[CC 1987 §125.010; Ord. No. 74 §§2 — 11, 10-23-1945; Ord 86-17 §2, 6-10-86; Ord. No. 21-8, 12-28-2021[1]]
A. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in the year 1947 and every two (2) years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City some suitable person as Mayor, who shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident and qualified voter of the City at the time and for one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
Beginning with the next coming election following the expiration of the Mayor's term (April 2023), the Mayor will begin being elected for a four (4) year term as per the election held April 5, 2022 with the same qualifications as held above.
B. 
The Mayor shall qualify and his/her term of office shall begin at the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen after his/her election, and he/she shall hold office until the next general City election and until his/her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.
C. 
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of Aldermen, but shall not vote on any question except in case of a tie, nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases where 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 ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with. He/she shall sign the commissions and appointments of all City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.
D. 
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate with the Board of Aldermen on 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.
E. 
The Mayor or Board of Aldermen shall have the power, as often as he/she or they may deem it necessary, to require any officer of the City to exhibit his/her accounts or other papers or records and to make report to the Board of Aldermen, in writing, touching any matter relating to his/her office.
F. 
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and 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; 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) to aid in enforcing the laws.
G. 
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeiture and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances of the City; but this Section shall not be so construed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer of said City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of such City.
H. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to appoint such officers as he/she may be authorized by ordinance or law to appoint. If a vacancy occurs in any office, not elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties of such office until the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall be permanently filled.
I. 
Board To Select An Acting President When. The Board shall elect one (1) of their own number who shall be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
J. 
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death, resignation, removal from the City, removal from the office, refusal to qualify, or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers, and jurisdiction of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled or such disability be removed or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-8 passed at the election held April 5, 2022. The Mayor at the next coming election following expiration of their term will be elected for a four (4) year term.
[CC 1987 §125.020; Ord. No. 75 §§2 — 6, 10-23-1945; Ord. No. 248 §1, 12-4-1951]
A. 
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election, and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually, in January and July of each year, make out and spread upon their records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half-year ending December thirty-first (31st) and June thirtieth (30th), preceding the date of such report which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper in the City.
C. 
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any questions at the request of any two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction of its business.
D. 
The Board of Aldermen shall, within a reasonable time after the Assessor's books of each year are returned, ascertain the amount of money to be raised thereon for general and other purposes and fix the annual rate of levee therefor by ordinance.
E. 
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall have the care, management and control of the City and its finances, and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the City, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade and commerce, and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry such powers into effect and to alter, modify or repeal the same.
F. 
Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the Board of Aldermen that the name of any existing street or avenue be changed, the Board shall, by resolution, declare such change necessary, setting forth in said resolution the old or present name and the new name proposed for such street or avenue, and shall cause such resolution to be published in full in some newspaper published in St. Louis County, Missouri, for at least one (1) publication; and if, within four (4) weeks after the date such resolution is adopted, a majority of the resident property owners along the line of such street or avenue do not file with the City Clerk their written protest against such proposed change of name, then the Board may proceed by ordinance duly passed to change the name of such street or avenue in accordance with such resolution; upon passage and approval of such ordinance, a certified copy thereof shall be filed by the City Clerk with the Recorder of Deeds for St. Louis County, as provided by law.
[CC 1987 §125.030; Ord. No. 652 §3, 6-6-1969]
A. 
The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
The Chief of Police shall be the administrative head of the Police Department. The Chief of Police shall have general supervision and control of the Police Department, including the power to employ and terminate members, enforce discipline among the members and instruct the members in their duties.
[CC 1987 §125.040; Ord. No. 877 §§1 — 3, 9-27-1977; Ord. No. 18-2, 2-13-2018]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board, to be known as "the City Clerk," and said City Clerk shall be so elected for a two (2) year term or until his/her successor shall be appointed. Said Clerk shall be a qualified voter under the laws and Constitution of this State.
B. 
The duties of the City Clerk shall be to keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen, to safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care; he/she shall be the general accountant of the City; he/she shall have custody of the City Seal; the City Clerk shall countersign all commissions and other official documents which the Mayor is required to issue, and the City Clerk shall keep a register thereof in which the substance of such documents shall be noted; the City Clerk is hereby empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City.
[CC 1987 §125.050; Ord. No. 83-1 §1, 1-11-1983; Ord. No. 97-5 §§1 — 2, 10-11-1997]
A. 
City Administrator — Office Created. The office of City Administrator is hereby created.
B. 
City Administrator — Appointment, Qualifications And Compensation. The City Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of a majority of elected members of the Board of Aldermen for an indefinite term. He/she shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her qualifications. The choice of City Administrator shall not be limited by residence qualifications. He/she shall be of good moral character. He/she shall devote his/her full time to the performance of the duties of his/her office. He/she shall receive such compensation as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
City Administrator — Oath Of Office. Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, the City Administrator shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before the City Clerk or someone authorized to administer oaths that he/she possesses all the qualifications prescribed for his/her office by law, that he/she will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Missouri, provisions of all laws of the United States and the State of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of Northwoods, and that he/she will faithfully demean himself/herself while in office.
D. 
City Administrator — Bond. The City Administrator, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, shall file with the City a bond of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) approved by the Board of Aldermen and conditioned upon faithful and honest performance of his/her duties and the rendering of full and proper accounts of the City for funds and property that shall come into his/her possession or control. The cost of the bond shall be paid by the City; however, should the City Administrator be covered by a blanket bond to the same extent, an individual bond shall not be required.
E. 
City Administrator — Removal. The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The Mayor, with consent of a majority of all members of the Board of Aldermen, may remove the City Administrator from office at will, and such City Administrator may also be removed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected to the Board of Aldermen independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation. If requested, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall grant the City Administrator a public hearing within thirty (30) days following notice of removal. During the interim the Mayor, with the approval of a majority of the Board of Aldermen, or by two-thirds (2/3) of the Board of Aldermen without the Mayor's approval, may suspend the City Administrator from duty, but shall continue his/her salary and, if after a hearing removal becomes final, shall pay his/her salary for two (2) calendar months following the final removal date; provided, that if the City Administrator shall be removed for acts of dishonesty or of moral turpitude, such salary shall not be continued.
F. 
City Administrator — Powers And Duties. The City Administrator shall be the Chief Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and as such shall be the administrative officer of the City Government. The first (1st) six (6) months of employment will be a probationary period during which the person shall have the title of "Acting City Administrator". During said six (6) month period, the Acting City Administrator may be terminated by the Mayor without cause or reason, provided however, that the Mayor made a report, written or oral, to the Board of Aldermen, stating the justification for said termination. No member of the Board of Aldermen shall directly interfere with the conduct of any department or duties of employees subordinate to the City Administrator, except at the express direction of the Mayor. He/she may head one (1) or more departments and shall be responsible to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen for proper administration and management of the government business, officers and employees of the City. To that end, he/she shall have power and shall be required to:
1. 
When it is necessary to fill vacancies, the City Administrator shall submit the names of individuals for approval by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The City Administrator may recommend removal or suspension of any such appointee when it would be in the best interest of the City, and the Board of Aldermen shall give full weight to such recommendations. The City Administrator may suspend any employee in any department under his/her supervision, except a department head, for not more than thirty (30) days without pay. He/she shall promptly notify the Mayor of all suspensions. All suspensions made by the City Administrator and all recommendations made to the Board of Aldermen for appointments, removals or suspensions shall be based solely on merit, qualifications or disqualifications of the employee concerned without regard to his/her political beliefs or affiliations.
2. 
Recommend, for adoption by the Board of Aldermen, standard personnel procedures to include positions, classifications and pay schedules for all employees covered in the City's personnel program.
3. 
Prepare the proposed budget annually and submit it to the Board of Aldermen together with a message describing important features, the budget to be supported by appropriate schedules and analysis.
4. 
Keep the Board of Aldermen advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as he/she may deem desirable.
5. 
Prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary or expedient for the conduct of administrative departments or agencies subject to his/her authority, and he/she shall have the power to revoke, suspend or amend any rule or regulation of the administrative service prescribed by himself/herself or any subordinate.
6. 
Investigate, examine or inquire into the affairs or operation of any department, and, when so authorized by the Board of Aldermen, he/she shall have power to employ consultants and professional counsel to aid in such investigations, examinations or inquiries.
7. 
Coordinate and control the activities of administrative and Public Works Departments, and shall have the power to alter, amend and set aside orders, rules and supervision. The coordination and control shall be exercised through department heads or foremen of the respective departments, if any, and, if none, then directly subject to the rules and regulations that may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall coordinate with the Chief of Police the wishes of the Board of Aldermen as to Police functions.
8. 
Meet with standing committees appointed by the Mayor on matters concerning general and special administrative problems, who shall consult with and render advice to the City Administrator on such matters.
9. 
Attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen and have the right to appear before and address the Board of Aldermen at any meeting.
10. 
Have responsibility for all real and personal property of the City. He/she shall have responsibility for all inventories of such property and for the upkeep of all such property. Personal property may be sold by the City Administrator only with approval of the Board of Aldermen. Real property may be sold only with the approval of the Board of Aldermen by resolution or ordinance.
11. 
Supervise the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment for which funds are provided in the budget. He/she shall have the power to purchase materials, supplies and equipment in amounts up to and including five hundred dollars ($500.00) per item purchased, provided, that the total purchases for any calendar month should not exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00). Any and all formal contracts for services, or items of equipment purchased by sealed bids, must be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
12. 
Supervise the preparation of all bid specifications for services and equipment; receive sealed bids for presentation to the Board of Aldermen.
13. 
Recommend to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen adoption of such measures as he/she may deem necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare of the City or the improvement of administrative services.
14. 
Perform such other duties as may be required by the Board of Aldermen, not inconsistent with the State's Statutes, laws or ordinances.
15. 
Account to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen for any actions taken when requested to do so, and he/she shall at all times be subject to supervision, control and direction of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
16. 
He/she shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen proposed agenda for each aldermanic meeting at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the Board meeting.
17. 
He/she shall prepare and submit a City Administrator's Report at each aldermanic meeting.
18. 
He/she shall perform any other duties or functions prescribed by the Mayor or by the Board of Aldermen.
G. 
City Administrator — Additional Duties. The City Administrator shall also be a Deputy City Clerk and Deputy City Collector, shall have and perform all of the powers, rights and duties of the City Clerk or City Collector in the event of their absence, illness or disability, and shall act for and on their behalf, but shall receive no additional compensation therefor.
[CC 1987 §125.060; Ord. No. 490 §§2 — 6, 5-9-1961]
A. 
The Mayor is hereby authorized to appoint a City Attorney for the City of Northwoods. This appointment shall meet with the approval and consent of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, is empowered to employ special counsel to represent the City, either in a case of vacancy in the office of City Attorney or to assist the City Attorney.
C. 
The City Attorney and/or special counsel shall represent the City and defend it and all of its officers and officials who may become party or parties to any claims or suits for damages instituted against the City, its officers and officials or any of them, arising from any City matter or business, or in any manner arising from the performance or non-performance of an official act or duty.
D. 
The City Attorney and/or special counsel shall attend meetings of the Board of Aldermen, advise the City Officers in legal matters pertaining to City affairs, draft ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other necessary legal documents, prosecute the violation of City ordinances, appear in Circuit Court and other courts, and perform all other legal services for the City of Northwoods as may be reasonably requested by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
E. 
Reasonable fees, determined by the Board of Aldermen to be just and proper, shall be paid to the City Attorney and all special counsel retained to serve the City in matters concerning law.
[CC 1987 §125.065; Ord. No. 86-28 §§1 — 4, 6-24-1986]
A. 
The Mayor is hereby authorized to appoint a Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Northwoods. This appointment shall meet with the approval and consent of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the Board of Aldermen, is empowered to employ, in case of vacancy in the office of the City Prosecuting Attorney, a new City Prosecuting Attorney.
C. 
The City Prosecuting Attorney shall represent the City and prosecute any and all complaints filed by him/her in the Northwoods Municipal Court, and St. Louis County Circuit Court, should an appeal be taken to said Court.
D. 
The City Prosecuting Attorney shall attend each session of the Northwoods Municipal Court, and further advise the City Attorney, Mayor or Board of Aldermen with reference to any necessary ordinances.
[CC 1987 §125.070; Ord. No. 344 §2, 3-29-1955]
A. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in the year 1947 and every two (2) years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City some suitable person as City Collector, who shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident and qualified voter of the City at the time of and for one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
B. 
The City Collector shall qualify and his/her term of office shall begin on the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen after his/her election, and he/she shall hold office until the next general City election and until his/her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the City Collector to promptly collect, in the manner required by law or ordinance, all monies, taxes, general or special, and licenses which may be levied or assessed or charged to him/her for collection by virtue of any law or ordinance. He/she shall see that all persons engaged in any business for which a license is required by any ordinance shall take out such license and, upon their failure or refusal to so do, shall report the offender for proper action. He/she shall give such bond and perform all such other duties in relation to the collection of the revenue as may be required by ordinance.
D. 
He/she shall pay into the City Treasury, monthly, all monies received by him/her from all sources which may be levied by law or ordinance; also, all licenses of every description authorized by law to be collected and all monies belonging to the City which may come into his/her hands.
E. 
The City Collector shall report to the Board of Aldermen, at the regular meeting in each month, all taxes collected on the real and personal delinquent lists, and he/she shall pay the same to the City Treasurer and shall receive credit therefor. He/she shall conform and comply with all requirements entailed by law or ordinance and shall turn over to his/her successor in office all uncollected delinquent lists, receiving credit therefor, and his/her successor shall be charged therewith.
F. 
The City Collector shall, at the regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen in March of each year, make a detailed report to the Board of Aldermen, stating the various monies collected by him/her during the year, the amounts uncollected, the names of the persons from whom he/she failed to collect, and the causes therefor.
G. 
Should the need and necessity therefor require, it shall be the duty of the Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen present, to appoint some qualified person to the office of Deputy Collector, whose duties shall be to aid and assist the City Collector in the collection of taxes, licenses and all accounts and claims owing and due the City, and such other duties as prescribed by ordinance or delegated by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1987 §125.080; Ord. No. 77 §§2 — 12, 11-27-1945]
A. 
There shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen at its first (1st) regular session after the general City election, or as soon thereafter as possible, some suitable person as City Treasurer, who shall hold his/her office for the term of two (2) years and until his/her successor shall be appointed and has qualified.
B. 
No person shall be appointed for the office of City Treasurer unless he/she shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21), be a citizen of the United States, and a resident and inhabitant of the City for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her appointment, and be a qualified voter of the City of Northwoods.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to receive and safely keep all monies, warrants, books, bonds, and obligations entrusted to his/her care; and he/she shall pay over all monies, bonds or other obligations of the City on warrants or orders duly drawn, passed or ordered by the Board of Aldermen, signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, and having the Seal of the City affixed thereto and not otherwise; and he/she shall perform such other duties as may be required of him/her by ordinance.
D. 
No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except on a warrant signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk. No warrants shall be drawn upon the Treasurer, nor shall any ordinance appropriating money be passed, unless there is an unexpended balance to the credit of the City in the fund in the Treasury upon which such warrant is drawn to meet such warrant, or a sufficient sum of unappropriated money in the fund in the Treasury upon which such ordinance is drawn to meet such ordinance. Every bill that contemplates the payment of money shall, upon its second (2nd) reading, be referred to the City Treasurer, for his/her endorsement to the effect that a sufficient sum stands to the credit of the City, unappropriated, in the fund covered by such ordinance to meet the requirements of such bill.
E. 
The City Treasurer shall report to the Board of Aldermen, on or before the second Tuesday in August in each year, the amount of receipts and expenditures of the Treasury, the amount of money on hand, and the amount of bonds falling due, if any, for the redemption of which provision must be made. He/she shall also perform such other duties in the line of his/her office as may be required of him/her from time to time by the Board. He/she shall furnish any other reports and information concerning the finances of the City as the Mayor or Board shall from time to time require.
[Ord. No. 15-8 §1, 9-22-2015]
F. 
The City Treasurer shall procure and keep a well-bound book, in which he/she shall make an entry of all warrants presented to him/her for payment, which shall have been legally drawn for money, stating correctly the date, amount, number, in whose favor drawn, and the date the same was presented; and all warrants so presented shall be paid in the order in which they shall be presented for payment. The City Treasurer shall not refuse the payment of any warrant legally drawn upon him/her and presented for payment, for the reason that warrants of prior presentation have not been paid, when there shall be money in the Treasury sufficient to pay such prior warrants and any such warrants so presented; the City Treasurer shall, as he/she shall receive money into the Treasury, set the same apart for the payment of warrants previously presented and in the order presented, so that no warrant of subsequent presentation shall remain unpaid, by reason of the holder of the same failing to present such warrants for payment, after funds shall have accrued in the Treasury for the payment of the same.
G. 
No interest shall be paid on warrants presented for payment after funds for the payment of same shall have been set apart, the date of which setting apart shall be registered by the City Treasurer, and the City Treasurer shall keep a just account of all monies received and disbursed and regular abstracts of all warrants drawn on the Treasurer and paid.
H. 
When warrants are presented for payment, if there be no money in the Treasury applicable for that purpose, the City Treasurer shall so certify on the back of the warrant and date and subscribe the same; and all such warrants, so dated and subscribed, shall draw legal interest until funds for the payment of the same shall have been set apart, as herein provided.
I. 
The City Treasurer shall file all warrants on the Treasury, make a register of the number and date thereof, the name of the person in whose favor drawn and the amount of each, and he/she shall make duplicate receipts in favor of the proper person for all monies paid into the Treasury, one (1) of which shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto, and the other he/she shall file with the City Clerk of the Board of Aldermen; and the City Treasurer shall keep the books, papers and money pertaining to this office at all times open for inspection of the Board of Aldermen or any member thereof, and as often and in such manner as may be required by the Board he/she shall furnish an account of the receipts and expenditures of the City.
J. 
The City Treasurer shall, at least once in every year, settle his/her accounts with the Board of Aldermen, and if he/she resign or be removed from office, he/she or, if he/she die, his/her executor or administrator shall immediately make such settlement and deliver to his/her successor in office all things pertaining thereto, together with all the monies belonging to the City; and, at the close of every term for which the City Treasurer shall have been elected or appointed, the Board of Aldermen shall immediately proceed to ascertain, by actual examination and count, the amount of balances and funds in the hands of the City Treasurer to be accounted for.
K. 
Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, the City Treasurer shall take the oath required of other City Officers and shall file a good and sufficient bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), to be approved by the Mayor.
[CC 1987 §125.100; Ord. No. 29 §3, 5-7-1940]
A. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, may appoint some suitable person as City Engineer, who shall act as such until the annual election of Aldermen or until his/her successor is appointed and qualifies, unless sooner removed at will by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of all members elected to the Board of Aldermen, or unless removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
B. 
The City Engineer may, from time to time, make written recommendations to the Mayor for projects which he/she feels are necessary or desirable, but no action shall be taken on such recommendations until they have been formally approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1987 §125.110; Ord. No. 262 §§1 — 11, 4-28-1953; Ord. No. 18-14, 9-25-2018[1]]
A. 
City Forester.
1. 
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, may appoint some suitable person as City Forester, who shall act as such until the annual election of Aldermen or until his/her successor is appointed and qualifies, unless sooner removed at will by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of all members elected to the Board of Aldermen, or unless removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
2. 
The City Forester shall have full power and authority over the trees, plants and shrubs planted and to be planted in the streets, alleys and public highways of the City of Northwoods. It shall be his/her duty to superintend, regulate and encourage the planting, culture and preservation of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery in the streets, alleys and public highways of the City; to prune, spray, cultivate and otherwise maintain such trees and shrubbery and to direct the time and method of trimming the same; to remove any tree that might interfere with the development of adjoining trees or with the free use of the public sidewalks, streets or alleys, or any tree in a condition that could be considered a menace to the public using the public sidewalks, streets or alleys; to advise the property owners regarding the kind of trees and shrubbery and the method of planting desirable on particular streets and to take such measures as may be deemed necessary to control all dangerous insect pests and plant diseases that may affect trees and shrubbery on the streets, alleys and public highways of this City; to select the variety of shade trees for each block of any streets, alleys and public highways of this City; to select the variety of shade trees for each block of any street in the City, which shall thereafter be the only variety that shall be planted in said block of said street, the selection to be approved by the Board of Aldermen; provided however, that the majority of the property owners in the block may appeal from the decision of the City Forester as to the variety of trees to be planted on the block to the Board of Aldermen whose decision in the matter shall be final; and to do such other acts and perform such other duties as the Mayor may direct. He/she shall report to the City Attorney all cases which come to his/her knowledge of violations of any ordinance respecting said trees and shrubbery and shall, when requested by the City Attorney, assist in the prosecution of persons charged with the violation of any such ordinance. He/she shall keep a record of all the transactions of this Section and shall, whenever the Board of Aldermen may require, make a full detailed report concerning the same, besides making an annual report
3. 
Except upon written permit issued by the City Forester, no trees shall be planted in any street or public highway of the City at a distance of less than thirty-five (35) feet from any other tree standing in the same street or at a distance of less than eighteen (18) inches from the established sidewalk line of said street. Except upon written permit issued by the City Forester, no person shall himself/herself, or by another, plant or set any tree or shrub in any public highway, street or alley, or pull up, cut down, burn, destroy, remove, prune, paint, spray, or in any manner interfere or tamper with any tree or shrub located in any public highway, street or alley. No person shall deposit or throw upon or into any gutter or any street or public highway any salt or salt water, nor shall any receptacle which contains salt water be deposited thereon. No person shall, without written permit from the City Forester, hereafter place any stone, cement or other substance about any tree in any street or public highway which shall impede the free entrance of water or air to the roots of such trees without leaving an open space of ground about the trunk of said tree of not less than four (4) square feet. No person shall hitch or fasten any horse or other animal to any tree or shrub now or hereafter growing in any street or public highway of the City nor shall any person cause or permit any horse or animal to stand near enough to any tree, plant or shrub to bite it or rub against it, or in any manner injure or deface the same, nor shall any person place a post for the hitching of horses within five (5) feet of any tree or shrub now or hereafter growing in any of the streets or public highways of the City, nor shall any person attach or place any rope, wire, sign, poster, handbill, or other thing on any tree or shrub now or hereafter growing in any street or public highway of the City, nor on any guard of protection of such trees or shrubs, nor shall any person negligently or carelessly suffer a beast driven by or for him/her or a beast belonging to him/her to break down, injure or destroy any tree on or in any public highway, street or other public place in the City, nor shall any person remove, injure or misuse any guard or device placed or intended to protect any tree, plant or shrub now or hereafter growing in any street or public highway of the City.
4. 
No person, firm or corporation, owning, maintaining or operating any gas pipe or main laid beneath the surface of any street, alley or public highway, shall permit any leak to occur in such pipe or main within a radius of forty (40) feet of any tree now or hereafter growing in any street or public place, and in the event that a leak exists or occurs in any such pipe or main, it shall be the duty of such person, firm or corporation owning such defective pipe or main to repair the same immediately and to stop such leak in a manner so as to prevent a recurrence of the same, after receiving a notice in writing from the City Forester calling the attention of such person, firm or corporation to the fact that such leak exists or has occurred, and if such person, firm or corporation fails, within five (5) days after the receipt of such notice, to stop such leak in a manner so as to prevent a recurrence thereof, such person, firm or corporation shall be subject to the payment of a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and each day's continuance of such leak thereafter shall be deemed a separate offense.
5. 
In the erection, alteration or repair of any building or structure, the owner or owners thereof shall place or cause to be placed such guards around all nearby trees in the street or public highway as shall effectively prevent injury to them.
6. 
The owner of every lot or parcel of land and back of the lot or public easement line, in or upon which a tree is or trees are standing, shall trim or cause to be trimmed the branches from such tree or trees so that the same shall not obstruct the passage of light from any street light located on any public highway, street, alley, or public place to the street and sidewalk adjacent, and such owner shall trim all branches which overhang any sidewalk, street, alley, or walkway so that there shall be a clear height of eight (8) feet above the surface of the sidewalk and a clear height of ten (10) feet above the surface of the roadway, street or alley unobstructed by branches or leaves, and such owner shall remove from such trees all dead, decayed or broken limbs or branches that overhang any public highway, street, alley, or public place, and such owner shall, when any such trees are dead, remove the same so that the same cannot fall on the sidewalk, street, alley, or other public highway. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this Section, within fifteen (15) days after notice from the City Forester of the particular thing to be done under this Section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. 
No person, firm or corporation shall, without written permit of the City Forester, attach any electric wire, insulator or any other device for holding electric wire to any tree now or hereafter growing in any street or public highway. Every person, firm or corporation having, owning, installing, or operating any wire or wires charged with electricity shall, whenever practicable, securely fasten the same so that such wire or wires shall not come in contact with any tree in any street, alley or public highway.
8. 
No person shall prevent, delay or in any way interfere with the City Forester or his/her subordinates in the planting, pruning, spraying, removing, cultivating, or maintaining of any tree in any street, alley or public highway or in the removal of any stone, cement or other material about any such tree.
9. 
Upon the written application of a property owner, the City Forester is hereby authorized to plant trees at said property owner's own cost and expense.
10. 
Before said planting is done, the party or parties making the application therefor shall pay into the City Treasury a sum of money to be fixed by the City Forester, said sum to be a special fund out of which shall be paid the cost of purchase of said tree or trees, together with all costs incident to the planting, and for any other expense to which the City may be put on account of such work, and if after deducting all such costs, there be any remaining, it shall be returned to the party or parties making the application by whom the fund was created. Whenever the whole or part of said deposit shall have been expended, for any of the purposes herein provided, no new application shall be received until the fund is brought up again by further deposit with the City Treasury to a sum required by the City Forester. Whenever any person who has deposit with the City Treasurer, for the purpose herein mentioned, desires to withdraw such deposit, he/she shall notify the City Forester, who shall certify same to the City Clerk, who shall draw a warrant upon the City Treasurer in favor of said person for said amount, and shall take his/her receipt in full for all claims against the City on account of said charge.
11. 
Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00). The provisions of this Section shall not apply to trees or shrubbery planted on private property not subject to a public easement.
B. 
Forestry Advisory Committee.
1. 
Creating An Establishment Of A City Forestry Advisory Committee. There is hereby created and established a Forestry Advisory Committee for the City of Northwoods, Missouri, which shall consist of six (6) members, citizens and residents of this City, who shall be appointed by the Mayor. The City Forester shall be an ex officio member of the Forestry Advisory Committee.
2. 
Term Of Office. The term of the six (6) persons to be appointed by the Mayor shall be one (1) year except that the term of the Board shall be for two (2) years with the Mayor's approval. In the event that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any member, a successor shall be appointed.
3. 
Compensation. Members of the Forestry Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation.
4. 
Duties And Responsibilities.
a. 
It shall be the responsibility of the Forestry Advisory Committee to study, investigate, council and develop and/or update annually, and administer written plans for the care, replacement, maintenance and removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas. Such a plan will be presented annually to the Board of Aldermen and upon their acceptance and approval shall constitute the official comprehensive City tree plan for the City of Northwoods, Missouri.
b. 
The Forestry Advisory Committee, when requested by the Board of Aldermen, shall consider, investigate, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter or questions relating to City trees and green spaces.
5. 
Street Tree Species To Be Planted. The City of Northwoods, Missouri, shall maintain a list and record of recommended trees for planting in public areas and green spaces. The purpose of this listing will be to maintain diversity in the total tree population. This list shall be available to residents of the City upon request to aid in the selection of trees for private and public properties. The list of recommended trees shall be updated periodically by the City Forester or designee to reflect new developments or species that will affect the population of the City's landscape.
6. 
Distances And Clearances For Planting. No street tree shall be planted closer than five (5) feet from any fireplug. Special permission must be obtained from the City Forester or designee when planting street trees within five (5) feet of any point on a line on the ground immediately below any overhead utility wire.
7. 
Public Tree Care.
a. 
The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within the rights-of-way or bounds of all streets, alleys, lanes, squares and public grounds as may be necessary to insure public safety. All tree pruning and removal will be done in accordance with the most current ANSI A300 Tree Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance Standard Practices.
b. 
The City may remove or cause or order to be removed any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to electric power lines or other public improvements or is seriously affected with any fatal disease.
c. 
The abutting property owners shall have the right to water and mulch street trees. All other tree care shall be reserved for the City's Public Works Department or auxiliary club or committee.
8. 
Interference With The Forestry Advisory Committee. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere with the City Forester, the Forestry Advisory Committee or any of its representatives, agents, or auxiliaries while engaging in and about the planting, cultivating, mulching, pruning, spraying or removing of any trees within the public City forest or green spaces.
9. 
Access. It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent, delay or interfere with access to private property by the City or its representative in the legal performance of any Section of this Chapter.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 18-14 also changed the title of this Section from "City Forester" to "City Forester And Forestry Advisory Committee."
[CC 1987 §125.120; Ord. No. 757 §1, 5-8-1973]
A. 
The office of Director of Planning is hereby created.
B. 
The Director of Planning shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the elected members of the Board of Aldermen, for an indefinite term, and he/she shall receive such compensation as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
The Director of Planning shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The Mayor, with consent of the majority of all members of the Board of Aldermen, may remove the Director of Planning from the office at will, and such Director of Planning may also be removed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected to the Board of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation.
D. 
The Director of Planning shall make adequate provisions to stimulate, guide, direct, arrange, and beautify the City and the future development and growth of the City. The Director of Planning shall be in charge of the Building Commissioner, Electrical Inspector, City Engineer, and such other City Officials as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1987 §125.130; Ord. No. 82-12 §1, 7-13-1982]
A. 
The office of Director of Housing is hereby created.
B. 
The Director of Housing shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the elected members of the Board of Aldermen, for an indefinite term, and he/she shall receive such compensation as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen. The Director of Housing shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The Director of Housing may be removed from his/her office at will by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of all members of the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
The Director of Housing shall have power to and perform the following duties:
1. 
The Director shall be in charge of the acquisition, maintenance and disposal of real property acquired by the City, either from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with regard to property which has been repossessed by that department, or from individual owners desiring to sell their property.
2. 
The Director shall have no authority to hold title to any property acquired for more than three (3) weeks or to the next aldermanic meeting, whichever occurs first. The said Director shall be guided in his/her actions by an ordinance enacted by the Board of Aldermen.
3. 
The Director may seek such assistants as he/she deems necessary to perform the duties, but the Director shall have no power to pay or authorize payment to any such person or persons.
4. 
The Director may arrange to have work done as necessary and arrange that such work shall be inspected by the Building Commissioner. Said work may be performed by City personnel if time permits, but the Director shall not have authority to pay anyone to perform any such work.
5. 
The Director shall assist senior citizen property owners with acquiring any such services as are available for maintaining said property so that it will comply with the ordinances of the City of Northwoods.
6. 
The Director shall make a report to the Board of Aldermen with regard to his/her activities as such Director and shall prepare a list of any materials, supplies, equipment, or personnel which he/she needs to perform his/her duties, and said Director shall submit said list to the Board of Aldermen for their consideration.
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 or Board of Aldermen shall have power, as often as he/she or they may deem it necessary, to require any officer of the City to exhibit his/her accounts or other papers or records, and to make report to the Board of Aldermen, in writing, touching any matter relating to his/her office.
The Board of Aldermen shall fix the compensation of all the officers and employees of the City, by ordinance.