[R.O. 2012 §110.180; CC 2007 §110.130; CC 1979
§24.010; Ord. No. 3930 §2, 5-12-1980; Ord. No. 10-04 §1, 2-8-2010; Ord.
No. 10-9 §1, 10-11-2010; Ord. No. 21-13, 12-13-2021; Ord. No. 22-8, 5-9-2022]
A. The
Board of Aldermen shall meet in regular session on the second Monday
of each month at 6:00 P.M. at the Pierce City City Hall or at such
place as designated by the Mayor and noticed in compliance with the
laws of the State of Missouri.
B. When
any such meeting day is a holiday, the regular meeting shall be held
at such time as may be provided by the Board on motion at the previous
meeting.
C. The
Board may, by motion, dispense with any regular meeting, but at lease
one (1) meeting, regular or special, must be held in each calendar
month.
[R.O. 2012 §110.190; CC 2007 §110.140; CC 1979
§24.020]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) members of the Board by written request filed with the City Clerk who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting in conformance with Chapter
120, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code.
[R.O. 2012 §110.200; CC 2007 §110.150; CC 1979
§24.030]
At the hour appointed, the Mayor, or in his/her absence the
Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board to
order, the Clerk shall call the roll of members and announce whether
or not a quorum is present, including vacancies and the Mayor of the
City. A majority of the members elected to the Board shall constitute
a quorum. If a quorum not be present, a smaller number may lawfully
adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.
[R.O. 2012 §110.210; CC 2007 §110.160; CC 1979
§24.040]
In case that a lesser number than a quorum shall convene at
a regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the majority
of the members present are authorized to direct the Chief of Police
or other City Officer to send for and compel the attendance of any
or all absent members upon such terms and conditions and at such time
as such majority of the members present shall agree.
[R.O. 2012 §110.220; CC 2007 §110.170; CC 1979
§24.045]
All adjourned meetings of the Board shall, to all intents and
purposes, be continuations of the meetings of which they are adjournments,
and the same proceedings may be had at such adjourned meetings as
at the meeting of which they are adjournments.
[R.O. 2012 §110.230; CC 2007 §110.210; CC 1979
§24.065]
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen shall be controlled by Robert's Rules of
Order, as revised.
[R.O. 2012 §110.240; CC 2007 §110.220; CC 1979
§24.070]
The Presiding Officer of the Board of Aldermen shall preserve
decorum and shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal
to the Board of Aldermen. Any member may appeal to the Board from
a ruling of the Presiding Officer upon a question of order. If the
motion for an appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may
briefly state his/her reason for the same and the Presiding Officer
may briefly express his/her ruling, but 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 to vote as to whether
the decision of the Chair shall be sustained. If a majority of the
members present vote "aye", the ruling of the Chair is sustained;
otherwise, it is overruled.
[R.O. 2012 §110.250; CC 2007 §110.240; CC 1979
§24.080]
No member of the Board of Aldermen may leave the Board Chamber
while in regular or special session without permission from the Presiding
Officer.
[R.O. 2012 §110.260; CC 2007 §110.330; CC 1979
§24.180]
The Board of Aldermen may by resolution prescribe and enforce
such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction
of its business, but such rules shall not contravene the requirements
of this Code or other ordinance.
[R.O. 2012 §110.270; CC 2007 §110.350; CC 1979
§24.200]
Any rule of the Board may be repealed, altered or amended by
a majority vote of the members. Every amendment offered shall lie
on the table until the next meeting of the Board before being voted
upon except by the unanimous consent of all elected members of the
Board of Aldermen (including the Mayor). Any rule may be suspended
by a majority vote of the members of the Board or quorum being present
by unanimous consent.