[CC 1987 §115.010; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §1, 8-14-1930; Amended Ord. No. 426 §1, 7-15-1963]
Until otherwise provided by law the Board of Aldermen shall consist of four (4) members; two (2) members from each ward of the City, one (1) to be elected each year from each ward.
[Ord. No. 655 §I, 1-7-1991]
Pursuant to Section 79.050, RSMo., the elective office of Mayor of the City of Hayti, Missouri, shall be for a term of four (4) years.
[CC 1987 §115.020; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §2, 8-14-1930]
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.
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Hayti, 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.
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 1987 §115.130; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §15, 8-14-1930]
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 1987 §115.080; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §9, 8-14-1930]
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually, at their first (1st) regular meetings in January and July of each year, make out and spread upon their records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending December thirty-first (31st) and June thirtieth (30th), preceding the date of such report, which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper in the City.
[CC 1987 §115.060; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §7, 8-14-1930]
No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except on warrant signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk. No warrant shall be drawn on the Treasury, nor shall any ordinance appropriating money be passed, unless there is an unexpended balance to the credit of the City in the fund in the Treasury upon which such warrant is drawn to meet such warrant, or a sufficient sum of unappropriated money in the fund in the Treasury upon which such ordinance is drawn to meet such ordinance. No warrant shall be drawn on the City Treasury in favor of any officer who is in arrears to the City, nor in favor of any person indebted to the City, except for the amount due such officer or person in excess of such arrears or indebtedness.
[CC 1987 §115.090; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §10, 8-14-1930]
The Board of Aldermen 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 Marshal or other Police Officer of the City, or the Sheriff or other officer of Pemiscot County, to execute such process. The officer making such service shall be allowed to receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court for similar services to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer oath to witnesses.
[CC 1987 §115.110; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §12, 8-14-1930]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to fix the compensation of all the officers and employees of the City by ordinance, but the salary of an officer shall not be changed during the time for which he/she was elected or appointed. When not otherwise stated by law, the qualifications and duties of all the officers and employees of the City shall be fixed by the Board of Aldermen by ordinance; provided, that nothing herein contained shall prevent an increase in salary or pay of any officer or employee whenever the duties of such officer shall have been changed by law or ordinance.
[CC 1987 §115.120; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 9 §14, 8-14-1930]
No member of the Board shall be permitted to vote for or against any ordinance appropriating money, or for the allowance of any account or claim, or for the award or approval of any contract in which such member is directly or indirectly interested.
[CC 1987 §120.010; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §1, 8-14-1930]
The Mayor shall exercise a general supervision over all officers and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of this City, and the State laws relating to this City, are complied with.
[CC 1987 §120.020; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §2, 8-14-1930]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all official bonds, unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance. He/she shall sign all orders, drafts and warrants drawn upon the City Treasury for money and cause the City Clerk to attest the same and affix thereto the Seal of this City and to keep an accurate record thereof in a book provided for that purpose.
[CC 1987 §120.030; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §3, 8-14-1930]
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 the finances, the police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity of the City.
[CC 1987 §120.050; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §5, 8-14-1930]
The Mayor shall be vigilant in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of this City, and he/she shall cause all the subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of any duty.
[CC 1987 §120.060; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §6, 8-14-1930]
The Mayor shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances of the City; but this Section shall not be construed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer of this City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of this City.
[CC 1987 §120.080; Ord. No. 92 Ch. 3 §11, 8-14-1930]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, may appoint a City Attorney, Treasurer, Assessor, Street Commissioner and Night Watchman who shall hold their respective offices until their successors are appointed and qualified.
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. If the vacancy is in the office of Mayor, nominations of a successor may be made by any member of the Board of Aldermen and selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen may adopt procedures to fill vacancies consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the next regular municipal election. 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 permanently filled.