Every officer of the City and his/her assistants, and every
Councilman, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, shall
take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before some court of
record in the County, or the City Clerk, that he/she possesses all
the qualifications prescribed for his/her office by law; that he/she
will support the Constitution of the United States, and of the State
of Missouri, the provisions of all laws of this State affecting Cities
of this Class, and the ordinances of the City, and faithfully demean
himself/herself in office; which official oath or affirmation shall
be filed with the City Clerk.
[CC 1974 §2-17; Rev. Ords. 1929, No. 31 §1]
A.
The
Mayor or President Pro Tem of the City Council, Municipal Judge and
City Clerk are hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths
and affirmations in the following cases:
1.
The Mayor or President Pro Tem of the City Council, to witnesses
or other persons touching any subject under consideration by the City
Council in which the interest of the City is involved, or in the conduct
of the trial of any condemnation proceedings or proceedings involving
the abatement of nuisances.
2.
The Municipal Judge, to witnesses, jurors or other persons relating
to any trial or other proceedings within the jurisdiction of his/her
court or to any elective or appointive officer to his/her official
oath.
3.
The City Clerk, to any person certifying to any demand or claim against
the City, touching the correctness of the same, to any witness or
juror in any court proceeding, to any elective or appointive officer
to his/her official oath or to any oath which may be administered
by a notary public within the City.
[CC 1974 §2-18; Ord. No. 751 §2, 5-20-1970; Ord. No. 2049, 6-13-2007]
A.
The
City Officers named in this Section shall, before entering upon the
duties of their respective offices and within fifteen (15) days after
their election or appointment and before entering upon the discharge
of the duties of their offices, give a corporate surety bond to the
City conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties, and
that they will turn over to their successors in office or to the proper
officer of the City all money, books, papers and personal property
of whatsoever nature in their custody belonging to the City. The bonds
shall be in the following sums:
|
|
Officer
|
Amount of Bond
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
Mayor
|
$25,000.00
|
|
|
City Clerk
|
$25,000.00
|
|
|
City Treasurer
|
$20,000.00
|
|
|
City Collector
|
$25,000.00
|
|
|
City Court Clerk
|
$25,000.00
|
|
|
Human Resource Director
|
$25,000.00
|
|
|
Chief of Police
|
$1,000.00
|
|
|
Municipal Judge
|
$500.00
|
B.
All
bonds required by this Section shall be approved by the Mayor, unless
otherwise provided, and filed with the City Clerk, except the bond
of the City Clerk which shall be held by the Mayor.
C.
If
any person elected or appointed to any office shall fail to qualify
bond as required by this Section, his/her office shall be deemed vacant.
D.
For
any breach of condition of any such bonds, suit may be instituted
thereon by the City or by any person in the name of the City for the
use of such person.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office other than the office
of Mayor, a successor to the vacant office shall be selected by appointment
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining
members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to fill vacancies
consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the
next regular election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not elective,
the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties
of the same until the first regular meeting of the Council thereafter,
at which time the vacancy shall be permanently filled.
The Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members
elected to the City Council, remove from office, for cause shown,
any elective officer of the City, such officer being first given opportunity,
together with his/her witnesses, to be heard before the Council, sitting
as a court of impeachment. Any elective officer may, in like manner,
for cause shown, be removed from office by a two-thirds (⅔)
vote of all the members elected to the City Council, independently
of the Mayor's approval or recommendation. The Mayor may, with the
consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Council, remove
from office any appointive officer of the City at will; and any such
appointive officer may be so removed by a two-thirds (⅔) vote
of all the members elected to the Council, independently of the Mayor's
approval or recommendation. The Council may pass ordinances regulating
the manner of impeachment and removals.
