[R.O. 2012 §105.010]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 §105.020; CC 2007 §§105.020, 110.030]
A.
A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Pierce City shall be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who
shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
C.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Pierce City shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2)
years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Pierce City shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2)
years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2012 §105.030]
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective
City office at the general City election shall file with the City
Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M. on the sixteenth (16th)
Tuesday prior to nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the eleventh (11th) Tuesday
prior to the next City municipal election, a written declaration of
his/her intent to become a candidate at said election. The City Clerk
shall keep a permanent record of the names of the candidates, the
offices for which they seek election, and the date of their filing,
and their names shall appear on the ballots in that order.
[R.O. 2012 §105.035]
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to arrearage or delinquency in all
taxes, §115.342, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 18-5, 7-9-2018]
No person shall be qualified to run for an election to an elected
municipal position in the City of Pierce City unless they are a resident
of and a registered voter in the City of Pierce City.
[R.O. 2012 §105.040]
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which City offices are to be filled by said
election, notify the general public of the opening filing date, the
office or offices to be filled, the proper place for filing, and the
closing filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished
by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
[R.O. 2012 §105.050]
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election
except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in
writing, shall specify that the Board of Aldermen is calling the election,
the purpose of the election, the date of the election, and shall include
a certified copy of the legal notice to be published including the
sample ballot. The notice and any other information required by this
Section may, with the prior notification to the election authority
receiving the notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior
to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the election, provided
that the original copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published shall be received in the office of the election
authority within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile
transmission.
[R.O. 2012 §105.060; CC 2007 §105.050; CC 1979
§§30.010 — 30.050; Ord. No. 3878 §2, 7-10-1978; Ord. No. 02-9 §1, 12-9-2002; Ord. No. 05-05 §§1 — 2, 11-14-2005; Ord.
No. 16-5, 10-10-2016]
A.
The
City is hereby divided into four (4) Wards as hereinafter described
and delineated.
1.
First Ward. The First Ward shall be that portion of the City described
as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of Washington Street and Elm
Street, North along the East side of Elm Street to the South side
of Morris Street, thence East along the South side of Morris Street
to the East side of Myrtle Street, thence North along the East side
of Myrtle Street to the South side of Monroe Street, thence East along
the South side of Monroe Street to the East side of Linzee Street,
thence North along the East side of Linzee Street to the North side
of Monroe Drive, thence East along the North side of Monroe Drive
to the East City limits, thence South along the East City limits to
the North side of Adams Street, thence West along the North side of
Adams Street to the West side of Gibbs Street, thence South along
the West side of Gibbs Street to the North side of Washington Street,
thence West along the North side of Washington Street to the point
of beginning.
2.
Second Ward. The Second Ward shall be that portion of the City described
as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of Washington Street and Locust
Street thence North along the East side of Locust Street to the South
side of Phelps Sreet, thence East along the South side of Phelps Street
to the East side of Walnut Street, thence North along the East side
of Walnut Street to the North City limits, thence generally East and
generally South along the City limit line until it intersects with
Linzee Street, thence South along the West side of Linzee Street to
the North side of Monroe Street, thence West along the North side
of Monroe Street to the West side of Myrtle Street, thence South along
the West side of Myrtle Street to the North side of Morris Street
thence West along the North side of Morris Street to the West side
of Elm Street, thence South along the West side of Elm Street to the
North side of Washington Street, thence West along the North side
of Washington Street to the point of beginning.
3.
Third Ward. The Third Ward shall be that portion of the City described
as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of the intersection of W.
Main Street and N. Locust Street; thence North along N. Locust Street
to the intersection of N. Locust Street and W. Phelps Avenue; thence
East along W. Phelps Avenue to the intersection of W. Phelps Avenue
and N. Walnut Street; thence North along N. Walnut Street to the City
limits of the City of Pierce City on Lawrence County Farm Road 2220;
thence following the City limits boundary line in a Westerly, then
in a Southwesterly direction to where Highway 37 intersects with the
City limit boundary thence Southeast along Highway 37 to a point due
West forming a straight line extending down W. Main Street to Highway
37; thence East to W. Main Street; thence continuing East along W.
Main Street to the point of beginning.
4.
Fourth Ward. The Fourth Ward shall be that portion of the City described
as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of the City, thence North
along the West City limits to the South side of Main Street, thence
East along the South side of Main Street to the East side of Locust
Street, thence North along the East side of Locust Street to the South
side of Washington Street, thence East along the South side of Washington
Street to the East side of Gibbs Street, thence North along the East
side of Gibbs Street to the South side of Adams Street, thence East
along the South side of Adams Street to the East City limits, thence
South along the East City limits to the Southeast corner of the City,
thence West along the South City limits to the point of beginning.
