All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
A.
A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.
On the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Weatherby Lake 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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Weatherby Lake shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderperson
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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Weatherby Lake shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderperson
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.
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 Weatherby
Lake shall be held for the purpose of electing a Municipal Judge who
shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 1155, 1-17-2013]
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective
City office at the general City election shall file with the City
Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M., on the sixteenth (16th)
Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the eleventh (11th)
Tuesday prior to the next City municipal election, a written declaration
of his/her intent to become a candidate at said election. 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.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (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.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF PLATTE
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I, ____________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ____________________________, City of Weatherby Lake,
County of Platte, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter; that I do
hereby declare myself a candidate for the office of ____________________________,
to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April, ______, and I
meet all the qualifications required of a candidate for said office,
and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot
for said election for said office and state that I will serve as such
officer, if elected.
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Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ______________,
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City Clerk
City of Weatherby Lake
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In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the Board of
Election Commissioners prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (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 Alderpersons
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 written notice shall
be executed on behalf of the Board of Alderpersons by the Mayor of
the Board and shall include the attestation of the City Clerk. 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 tenth
(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.
[CC 1984 §4.010; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
343, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 493, 7-16-1996; Ord. No. 527A, 10-5-1998]
The City is hereby divided into two (2) wards to be known as
the East Ward and the West Ward. The imaginary line dividing the City
into Wards shall begin at the center of the south line of the bridge
over Rush Creek on Barry Road and extend southward the length of Weatherby
Lake to the center of the dam and extend further southward to the
southern limits of the City. All property lying within the City limits
to the east of this imaginary line shall be known as the East Ward.
All property lying within the City limits located to the west of this
imaginary line shall be known as the West Ward.
