[CC 1974 §21.100]
[Ord. No. 4281 §1, 4-19-2004]
The term of all elected officers shall begin on the first (1st)
Monday in May following election to said offices, and shall terminate
when their successors take office.
[CC 1974 §21.110]
All appointive officers shall be appointed to serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy
in any elective office under the City Government shall be voters under
the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances of the
City except that appointed officers need not be voters 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. All officers, except appointed officers, shall
be residents of the City.
[CC 1974 §21.130]
Every officer of the City and his/her assistants and every Alderman
before entering upon the duties of his/her office shall take and subscribe
to an oath or affirmation, before some person authorized to administer
oaths, that he/she possesses all qualifications prescribed for his/her
office by law; that he/she will support the Constitution of the United
States and of this State, the provisions of all laws of this State
affecting the City and the Code of Ordinances and other ordinances
of the City; and faithfully demean himself/herself while in office,
which oath or affirmation shall be filed with the City Clerk. Every
officer of the City, when required by this Code or other law or ordinance,
shall, within fifteen (15) days after his/her appointment or election
and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his/her office,
give bond to the City in such sum and with such sureties as may be
designated by this Code or other ordinance, conditioned upon faithful
performance of his/her duty and that he/she will pay over all money
belonging to the City and fully account for the same, as provided
by law, that may come into his/her bands. If any person elected or
appointed to any office shall fail to take and subscribe such oath
or affirmation or to give bond as herein required, his/her office
shall be deemed vacant. For any breach of condition of any such bond,
suit may be instituted thereon by the City, or by any person in the
name of the City, to the use of such person.
[CC 1974 §21.150]
The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to fix the compensation
of all officers or employees of the City by ordinance. The salary
of an officer shall not be changed during the time for which he/she
was elected or appointed. In addition to the fees allowed by this
Code or other law or ordinance, the City Officers shall receive such
compensation for their services as the Board of Aldermen shall from
time to time provide.
[CC 1974 §21.170; Ord. No. 3570 §1(21.170(1)), 3-2-1992]
A.
Vacancies
shall be filled as follows:
1.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the person
exercising the duties of the Mayor shall cause a special meeting of
the Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant office
shall be selected by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Aldermen.
The successor shall serve until the next regular municipal election.
2.
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 filled for the unexpired term which
was vacated, by the Mayor and with the consent and approval of the
majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen.
3.
Immediately upon the suspension of an officer, it shall be the duty
of the Mayor to appoint a competent and responsible person to discharge
the duties of such officer for the period of the suspension.
