[Ord. No. 136-A §§1 — 5, 10-10-1955]
A. 
It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the City of Kearney, Missouri, to extend to all eligible employees and officials of said City who are not excluded by law or by this Section, and whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary function of said City, the benefits of the system of Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance as authorized by the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950 and by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3 of the 66th General Assembly of the State of Missouri and amendments thereof as the same may be now and hereafter in effect.
B. 
The Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Kearney, Missouri, are hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of this City, to prepare, execute and submit to the Division of Budget and Comptroller of the State of Missouri, as State agency of the State of Missouri, a plan and agreement for extending said benefits to said eligible employees and officials of the City of Kearney, Missouri, in the form prepared by the State agency and hereby approved and adopted by the City Council of this City, which plan and agreement are to become effective upon approval thereof by the State agency and are further authorized and directed to execute agreements and modifications and amendments thereof with said State agency providing for the extension of said benefits to said employees and officials as set forth in said plan and agreement as provided for in Subsection (A) hereof, said plan and agreement to provide that said extension of benefits is to be effective on January 1, 1955.
C. 
Commencing on the first (1st) day of the month following the date of the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State agency, there shall be deducted from the wages of all employees and officials of the City of Kearney, Missouri, to whom the benefits of said system of Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance are extended, by virtue of the plan and agreement hereinbefore provided for, the amount of each of said employees' and officials' contributions, as determined by the applicable State and Federal laws and by said plan and agreement, the aggregate amount of said deductions to be paid into the Contributions Fund created by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3 of the 66th General Assembly of the State of Missouri; provided however, that from the first (1st) payment of wages made to each of said employees and officials after the benefits of said system have been extended to such employees and officials, there shall be deducted a sum equal to the amount which would have been due and payable from each of said employees and officials had said extension of benefits been provided and effective on January 1, 1955.
D. 
Commencing on the first (1st) day of the month following the date of the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State agency, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Water, Cemetery and General Revenue Funds of the City of Kearney, Missouri, and there is and shall be appropriated the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the contributions of the City of Kearney, Missouri, which shall be due and payable by virtue of the extension of the benefits of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System to the eligible employees and officials of said City, said sum or sums of money to be paid into the Contributions Fund created by Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3 of the 66th General Assembly of the State of Missouri; provided however, that in making the first (1st) payment to said Contributions Fund after the benefits of said system have been extended to such employees and officials, said first (1st) payment shall include a sum equal to the amount which would have been due and payable had said extension of benefits been provided and effective on January 1, 1955. The Fund from which said appropriation is made will at all times be sufficient to pay the contributions of the City by this Section directed to be paid to said Contributions Fund.
E. 
The City of Kearney, Missouri, from and after the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State agency, shall fully comply with and shall keep such records, make such reports and provide such methods of administration of said plan and agreement as may be required by all applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations now and hereafter in effect with respect to the extension of the benefits of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System to the employees and officials of this City. For the purpose of administering said plan and agreement, the City Clerk of this City shall be the official who shall make all required reports, keep all records, and be responsible for the administration of said plan and agreement on behalf of this City, and any and all notices and communications from the State agency to this City with respect to said plan and agreement shall be addressed to "City Clerk, Kearney, Missouri".
[Ord. No. 571-92, 3-2-1992]
A. 
The City of Kearney, Missouri, is a "political subdivision" as defined in Sections 70.600 — 70.760, RSMo., 1978, as amended, and hereby elects to have covered by the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System all its eligible employees with one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more hours of annual employment to cover under Benefit Program L-7 such employees of the following classes:
Present and future general employees (neither Policemen nor Firemen as defined by Section 70.600, RSMo., 1978, as amended).
Firemen (as defined by Section 70.600, RSMo., 1978, as amended).
__ Present and future Firemen
__ Only future Firemen
X  No Firemen
Policemen (as defined by Section 70.600, RSMo., 1978, as amended).
X  Present and future Policemen
__ Only future Policemen
__ No Policemen
1. 
The City of Kearney hereby elects that fifty percent (50%) of prior employment be considered for prior service credit in computing benefits and contributions to the system and to require no contributions from covered employees; and
2. 
The City further elects to have the "final average salary" of its employee members determined over a thirty-six (36) consecutive month period.
B. 
Be it further ordained, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to deduct from the wages and salaries of each employee member the member contributions, if any, required by Section 70.705, RSMo., 1978, to promptly remit the deductions to the Retirement System, together with the employer contributions required by Sections 70.705 and 70.730, RSMo., 1978, as amended. Contributions are to be effective April 1, 1992.
[Ord. No. 423-84 §§1 — 4, 10-15-1984]
A. 
Purpose. In order for the City of Kearney to assure that all programs it undertakes are established in a manner which assures that all residents of the City of Kearney have an equal opportunity to participate or utilize such programs regardless of their handicapped status, the following procedure is adopted for the processing of alleged complaints of discrimination on the basis of handicapped status.
B. 
Filing Of Complaint. Any resident of Kearney who believes that he/she has been discriminated against because of handicapped status shall have the right to file a written complaint of said discrimination with the City Clerk. Said written complaint shall include the following information: Name of person discriminated against, address, date and time of alleged discrimination, location of discriminatory act, nature of discriminatory act or situation, if person is involved in discriminatory act, his/her name, position in organization, and nature of handicap of person filing grievance.
C. 
Procedure.
1. 
If the person still feels aggrieved after conferring with the City Clerk, he/she may appeal in writing to the Grievance Committee by filing a written appeal with the Chairman of the Grievance Committee.
2. 
The Grievance Committee shall consist of three (3) Aldermen appointed by the Mayor.
3. 
The Grievance Committee shall have the option of hearing the grievance based upon the written appeal. If the Grievance Committee decides to hear the grievance, it shall within ten (10) days cause a meeting to occur with the complainant to determine all details of the incident. The Committee or complainant may request that any witnesses to the alleged incident be present to offer collaboration to the incident.
4. 
The Grievance Committee shall submit its findings in writing to the complainant, City Clerk and Board of Aldermen within one (1) week after the hearing. Findings of the Committee shall be binding.
5. 
If it is determined that the complaint is valid, the Board of Aldermen shall make adjustments to the program or service to assure that the discriminatory policy is discontinued.
D. 
Employment. The City of Kearney will not discriminate in the hiring, promotion, disciplining or removal of any City employee on the basis of handicapped status.
[Ord. No. 869-01 §1, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 920-02 §1, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 959-2003 §1, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 999-2004 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 1027-2005 §1, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 1054-2006 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 1081-2007 §1, 8-20-2007; Ord. No. 1098-2008 §1, 8-18-2008; Ord. No. 1120-2009 §1, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 1145-2010 §1, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 1170-2011 §1, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 1203-2012 §1, 8-20-2012; Ord. No. 1224-2013 §1, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 1264-2014 §1, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 1290-2015 §1, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 1310-2016 § 1, 8-15-2016; Ord. No. 1346-2017, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 1380-2018, 8-20-2018; Ord. No. 1405-2019, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 1430-2020, 8-17-2020; Ord. No. 1466-2021, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 1495-2022, 8-29-2022; Ord. No. 1533-2023, 8-7-2023]
The proper operation of municipal government requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial and responsible to the people; that government decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these goals, there is hereby established a procedure for disclosure by certain officials and employees of private financial or other interests in matters affecting the City.
[Ord. No. 869-01 §2, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 920-02 §2, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 959-2003 §2, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 999-2004 §2, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 1027-2005 §2, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 1054-2006 §2, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 1081-2007 §2, 8-20-2007; Ord. No. 1098-2008 §2, 8-18-2008; Ord. No. 1120-2009 §2, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 1145-2010 §2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 1170-2011 §2, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 1203-2012 §2, 8-20-2012; Ord. No. 1224-2013 §2, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 1264-2014 §2, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 1290-2015 §2, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 1310-2016 § 2, 8-15-2016; Ord. No. 1346-2017, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 1380-2018, 8-20-2018; Ord. No. 1405-2019, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 1430-2020, 8-17-2020; Ord. No. 1466-2021, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 1495-2022, 8-29-2022; Ord. No. 1533-2023, 8-7-2023]
A. 
The Mayor or any member of the Board of Aldermen, who has a substantial personal or private interest, as defined by State law, in any bill shall disclose on the records of the Board of Aldermen the nature of his/her interest and shall disqualify himself/herself from voting on any matters relating to this interest.
1. 
All elected and appointed officials as well as employees of the City must comply with conflict of interest Statutes under Chapter 105, RSMo., as well as any other State law governing official conduct.
2. 
Any member of the Board of Aldermen of the City who has a substantial personal or private interest in any measure, bill, order or ordinance proposed or pending before the City must disclose that interest to the City Clerk and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the governing body.
"Substantial personal or private interest" is defined as ownership by the individual, his/her spouse, or his/her dependent children, whether singularly or collectively, directly or indirectly of:
a. 
Ten percent (10%) or more of any business entity; or
b. 
An interest having a value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more; or
c. 
The receipt of a salary, gratuity, or other compensation or remuneration of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more, per year from any individual, partnership, organization, or association within any calendar year.
3. 
All candidates for City office must file a financial interest statement if they have any transactions over five hundred dollars ($500.00) with the City.
[Ord. No. 869-01 §3, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 920-02 §3, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 959-2003 §3, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 999-2004 §3, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 1027-2005 §3, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 1054-2006 §3, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 1081-2007 §3, 8-20-2007; Ord. No. 1098-2008 §3, 8-18-2008; Ord. No. 1120-2009 §3, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 1145-2010 §3, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 1170-2011 §3, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 1203-2012 §3, 8-20-2012; Ord. No. 1224-2013 §3, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 1264-2014 §3, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 1290-2015 §3, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 1310-2016 § 3, 8-15-2016; Ord. No. 1346-2017, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 1380-2018, 8-20-2018; Ord. No. 1405-2019, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 1430-2020, 8-17-2020; Ord. No. 1466-2021, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 1495-2022, 8-29-2022; Ord. No. 1533-2023, 8-7-2023]
A. 
Each elected official, candidate for elective office, the Chief Administrative Officer (Mayor) and the Chief Purchasing Officer (City Administrator) shall disclose the following information by May 1, or the appropriate deadline as referenced in Section 105.487, RSMo., if any such transactions were engaged in during the previous calendar year:
1. 
For such person, and all persons within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity of such person, the date and the identities of the parties to each transaction with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that such person had with the City, other than compensation received as an employee or payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City, and other than transfers for no consideration to the City; and
2. 
The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction known to the person with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that any business entity in which such person had a substantial interest, had with the City, other than payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City or transactions involving payment for providing utility service to the City, and other than transfers for no consideration to the City.
3. 
The Chief Administrative Officer (Mayor), Chief Purchasing Officer (City Administrator) and candidates for either of these positions also shall disclose by May 1, or the appropriate deadline as referenced in Section 105.487, RSMo., for the previous calendar year, the following information:
a. 
The name and address of each of the employers of such person from whom income of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more was received during the year covered by the statement;
b. 
The name and address of each sole proprietorship that he/she owned; the name, address and the general nature of the business conducted of each general partnership and joint venture in which he/she was a partner or participant; the name and address of each partner or coparticipant for each partnership or joint venture unless such names and addresses are filed by the partnership or joint venture with the Secretary of State; the name, address and general nature of the business conducted of any closely held corporation or limited partnership in which the person owned ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the outstanding stock or limited partnership units; and the name of any publicly traded corporation or limited partnership that is listed on a regulated stock exchange or automated quotation system in which the person owned two percent (2%) or more of any class of outstanding stock, limited partnership units or other equity interests; and
c. 
The name and address of each corporation for which such person served in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
[Ord. No. 869-01 §4, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 920-02 §4, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 959-2003 §4, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 999-2004 §4, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 1027-2005 §4, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 1054-2006 §4, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 1081-2007 §4, 8-20-2007; Ord. No. 1098-2008 §4, 8-18-2008; Ord. No. 1120-2009 §4, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 1145-2010 §4, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 1170-2011 §4, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 1203-2012 §4, 8-20-2012; Ord. No. 1224-2013 §4, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 1264-2014 §4, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 1290-2015 §4, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 1310-2016 § 4, 8-15-2016; Ord. No. 1346-2017, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 1380-2018, 8-20-2018; Ord. No. 1405-2019, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 1430-2020, 8-17-2020; Ord. No. 1466-2021, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 1495-2022, 8-29-2022; Ord. No. 1533-2023, 8-7-2023]
Financial disclosure reports giving the financial information required in Section 117.060 shall be filed with the City Clerk and with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.
[Ord. No. 869-01 §5, 8-20-2001; Ord. No. 920-02 §5, 8-19-2002; Ord. No. 959-2003 §5, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 999-2004 §5, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 1027-2005 §5, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 1054-2006 §5, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 1081-2007 §5, 8-20-2007; Ord. No. 1098-2008 §5, 8-18-2008; Ord. No. 1120-2009 §5, 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 1145-2010 §5, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 1170-2011 §5, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 1203-2012 §5, 8-20-2012; Ord. No. 1224-2013 §5, 8-26-2013; Ord. No. 1264-2014 §5, 8-18-2014; Ord. No. 1290-2015 §5, 8-31-2015; Ord. No. 1310-2016 § 5, 8-15-2016; Ord. No. 1346-2017, 8-21-2017; Ord. No. 1380-2018, 8-20-2018; Ord. No. 1405-2019, 8-19-2019; Ord. No. 1430-2020, 8-17-2020; Ord. No. 1466-2021, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 1495-2022, 8-29-2022; Ord. No. 1533-2023, 8-7-2023]
A. 
The financial interest statements shall be filed at the following times, but no person is required to file more than one (1) financial interest statement in any calendar year:
1. 
Every person required to file a financial interest statement shall file the statement annually not later than May 1 and the statement shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December 31; provided, that any member of the Board may supplement the financial interest statement to report additional interests acquired after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of the financial interest statement.
2. 
Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within thirty (30) days of such appointment or employment covering the calendar year ending the previous December 31.
3. 
Every candidate required to file a personal financial disclosure statement shall file no later than fourteen (14) days after the close of filing at which the candidate seeks nomination or election or nomination by caucus. The time period of this statement shall cover the twelve (12) months prior to the closing date of filing for candidacy.