[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.