[R.O. 2007 § 110.010; Ord. No. 2375 § 1, 9-14-1995]
From and after the general municipal election to be held in the City of St. Peters on April 2, 1996, the term of office of the Mayor of the City shall be four (4) years. The first day of the four (4) year term of office shall commence on the making of the official oath of the person elected Mayor of the City and shall terminate four (4) years later on the taking of office of the then Mayor's successor, or until his/her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The person elected as Mayor shall take office as soon as practical following the certification of the results of his/her election to that office by the St. Charles County Election Authority and by the St. Peters Board of Aldermen, and with administration of the official oath of office.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.030]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.035; Ord. No. 3694, 8-22-2002]
The salary of the Mayor shall be established from time to time by ordinance.
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Cross Reference — As to vacancy in office, see § 115.040.
[Ord. No. 6045 § 1, 12-19-2013]
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.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.053; Ord. No. 3554 § 1, 10-25-2001]
Members of the Board of Aldermen shall hold their office for a term of four (4) years, effective for those members of the Board of Aldermen elected at or after the general municipal election held in the City in April, 2003.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.055; Ord. No. 3695, 8-22-2002]
The salary of the Aldermen shall be established from time to time by ordinance.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.060; Ord. No. 2720 §§ 1 — 2, 7-24-1997; Ord. No. 3882 § 1, 8-28-2003; Ord. No. 3981 § 1, 1-22-2004; Ord. No. 4893 § 1, 10-11-2007; Ord. No. 5144 § 1, 2-12-2009; Ord. No. 5335 § 1, 1-28-2010; Ord. No. 5487 § 2, 10-14-2010; Ord. No. 6671 § 1, 12-15-2016]
A. 
Regular Meetings — Time And Place. The Board of Aldermen shall hold its regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays in the months of January, February, March, April, May, August, September, and October in each calendar year, on the fourth Thursdays in the months of June and July in each calendar year, and on the third Thursdays in the months of November and December in each calendar year. All regular meetings shall be held at the St. Peters Justice Center, located at 1020 Grand Teton Drive, St. Peters, Missouri 63376, and shall start at 6:30 P.M. local time.
B. 
Change In Starting Time Of Meeting. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Board of Aldermen from commencing a meeting after 6:30 P.M. on the date of a regular meeting if the posted agenda for a regular meeting establishes a later starting time for such regular meeting.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 7074 set out November meeting dates for the years: 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in lieu of the regular meeting as set up by this Code Section.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.065; Ord. No. 4164 § 1, 10-28-2004; Ord. No. 4384 § 1, 11-10-2005]
The journal and/or minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, kept and recorded by the City Clerk pursuant to Section 79.320, RSMo., and Section 115.110 of the City Code shall be kept and recorded following the guidelines of the Henry M. Robert III, et. al., Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Ed., Perseus Publishing 2000), or any subsequent edition thereof, and shall only contain a record of all votes of the Board of Aldermen of the City as required by Statute. The journal shall not reflect comments made except in those instances when the Board of Aldermen desires to make a specific record upon motion duly made, seconded and passed.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.070; CC 1979 § 2-6; Ord. No. 316 §§ 1 — 4, 3-7-1977; Ord. No. 2720 § 3, 7-24-1997]
A. 
The Mayor, or the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen in the absence of the Mayor, may call a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen when the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City are in immediate jeopardy, in which instance the notice of such meeting shall be delivered to the Aldermen, setting forth the time, place and purpose of such meeting which notice shall be signed by the Mayor or, in his/her absence, the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen. Such notice shall also provide that the measures sought to be enacted or the business transacted at such special meeting constitutes an emergency concerning the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City.
B. 
All notices of special meetings of the Board of Aldermen pursuant to this Section shall conform to the provisions of Section 610.020, RSMo., and shall be served on each Alderman or by leaving a copy at his/her dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of his/her family over the age of fifteen (15) years, by a Police Officer of the City, and such Police Officer shall make a return to the City Clerk stating:
1. 
The name of the person served.
2. 
The address at which such person was served.
3. 
The time and date such person was served.
The failure to serve an Alderman by reason of being unable to locate such Alderman shall not prevent the legal transaction of business set forth in the notice of special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, if a quorum is present at such special meeting.
C. 
Nothing contained in this Section shall preclude an Alderman from executing a written waiver of notice of special meeting of the Board of Aldermen called pursuant to this Section.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.080; CC 1979 § 2-7; Ord. No. 325 §§ 1 — 3, 7-11-1977; Ord. No. 2720 § 3, 7-24-1997]
A. 
When the purpose of a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen does not involve an emergency where the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City are not in immediate jeopardy, a special meeting may be called by:
1. 
The Mayor, stating the purpose of the meeting.
2. 
A majority of the full Board of Aldermen, in written petition for such meeting signed by the Aldermen calling for such meeting, which written petition shall state the proposed date and hour and the purpose of such meeting, and which petition shall be delivered to the Mayor.
B. 
If the special meeting of the Board of Aldermen is called in accordance with this Section, the Mayor shall cause a notice to be served on all members of the Board of Aldermen at least three (3) days prior to the time of such meeting, which notice shall contain:
1. 
The time and date of such meeting.
2. 
The purpose of such meeting.
3. 
The persons calling such special meeting.
4. 
Copies of any ordinance or resolution to be acted on at such special meeting. All notices to the Board of Aldermen shall conform to the provisions of Section 610.020, RSMo., and shall be served on each Alderman or by leaving a copy at his/her dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of his/her family over the age of fifteen (15) years by a Police Officer of the City, who shall make a return to the City Clerk stating the date, time and place of such service of notice of special meeting and the name of the person served. Failure to serve such Alderman or a person in his/her household over fifteen (15) years of age shall not invalidate any action taken at such special meeting, if a quorum is otherwise present.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.085; Ord. No. 4121 § 1, 8-26-2004; Ord. No. 4384 § 2, 11-10-2005; Ord. No. 4426 § 1, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 4790 § 1, 5-10-2007; Ord. No. 6782 § 1, 7-27-2017]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen and each certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee of City Government, other than the Board of Adjustment and Planning and Zoning Commission (which by State Statute are authorized to adopt their own rules of procedure), shall conduct meetings in accordance with Henry M. Robert III, et al., Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Ed., Perseus Publishing 2000) or any subsequent edition thereof and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 610, RSMo.
B. 
In addition to Robert's Rules of Order as adopted in Subsection (A) above, the Board of Aldermen and any such certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee may adopt additional rules, regulations and procedures not inconsistent with or repugnant to Robert's Rules, the Constitution or laws of the State of Missouri or any ordinance of the City; provided, however, any additional rules, regulations or procedures adopted by any such certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee shall be subject to and consistent with the direction of the Board of Aldermen provided by way of a resolution. In doing so the governmental entity shall publish such rules by filing a copy thereof, together with all amendments and additions, with the City Clerk as a public record and such rules, regulations and procedures shall become effective on the eighth day after so filing.
C. 
In addition to the rules, regulations and procedures established by Robert's Rules of Order, the Board of Aldermen and each certain board, commission, committee, subcommission or subcommittee shall abide by the following with regard to maintaining order at public meetings:
1. 
All such meetings shall be open to reasonable public participation as determined by the Chair. The Chair shall have the authority and discretion to determine the extent and manner of participation.
2. 
In the event any member of the public becomes an annoyance or becomes belligerent, intimidating or threatening or otherwise seeks to or does disrupt the orderly process of the meeting in a manner obviously hostile to the announced purpose of the meeting to any member of the governmental entity or to any member of the general public, the Chair shall have the authority and discretion to warn the offending member of the public to refrain from the abusive or offensive behavior.
3. 
If the offending member of the public refuses to abate the offensive behavior, the Chair may request that the member leave the meeting. In the event that the member refuses to do so, the Chair may order his or her removal by any attending City Police Officer who shall proceed to escort the offending member from the meeting premises.
4. 
If in the Chair's judgment removal of the offending member is required and no Police Officer is in attendance to effect such removal, the Chair may suspend the meeting to request the attendance of a Police Officer and the removal of the offending member or may adjourn the meeting as may be appropriate.
5. 
All authority, discretion and actions of the Chair stated in Subsection(C)(2), (3) and (4) above shall also apply to a majority vote of the members at the meeting.
D. 
At all regular and special meetings of the Board of Aldermen, public comments shall be allowed. Prior to the start of the meeting and before addressing the Board of Aldermen, each person wishing to speak shall first fill out a public comment card containing the name and residence address of the speaker, together with the topic of his or her address, whether or not he or she is speaking in favor of or against a specific proposal and whether his or her comments are directed toward an item on that meeting's agenda. Each person addressing the Board of Aldermen shall step up in front of the designated microphone and shall give his/her name and City of residence in an audible tone of voice for the record. All remarks shall be addressed to the Board of Aldermen as a body and not to any individual member thereof. No person, other than the Mayor, a member of the Board of Aldermen or a speaker granted the privilege of the floor by the Board of Aldermen shall be permitted to enter into any discussion with the Board of Aldermen on any topic, either directly with or through a member of the Board of Aldermen or Mayor, during such meetings.
E. 
Each verbal petitioner for public comment shall be allowed three (3) minutes to speak, with a total of eighteen (18) minutes per topic. Pro and con speakers on each topic will alternate if present. The Mayor will be responsible for enforcing the time limits.
F. 
The Board of Aldermen, at its regular meetings, shall proceed to transact the business before them in the following order:
1. 
Call to order.
2. 
Roll call.
3. 
Opening ceremonies.
4. 
Approval of minutes.
5. 
Reports of officers, boards and commissions.
6. 
Open forum.
a. 
Citizen petitions and comments.
b. 
Communications from the elected officials.
7. 
Public hearings.
8. 
Old business.
9. 
New business.
10. 
Announcements.
11. 
Executive (closed) session re: litigation, real estate and personnel pursuant to Sections 610.021(1), (2), (3), (9), (12), (13), (14) and 610.022(1) through (6), RSMo.
12. 
Adjournment.
[R.O. 2007 § 110.090; CC 1979 § 2-7.2; Ord. No. 1425 § 1, 7-28-1988]
A. 
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Peters, Missouri, as follows:". No ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance unless on its final passage a majority of the members elected to the Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the ayes and nays be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall be read by title or in full two (2) times prior to passage; both readings may occur at a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed ordinance is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under consideration by the Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance until it shall have been signed by the Mayor or person exercising the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have been passed over the Mayor's veto, as herein provided.
B. 
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented to the Mayor and by him or her approved shall become an ordinance, and every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal, and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?". The vote on this question shall be taken by ayes and nays and the names entered upon the journal, and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer, and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen; provided that should he or she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance and return the same with his or her objections, in writing, at the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a law without his or her signature.