[R.O. 2011 §105.010; CC 1974 §24.010]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen of this City shall meet in regular session in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall at 5:30 P.M. on the third (3rd) Monday
of each month. During budgeting, the Board may schedule additional
noticed meetings.
1.
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.
2.
The Board may, by motion, dispense with any regular meeting, but
at least one (1) meeting, regular or special, must be held in each
calendar month.
[R.O. 2011 §105.020; CC 1974 §24.020]
A.
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, stating time, place and
object thereof, which notice shall be served personally upon each
member of the Board or left at his/her usual place of residence at
least twelve (12) hours before the time of the meeting. It shall also
be the duty of the City Clerk, immediately upon receipt of the request
for the meeting, to make diligent effort to notify each member of
the Board in person, either by telephone or otherwise, of such special
session. All meetings shall be noticed, called and conducted in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 610, RSMo.
1.
The City Clerk shall make a diligent effort to notify those members
of the mass media who customarily attend meetings of the Board of
Aldermen of the special session, in the same manner as described above.
2.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this Section shall not
invalidate any action taken at a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2011 §105.030; CC 1974 §24.030]
A quorum of the Board of Aldermen shall consist of a majority
of the full membership (including vacancies and the Mayor of the City).
[R.O. 2011 §105.040; CC 1974 §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 Marshal 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. 2011 §105.050; CC 1974 §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. 2011 §105.060; CC 1974 §24.050]
A.
At
the hour designated for Board meetings the Mayor shall call the Board
of Aldermen to order, and he/she shall act as President of the Board.
B.
The
Mayor shall appoint all committees, subject to the concurrence of
the Board of Aldermen, the appointment or election of which is not
otherwise provided for by this Code or other ordinance.
[R.O. 2011 §105.070; CC 1974 §24.055; Ord. No. 514 §1, 4-22-1981]
The Board of Aldermen shall elect one (1) of their own number
at the first (1st) meeting following the annual general election,
a President of the Board of Aldermen who shall also be referred to
as "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen."
[R.O. 2011 §105.080; CC 1974 §24.060; Ord. No. 514 §1, 4-22-1981]
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of
the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy is filled or such disability is removed;
or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[R.O. 2011 §105.090; CC 1974 §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. 2011 §105.100; CC 1974 §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. 2011 §105.110; CC 1974 §24.075]
Except as prohibited in Section 140.020 of this Code every member of the Board shall vote upon every question and when requested by any member the vote upon any question shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and be recorded.
[R.O. 2011 §105.120; CC 1974 §24.080]
No member of the Board of Aldermen may leave the Council Chamber
while in regular or special session without permission from the Presiding
Officer.
[R.O. 2011 §105.130; CC 1974 §24.090]
A.
At
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the order of business shall
be as follows:
1.
Call the meeting to order.
2.
Roll call.
3.
Petitions, remonstrances, complaints and requests and the hearing
of any person or group desiring to address the Board. However, the
Board may decide to act on oral discussions of any petitions, remonstrances,
complaints or requests presented by the interested parties appearing
in open meeting. In this case such discussion by the interested parties
shall be limited to five (5) minutes per speaker, except where an
extension of time for oral discussion is granted by the Board.
4.
Opening of bids; paying all due bills.
5.
Public hearing as required by law or ordinance.
6.
Reading and acting upon unapproved minutes of previous meetings.
7.
Acting on unfinished business. The unfinished business from the last
preceding meeting shall take precedence over any new business.
8.
Reading of communications. All communications which in any manner
whatever pertain to the business or functions of the City or any of
its elected or appointed employees shall be read.
9.
Reports of special Boards, Committees, and City Officers.
10.
Resolutions which require action by the Board.
11.
Introduction and reading of bills.
12.
Miscellaneous business.
13.
Adjournment.
[R.O. 2011 §105.140; CC 1974 §24.100]
Any member of the Board of Aldermen shall have the right to
express dissent from or protest against any ordinance or resolution
of the Board and to have the reason therefor entered upon the journal.
Such dissent or protest must be filed in writing and presented to
the Board not later than the next regular meeting following the date
of the passage of the ordinance or resolution to which objection is
taken.
[R.O. 2011 §105.150; CC 1974 §24.110]
All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public, except
when permitted by law the Board may hold a closed meeting.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Cabool, as follows: . . .
." No ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall
become an ordinance unless on its final passage a majority of the
members elected to the Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the
"ayes" and "nays" be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance
shall be introduced to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall
be read by title or in full two (2) times prior to passage; both readings
may occur at a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed
ordinance is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance
shall be made available for public inspection prior to the time the
bill is under consideration by the Board of Aldermen. No bill shall
become an ordinance until it shall have been signed by the Mayor,
or person exercising the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have
been passed over the Mayor's veto as herein provided.
[R.O. 2011 §105.170; CC 1974 §24.130]
Upon the announcement of a second (2nd) reading of any bill,
if there are objections to it, the question shall be put by the Mayor
or Acting Mayor, "Shall the proposal be rejected?" If a majority of
the Board vote in favor of rejection, the bill shall be defeated.
[R.O. 2011 §105.180; CC 1974 §24.140]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment until the vote upon final
passage.
[R.O. 2011 §105.190; CC 1974 §24.150]
On the final passage of every ordinance, the "ayes" and "nays"
shall be recorded in the journal.
[R.O. 2011 §105.200; CC 1974 §24.160]
All Special Committees shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
City unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the Board. By consent
of a majority of the Board, a Special Committee may be appointed at
any time to hold public hearings for the Board upon any matter pending
before it. A Special Committee is a committee composed of members
of the Board of Aldermen; the concurrence of the Board shall not be
required as to the membership of the Special Committee, unless the
Board shall order otherwise.
[R.O. 2011 §105.210; CC 1974 §24.170]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe
and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious
transaction of its business.
[R.O. 2011 §105.220; CC 1974 §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. 2011 §105.230; CC 1974 §24.190]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to
any subject under consideration in which the interest of the City
is involved, and shall have power to call on the proper officers of
the City, or of the County in which such City is located, to execute
such process. Such officer (other than a City Officer) shall receive
therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court for
similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting President
of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[R.O. 2011 §105.240; CC 1974 §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.
