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.
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 his/her 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.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City 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.
[Ord. No. 1342, 1-16-2018]
A.
Proclamation
Of State Of Emergency. The Mayor is hereby authorized, in the event
of riot or civil disobedience or when actions of riot or civil disobedience
appear imminent, to declare, by proclamation, that a state of emergency
exists in the City.
B.
Emergency
Curfew. The Mayor is hereby authorized in the event of the declaration
of such emergency, to order an emergency curfew, at such hours as
the Mayor shall deem necessary, to be in effect not to exceed seventy-two
(72) hours at any one (1) time without further orders of the Board
of Aldermen.
C.
Curfew
Area — Persons Permitted In Public Places. Such emergency curfew
shall be for the entire City and all persons other than Law Enforcement
Officers and personnel, conservators of the peace, Firemen and persons
gainfully employed going to and from their places of employment shall
remain off the streets and away from public places during the period
of the curfew.
D.
Certain
Businesses And Establishments To Be Closed. The following businesses
and establishments shall be ordered closed during the time and term
of said curfew:
E.
Penalty
For Violation Of Section. Any person who shall violate any provision
of this Section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by a jail sentence
not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 1343, 1-16-2018]
A.
The
Mayor is hereby authorized, in the event of shortage of water in the
City's water distribution system, or when it appears that a shortage
is imminent, to declare by proclamation, that a state of emergency
exists in the City.
B.
In
the event of declaration of such emergency, the Mayor is hereby authorized
to limit or prohibit the outdoor use of City water for such periods
of time as he/she shall deem necessary, and to authorize designated
City employees to enter upon private property to enforce the provisions
of such proclamation.
C.
Any
person who shall violate any provision of this Section, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00).
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 the ordinances of
the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Concordia, 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.
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 1992 §120.030; Ord. No. 3 §9, 9-8-1958; Ord.
No. 1344, 1-16-2018]
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually each year, at times
to be set by the Board of Aldermen, make out and spread upon his/her
records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts
and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending
March thirty-first (31st) and September thirtieth (30th), preceding
the date of such report, which account and statement shall be published
in some newspaper in the City.
In the event the financial statement of the City is not published as required by Section 110.100, the Treasurer of the City shall not pay out any money of the City on any warrant or order of the Board of Aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any Treasurer violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a ordinance violation.
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. 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
oaths to witnesses.
[CC 1992 §115.020; Ord. No. 3 §1, 9-8-1958; Ord.
No. 1347, 2-5-2018]
A.
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.
B.
Except
as provided by law or ordinance, no member of the Board of Aldermen
shall be appointed to any office under said City Government, nor shall
any elective or appointive officer of the City be elected or appointed
to, or hold, more than one (1) office at a time under said City Government,
except that the City Attorney may be appointed to, and hold the office
of City Prosecutor.
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and 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
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
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.
The Mayor shall have 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 so construed as to authorize
the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer
of said City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances
of such City.
[CC 1992 §120.070; Ord. No. 4 §§1 — 14, 9-8-1958]
A.
Regular
meetings of the Board of Aldermen of the City shall be held on the
first (1st) and third (3rd) Monday of each month, except when the
first (1st) Monday of the month shall fall on a legal holiday, then
the regular meeting of said Board shall be held on the following day.
All regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen shall begin at 7:00
P.M.
B.
When
a quorum shall be present, the Presiding Officer shall call the meeting
to order.
C.
Agenda. The transaction of business by the Board of Aldermen
shall be in the following order:
[Ord. No. 1345, 1-16-2018]
1.
Call meeting to order.
2.
Establish quorum.
3.
Approval of Board of Aldermen minutes.
4.
Approval of bills consolidated by funds.
5.
Business from the audience.
6.
Old business from previous meetings.
7.
New business.
9.
Mayor's report.
10.
Questions from Aldermen.
11.
Announcements.
12.
Adjourn regular meeting.
D.
The
Mayor or Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall preserve
order and decorum and shall decide all questions of order subject
to an appeal to the Board.
E.
Every
member previous to his/her speaking shall address the Presiding Officer.
F.
When
two (2) or more members desire to speak at once, the Presiding Officer
shall name the member who is first to speak.
G.
The
decision of the Presiding Officer on points of order shall be conclusive,
unless there be an appeal to the Board, in which case the Board of
Aldermen shall decide the point of order without debate.
H.
No
motion shall be stated by the Presiding Officer, unless it be seconded.
When a motion is seconded, it shall be stated by the Presiding Officer
before debate and shall be reduced to writing, if required by any
member.
I.
If
the question in debate contains several distinct propositions, any
member may have the same divided.
J.
When
a motion is under debate, no motion shall be received, unless for
the previous question, to postpone it indefinitely, to adjourn to
a certain day, to lay it on the table, to amend it, or adjourn the
Board.
K.
If
any member shall require it, the "ayes" and "nays" upon any question
shall be taken and entered on the minutes.
L.
All
reports of committees shall be in writing.
M.
These
rules may be temporarily suspended by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of
the members present and may be repealed, altered or amended by the
concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of all members of the Board.
N.
All
questions of order, not herein otherwise provided for, shall be decided
upon the principles laid down in "Robert's Rules of Order", so far as the same may be applicable.
[CC 1992 §120.080; Ord. No. 3 §15, 9-8-1958]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) members of the Board by written request filed with the City Clerk, who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting in conformance with Chapter 120, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code.
At the hour appointed, the Mayor, or in his/her absence the
Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board to
order, the Clerk shall call the roll of members and announce whether
or not a quorum is present. Three (3) of the Aldermen shall constitute
a quorum. If a quorum not be present, a smaller number may lawfully
adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.
