All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1062, 11-4-2021]
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 17th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P. M., on the 14th Tuesday prior to the next
City municipal election, a written declaration of his or 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.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.342, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[Ord. No. 1062, 11-4-2021]
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 17th 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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the Jackson County
Board of Election Commissioners prior to 5:00 P.M. on the 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 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. 2003 §100.250; C.C. 1979 §§30.010–30.030; Ord. No. 1060, 10-7-2021]
A. The City of Buckner is hereby divided into three (3) Wards.
1.
Ward One. The First Ward shall consist of that portion of the
City found North of Lake City Road, East of North Buckner Tarsney
Road (BB Highway), South Side of Park Avenue, West of North O'Donnell
Road, and those buildings south of East Lake City Buckner Road to
the East of Tarsney Lane and North of Millview Drive.
2.
Ward Two. The Second Ward shall consist of that portion of the
City West of North Buckner Tarsney Road (BB Highway), North of Lake
City Road, North side of Park Avenue and those buildings South of
Lake City Road to the East of South Hudson Street, North of Broyles
Street, and West of North Buckner Tarsney Road (BB Highway).
3.
Ward Three. The Third Ward shall consist of that portion of
the City found South of Lake City Road and South of East Lake City
Road and not included in Ward One or Ward Two.
B. A copy
of the Ward map displaying the above boundaries, utilizing the 2020
Census data, is hereby incorporated by reference.