[R.O. 1952 §2.1; CC 1988 §2-1; Ord. No. 2876 §1, 5-2-1988; Ord.
No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
All officers elected to offices under the City Government shall be voters under the laws and Constitution of the State of Missouri and the provisions of Chapter 110 of this Code and must be residents of the City. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes or forfeiture or defalcation in office.
[R.O. 1952 §2.2; CC 1988 §2-2; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
Every officer of the City and his/her assistants, and every
Councilman, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, shall
take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before some court of
record in the County, or the City Clerk or Municipal Judge, that he/she
possesses all the qualifications prescribed for his/her office by
law and that he/she will support the Constitution of the United States
and of this State, the provisions of all laws of this State affecting
cities of this class, and this Code and other ordinances of this City,
and faithfully demean himself/herself in office, which official oath
or affirmation shall be filed with the City Clerk. Every officer of
the City, when required by law or ordinance, shall, within fifteen
(15) days of his/her election or appointment, and before entering
upon the discharge of the duties of his/her office, give bond to the
City in such sum and with such securities as shall be designated by
ordinance, conditioned for the faithful performance of his/her duty
and that he/she will pay over all money belonging to the City, as
provided by law, that may come into his/her hands. If any person elected
or appointed to any office shall fail to take and subscribe to such
oath or affirmation, or to give bond as herein required, his/her office
shall be deemed vacant.
[[CC 1988 §2-7; Ord. No. 2808 §1, 9-15-1986; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
A.
The Mayor or, in his/her absence, the Chairman Pro Tem, of the City
Council, Municipal Judge and City Clerk are hereby authorized and
empowered to administer oaths and affirmations in the following cases:
1.
Mayor. The Mayor or Chairman Pro Tem of the
City Council, to witnesses or other persons touching any subject under
consideration by the Council in which the interest of the City is
involved, or in the conduct of the trial of any condemnation proceedings.
2.
Municipal Judge. The Municipal Judge, to witnesses,
jurors or other persons relating to any trial or other proceeding
within the jurisdiction of his/her court, or an official oath to any
elective or appointive officer.
3.
City Clerk. The City Clerk, to any person certifying
to any demand or claim against the City, touching the correctness
of the same, to any witness or juror in any condemnation proceeding,
or an official oath to any elective or appointive officer.
[[CC 1988 §1-10; Ord. No. 3399 §1, 2-23-2000; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
A.
Any authorized officer, after filing with the City Clerk his/her
manual signature certified by such officer under oath, may execute
or cause to be executed with a facsimile or e-mail signature in lieu
of his/her manual signature:
1.
Any public security, provided that at least one (1) signature
required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed;
2.
Any instrument of payment. Upon compliance with Sections 105.273
to 105.274, RSMo., by the authorized officer, his/her facsimile signature
has the same legal effect as his/her manual signature; and
3.
Any contract executed by a political subdivision of this City
and approved by the City Council of the political subdivision.
