[CC 1975 §24.010; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.010, 3-19-1991]
All regular meetings shall be held in the Board of Aldermen
chambers of City Hall.
[CC 1975 §24.020; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.020, 3-19-1991]
The Board of Aldermen shall meet in regular session on the first
(1st) and third (3rd) Tuesday of each month between the hours of 7:00
P.M. and 11:59 P.M.
[CC 1975 §24.030; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.030, 3-19-1991]
A. Special
meetings may be called by two (2) or more members of the Board of
Aldermen, or by the Mayor.
B. The
City Clerk is hereby directed to prepare a written notice for any
special meeting, setting forth the date and time of such meeting,
the place such meeting is to be held, and the general subject matter
to be discussed. Such written notice shall be prepared as soon as
practicable after the announcement of any such special meeting and
shall be prominently displayed on the public bulletin board in City
Hall.
[Ord. No. 97-19 §§A —
C, 11-18-1997]
A. It
shall be the duty of each member of the Board of Aldermen to be present
at each meeting of the Board, unless leave of absence be granted by
the Mayor or he/she is sick and unable to attend.
B. The
Mayor may temporarily excuse any member of the Board from a meeting
but no member shall be permitted to leave the meeting of the Board
without permission of a majority of the members present.
C. Excessive
unexcused absences may be grounds for discipline of the Mayor or a
Board member including removal from the Board for inattention to Board
duties.
[CC 1975 §24.040; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.040, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 02-45 §2, 11-5-2002]
A. All meetings of the Board of Aldermen and all other boards, commissions, committees, subcommittees and agencies of the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, shall be deemed to be public meetings, open to the public, except as provided by the City of Carl Junction's Open Meetings and Records Policy as set forth in Section
110.400 and as otherwise provided by law.
B. All
other Sections of this Chapter shall apply to Board of Aldermen meetings
only.
[CC 1975 §24.050; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.050, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 02-45 §2, 11-5-2002]
An executive (closed) session may be convened in accordance with the City of Carl Junction's Open Meetings and Records Policy as set forth in Section
110.400 and in compliance with Sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo.
[CC 1975 §24.060; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.060, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 91-15 §1, 3-26-1991]
Five (5) members of the Board of Aldermen shall constitute a
quorum to do business; but no ordinance thereof shall be valid unless
at least five (5) members (a majority of those elected to the Board)
shall vote in the affirmative, signified by a "yea", of such action.
All other action shall require a majority of the quorum.
[CC 1975 §§24.100 — 24.140; Ord. No. 91-11 §§24.100 — 24.140, 3-19-1991]
A. Seating. Members shall occupy the respective seats in the
Board chambers assigned to them by the Mayor.
B. Right Of Floor. When recognized by the chair, a Board member
shall confine himself/herself to the question under debate, avoid
personalities, and refrain from impugning the motives of any other
member. No Board member shall address the chair or demand the floor
while any vote is being taken.
C. Personal Interest. A member refraining from voting, because
of personal interest, shall be expected to leave the Board chambers
during the debate and not vote on any such matter.
D. Right Of Appeal. Any member may appeal to the Board from
a ruling of the Presiding Officer. If the appeal is seconded, the
member making the appeal may briefly state his/her reason for the
same, and the Presiding Officer may briefly explain his/her ruling;
there shall be no debate on the appeal, and no other member shall
participate in the discussion. The Presiding Officer shall then put
the question "shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" If a
majority of the members present vote "aye", the ruling of the chair
is sustained; otherwise, it is overruled. For the purpose of this
Section, the chair may not vote on the question. A tie vote sustains
the chair.
E. Voting.
1. Every member present when a question is posed shall vote either "yea",
"nay", or "abstain".
2. If the decision is made by the member to vote "abstain", the member
shall state his/her reason to the Board for the abstention. Said decision
shall be recorded by the City Clerk in the minutes of the Board's
journal.
3. For the purpose of counting votes on any given question or ordinance,
pursuant to Missouri Attorney General's Opinion Number 65, dated February
2, 1981, given to the Honorable James R. Strong, an abstention shall
be counted as if the member did not vote on the question. Under no
circumstances shall an abstention be counted as a vote for or with
the majority vote of the remainder of the Board.
4. Upon every vote the "yeas", "nays" and "abstains" shall be called
and recorded. If requested by any member on any vote, or upon final
vote of the passage of any ordinance, a roll call vote shall be taken.
[CC 1975 §§24.200 — 24.210; Ord. No. 91-11 §§24.200 — 24.210, 3-19-1991]
A. Mayor. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Board;
but may vote only to break a tie. The Board of Aldermen shall, at
the time of organizing, elect one (1) of its members as Mayor Pro
Tem for a term of one (1) year.
B. Absence Of The Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor, the duties
of the Mayor shall be performed by the Mayor Pro Tem.