be provided for by ordinance and necessary to the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of the City; provided however, that only such of the above officers shall be appointed as may in the judgment of the Mayor and Councilpersons be necessary for the proper and efficient transaction of the affairs of the City. Any officer or assistant elected or appointed by the Council may be removed from office at any time by a vote of a majority of the members of the Council, except as otherwise provided in Sections 78.010 to 78.420, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 §115.020; CC 1979 §2-62]
All officers and employees of the City shall serve in their respective capacities at the pleasure of the Council, and the Council shall have the power to suspend, remove or discharge any such officer or employee at any time by ordinance passed by a majority of the members of the Council present at any meeting at which such ordinance shall be presented.
Before entering upon the duties of their office each of said Commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath, which shall be filed and kept in the office of the City Clerk, to support the Constitution of the State of Missouri and to obey the laws and aim to secure and maintain an honest and efficient force free from partisan distinction or control, and to perform the duties of his/her office to the best of his/her ability.
[R.O. 2012 §115.040; CC 1979 §2-64; Ord. No. A-1057 §§1 — 4, 4-21-1948]
A. 
Every City Officer or employee for whom a surety bond is required shall, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, give such bond to the City, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned for the faithful performance of his/her duties, in such amount as may be established from time to time by ordinance of the City Council. The City Council shall have the power to increase the amount of the bond of any such officer or employee at any time they may consider the public exigencies to require such an increase.
B. 
If, at any time, the City Council shall be satisfied that any surety has become insolvent or otherwise insufficient, or that the penalty of the bond is not sufficiently large, the Council shall cause such officer or employee to enter into a new bond, with sufficient security to be deposited in the office of the City Clerk, to be approved by the Mayor. If such officer or employee refuses or fails to comply with the order of the Council in such case within fifteen (15) days after the same may be made and after he/she has notice thereof, the Council shall declare such office vacant and appoint a successor to such office, who shall hold the same until a successor has been selected and qualified.
C. 
The premiums for the bonds required pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the City.
[R.O. 2012 §115.050; CC 1979 §2-65]
The Mayor shall not approve the bond of any officer or employee required pursuant to Section 115.040, unless there shall appear thereon, as surety therefor, the signature of two (2) residents of the City, each of whom shall be seized of unencumbered property in an amount equal to the face amount of such bond. No person shall be surety for more than one (1) officer or employee of the City; provided, that nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent any officer or employee from providing such bond as may be required of him/her by law or ordinance with surety thereon by any resident corporation of the State regularly engaged in the business of providing surety for public officials.
[R.O. 2012 §115.060; CC 1979 §2-66]
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to record all bonds taken or given by the City in an "official bond record" to be provided by the City. Whenever any bond is presented to the City Clerk for recording as required in this Section, except those presented by the City, the Clerk shall charge for such recording the sum of one dollar ($1.00), which amount shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund of the City.
[R.O. 2012 §115.070; CC 1979 §2-67; Ord. No. A-3932 §§1 — 4, 5-10-1978; Ord. No. 7593 §1, 8-22-2005]
A. 
It is hereby determined to be necessary in order for the City to obtain the services of persons serving on the City Council and as appointed officials of the City to provide indemnification of such persons against liability arising from or connected with the performance of their duties with the City. Therefore, the City shall indemnity and save harmless each member of the City Council and each appointed official of the City against any liabilities or claims of whatsoever kind or nature and expenses incurred in connection therewith, including counsel fees, asserted by reason of any such person being a member of the City Council or serving as such appointed official, or arising from or connected with the performance of services of such person as a member of the City Council or as an appointed official of the City; provided, that such indemnification shall not extend to any act of any such person which was intentionally and knowingly wrongfully done.
B. 
Such indemnification shall not apply where the same is provided by any policy of liability insurance carried by the City or by such person.
C. 
As used in this Section, the term "appointed official" shall include the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, the City Attorney, the members of the Zoning and Planning Commission, the members of the Park Board and the members of the Board of Adjustment.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office other than the office of Mayor, a successor to the vacant office shall be selected by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to fill vacancies consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the next available regular municipal April election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same until the first (1st) regular meeting of the Council thereafter, at which time the vacancy shall be permanently filled.
[Ord. No. 8912, 5-20-2022]
A. 
In the event of a vacancy in any office or position within the City of Monett's organizational structure, if a current City employee is appointed to temporarily assume the responsibilities of that vacant position, if the position which the employee is temporarily appointed to has a higher pay scale than their current position does, that employee shall be shifted to the higher pay scale commensurate with the position they are temporarily assuming.
B. 
If an employee temporarily assumes a new role as outlined in Subsection (A), their placement on the payroll matrix shall be shifted by decreasing their step (moving left on the matrix), equal to the number of levels they gained (moving down on the matrix). An employee cannot be decreased below step one (1), regardless of the number of levels they are temporarily progressing.