[R.O. 1996 § 110.140; Code 1985, § 21.200; CC 1990 § 2-106]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and shall hold his/her office for two (2) years, and until his/her successor shall be elected and qualified. No person shall be Mayor unless he/she is 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.150; Code 1985, § 21.205; CC 1990 § 2-107]
The duties and powers of the Mayor shall be as set forth in Chapter 79, RSMo.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.160; Code 1985, § 21.220; CC 1990 § 2-108]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.170; Code 1985, § 21.230; CC 1990 § 2-109]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code or other 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 the City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.180; Code 1985, § 21.240; CC 1990 § 2-110; Ord. No. 2155 § 1, 6-13-2011]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint all appointive officers of the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.190; Code 1985, § 21.250; CC 1990 § 2-111; Ord. No. 2155 § 2, 6-13-2011]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and this Code or other 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.200; Code 1985, § 21.260; CC 1990 § 2-112]
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 this Code or other ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to the City, are complied with.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.210; Code 1985, § 21.270; CC 1990 § 2-113]
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 finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity of the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.220; Code 1985, § 21.280; CC 1990 § 2-114]
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.