[Ord. No. 2821 §1, 3-6-2012; Ord. No. 3033, 12-5-2017; Ord. No. 3309, 1-4-2021]
There is hereby created in and for the City of Pacific, the
Meramec Valley Historical Society for the general supervision and
control of the City's genealogy records and operation of the Meramec
Valley Historical Society.
[Ord. No. 2821 §§2 —
5, 3-6-2012; Ord. No.
2827 §1, 6-5-2012; Ord. No. 3033, 12-5-2017; Ord. No. 3304, 12-21-2021; Ord.
No. 3309, 1-4-2021; Ord. No. 3335, 8-2-2022]
A.
There shall be two (2) membership classifications, General and Directors.
Residency in the City of Pacific is not a requirement to represent
either membership classification.
1.
General membership shall be open to the public.
2.
The Mayor, by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen,
shall appoint the Directors of the Meramec Valley Historical Society.
3.
The Meramec Valley Historical Society shall consist of five
(5) Directors. Each of the five (5) Directors shall have one (1) vote.
In addition, one (1) Alderman shall serve as a liaison to the Meramec
Valley Historical Society. The Aldermanic liaison shall not have a
vote.
[Ord. No. 3381, 7-5-2023]
[Ord. No. 2821 §§6 —
9, 3-6-2012; Ord. No.
3033, 12-5-2017; Ord. No. 3067, 6-19-2018; Ord. No. 3309, 1-4-2021; Ord. No. 3335, 8-2-2022]
A.
The Meramec Valley Historical Society Directors shall hold office,
one (1) for one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years and two (2) for
three (3) years from the first (1st) day in January 2012; and annually
thereafter the Mayor shall at the second (2nd) Board of Aldermen meeting
in May of each year, appoint, as before, two (2) Directors for three
(3) years and an Alderman liaison for one (1) year until their successors
are appointed.
[Ord. No. 3381, 7-5-2023]
B.
The Mayor may, by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen,
remove any Directors of the Meramec Valley Historical Society for
misconduct or neglect of duty.
C.
Vacancies in the Meramec Valley Historical Society Board of Directors
occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise shall be reported
to the Board of Aldermen and be filled in like manner as original
appointments.
D.
The members and directors shall not receive compensation for their
services as such.
[Ord. No. 2821 §§10 —
11, 3-6-2012; Ord. No.
3033, 12-5-2017; Ord. No. 3067, 6-19-2018; Ord. No. 3266, 6-1-2021; Ord. No. 3309, 1-4-2021]
A.
The Directors of the Meramec Valley Historical Society shall, immediately
after their appointment and annually thereafter, meet and organize
by the election of one (1) of their Directors as President, one (1)
of their Directors as Vice President and one (1) of their Directors
as Secretary. The City Clerk of the City of Pacific shall serve as
Treasurer.
[Ord. No. 3381, 7-5-2023]
B.
The Directors of the Meramec Valley Historical Society shall make
and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as approved by the Board
of Aldermen for their guidance and for the governance of the Meramec
Valley Historical Society as may be expedient and not inconsistent
with the terms, provisions, and spirit of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2821 §12, 3-6-2012; Ord. No. 3033, 12-5-2017; Ord. No. 3309, 1-4-2021]
A.
All of the powers and duties of the Meramec Valley Historical Society,
whether mentioned specifically herein or not, shall be subject to
the supervision, control and consent of the Board of Aldermen.
B.
The funds of the Meramec Valley Historical Society shall be kept
in a special account within the City's General Fund. All funds of
the former Genealogy Committee and the Meramec Valley Historical Museum
shall be transferred to the City of Pacific. The management of this
fund shall be subject to the financial policies and procedures of
the City of Pacific.
C.
No later than May 1 of each year, the Society shall forward an annual
budget for consideration by the Board of Aldermen. The budget shall
clearly indicate anticipated revenues and expenditures for the coming
fiscal year, as well as a statement of existing reserves and balances.
The budget shall be subject to acceptance and adoption by the Board
of Aldermen. Expenditures from the Meramec Valley Historical Society
Fund shall be subject to authorization by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 2821 §13, 3-6-2012; Ord. No. 2939 §3, 9-15-2015; Ord. No. 3033, 12-5-2017[1]; Ord. No. 3309, 1-4-2021]
All monies received as donations or gifts for the Meramec Valley
Historical Society, or for the former Museum Trust Fund, shall be
deposited in the City Treasury to the credit of the Meramec Valley
Historical Society Fund, to be drawn upon only by the proper officers
of the City and upon proper authenticated vouchers of the Board of
Aldermen.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 3033 also changed the Section title
from "Donations to Be Deposited in Genealogy Fund" to "Donations To
Be Deposited In The City's Designated Fund."
