[R.O. 1996 § 105.010; CC 1968 § 2-14; Ord. No. 1191 § 1, 1-3-1983; Ord.
No. 1255 § 1, 11-7-1983; Ord. No. 2029 § 1, 3-4-1991; Ord. No. 4818, 5-6-2019; Ord. No. 5067, 12-6-2021]
The election for Mayor and Councilmembers
shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.020; CC 1968 § 2-15; Ord. No. 1191 § 1, 1-3-1983]
All City elections shall be conducted
by the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners in accordance
with Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.030; CC 1968 § 2-16; Ord. No. 1191 § 1, 1-3-1983; Ord.
No. 1255 § 2, 11-7-1983; Ord. No. 1442 § 1, 9-3-1985; Ord.
No. 1779 § 1, 9-19-1988; Ord. No. 1863 § 1, 8-21-1989; Ord.
No. 2942 § 1, 12-2-1996; Ord. No. 3600 § 1, 9-15-2003; Ord. No. 4818, 5-6-2019; Ord. No. 5067, 12-6-2021]
A. Candidates for the office of Mayor and
Councilmember shall file notice of their candidacy in person with
the City Clerk during normal business hours, commencing at 8:00 A.M.,
and open until 5:00 P.M., on the dates established by Missouri Law,
prior to the April election.
B. Any person having properly filed his/her
notice of candidacy for an elective office to be filled at any general
election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
April and desiring to withdraw such candidacy shall do so in conformance
with State law.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.040; CC 1968 § 2-17; Ord. No. 1191 § 1, 1-3-1983; Ord.
No. 1442 § 2, 9-3-1985; Ord. No. 3601 § 1, 9-15-2003]
A. Notice of candidacy for the office of Mayor
and Councilmember shall be filed with the City Clerk in affidavit
form certifying the following:
3.
Date of candidate's birth;
4.
Candidate's residence address;
5.
Candidate's telephone number;
6.
Date candidate became a resident
of Blue Springs; and
7.
Voter registration number.
B. Proof of residency and voter registration
must be provided to the City Clerk at the time of filing.
C. Should any candidate for said offices provide
inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete information as herein required,
the City Council may, following a hearing after notice of not less
than ten (10) days to said candidate, declare the candidate ineligible
for office. Should the incomplete, inaccurate or incorrect information
become available after a candidate is duly elected, then upon a proper
finding, after notice and a hearing as herein provided, the City Council
may declare such office vacant. The provision herein contained is
not intended to replace any criminal penalties that may be applicable
under the laws of the State of Missouri.
D. No person shall be certified as a candidate
for a municipal office who fails to comply with Section 115.306, RSMo.
[Ord. No.
4518 § 2, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. 5067, 12-6-2021]
[R.O. 1996 § 105.050; CC 1968 § 2-18; Ord. No. 1191 § 1, 1-3-1983; Ord.
No. 1442 § 3, 9-3-1985; Ord. No. 5067, 12-6-2021]
The City Clerk or his/her duly designated
assistant shall accept notice of candidacy for the offices of Mayor
and Councilmember and shall be responsible for certifying the candidates
as required by City Charter and ordinance and shall file with the
Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners the notice of election
together with the list of candidates, and accept properly executed
withdrawal of candidacy, all as provided in the Code of Ordinances and
under the applicable laws of the State of Missouri.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.060; CC 1968 § 2-2; Ord. No. 1, 2-2-1904; Ord. No. 156A, 2-7-1955; Ord. No. 230 §§ 1 — 3, 3-4-1961; Ord.
No. 488 § 1, 3-2-1970; Ord. No. 1135 § 1, 1-18-1982; Ord.
No. 2084 § 1, 7-15-1991; Ord. No. 3407 § 1, 8-20-2001; Ord.
No. 5062, 11-15-2021]
A. District Number One. District Number One
shall consist of all that part of the City lying north and east of
a line described as follows: Beginning at a point where the west line
of the City Limits intersects the north right-of-way line of Interstate
70 Highway and the east right-of-way line of Woods Chapel Road; thence
east along the north right-of-way line of Interstate 70 Highway to
the east right-of-way line of Missouri 7 Highway; thence south along
the east right-of-way line of Missouri 7 Highway to the north right-of-way
line of R.D. Mize Road; thence east along the north right-of-way line
of R.D. Mize Road to the east right-of-way line of Sunnyside School
Road; thence south along the east right-of-way line of Sunnyside School
Road to the south right-of-way line of U.S. 40 Highway; thence east
along the south right-of-way line of U.S. 40 Highway to the west right-of-way
line of Adams Dairy Parkway; thence south along the west right-of-way
line of Adams Dairy Parkway to the north right-of-way line of Ryan
Road; thence east along the north right-of-way line of Ryan Road to
the eastern City Limit boundary.
B. District Number Two. District Number Two
shall consist of all that part of the City lying within an area described
as follows: Beginning at a point where the west line of the City Limits
intersects the north right-of-way line of Interstate 70 Highway and
the east right-of-way line of Woods Chapel Road; thence east along
the north right-of-way line of Interstate 70 Highway to the east right-of-way
line of Missouri 7 Highway; thence south along the east right-of-way
line of Missouri 7 Highway to the north right-of-way line of R.D.
Mize Road; thence east along the north right-of-way line of R.D. Mize
Road to the east right-of-way line of Sunnyside School Road; thence
south along the east right-of-way line of Sunnyside School Road to
the south right-of-way line of U.S. 40 Highway; thence east along
the south right-of-way line of U.S. 40 Highway to the west right-of-way
line of Adams Dairy Parkway; thence south along the west right-of-way
line of Adams Dairy Parkway to the south right-of-way line of Sunnyside
School Road; thence west along the south right-of-way line of Sunnyside
School Road to the south right-of-way line of Kings Cross Road; thence
west along the south right-of-way line of Kings Cross Road to the
south right-of-way line of Alice Street; thence west along the south
right-of-way line of Alice Street to the south right-of-way line of
Victor Drive; thence west along the south right-of-way line of Victor
Drive to the east right-of-way line of Missouri 7 Highway; thence
south along the east right-of-way line of Missouri 7 Highway to the
north right-of-way line of Clark Lane; thence west along the north
right-of-way line of Clark Lane to the north right-of-way line of
Clark Road; thence west along the north right-of-way line of Clark
Road to the northeast corner of Still Meadows - 3rd Plat Subdivision;
thence west along the north line of the Still Meadows - 3rd Plat Subdivision
to the northeast corner of the Still Meadows - 4th Plat Subdivision;
thence west along the north line of the Still Meadows - 4th Plat Subdivision
to the northwest corner of the Still Meadows - 4th Plat Subdivision;
thence south along the west line of the Still Meadows - 4th Plat Subdivision
to the northeast corner of the Still Meadows - 6th Plat Subdivision;
thence west along the north line of the Still Meadows - 6th Plat Subdivision
to the northeast corner of the Still Meadows - 13th Plat Subdivision;
thence northwest along the north line of the Still Meadows - 13th
Plat Subdivision to the northwest corner of the Still Meadows - 13th
Plat Subdivision; thence south along the west side of the Still Meadows
- 13th Plat Subdivision to the southwest corner of the Still Meadows
- 13th Plat Subdivision; thence west to the western City Limit boundary.
C. District Number Three. District Number
Three shall consist of all that part of the City lying south of the
described area in District Number One and District Number Two.