[Ord. No. 3610 §1, 1-7-2014]
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.
[CC 1979 §21.200]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and shall
hold his/her office for two (2) years, and until his/her successor
shall be elected and qualified. 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.
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.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from 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.
[CC 1979 §21.270]
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 when 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 this Code or other
ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such City,
are complied with.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of each City governed by this
Chapter 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.
[CC 1979 §24.120; Ord. No. 1586 §1, 8-25-1988]
No ordinances in the City of Sullivan 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 provided
by State Statutes and City of Sullivan, Missouri.
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/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/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
[CC 1979 §24.140]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment until the vote upon final
passage.
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
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.
[CC 1979 §24.190]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to
any subject under consideration in which the interest of the City
is involved, and shall have power to call on the proper officers of
the City, or of the County in which such City is located, to execute
such process. Such officer (other than a City Officer) shall receive
therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court for
similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor of Acting President
of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[CC 1979 §21.220]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[CC 1979 §21.240]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code
or other 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 the City by reason of any prosecution under
the laws or ordinances of the City.
[CC 1979 §21.250]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
shall have the power to appoint all appointive officers of the City.
He/she shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief of Police
and Policemen of the City as in his/her judgment the public good may
require, and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and Police
Officers to obey such orders.
[CC 1979 §21.260]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and this Code or other 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 inhabitant of the City to aid in enforcing the laws.
[CC 1979 §21.280]
The Mayor shall from time to time communicate to the Board of
Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the improvement
of finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general
prosperity of the City.
