City of Riverside, MO Article III Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 100.220 Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Discrimination on Basis of Disability.

[R.O. 2011 §100.050; Ord. No. 84-35 §§1 — 5, 10-16-1984]

A. Purpose. In order for the City of Riverside to assure that all programs it undertakes are established in a manner which assures that all residents of the City of Riverside have an equal opportunity to participate or utilize such programs regardless of their disability status, the following procedure is adopted for the processing of alleged complaints of discrimination on the basis of disability status.

B. Filing Of Complaint. Any person who believes that he/she has been discriminated against because of disability status shall have the right to file a written complaint of said discrimination with the City Administrator.

C. Procedure.

1. The City Clerk shall within ten (10) days of the receipt of an alleged complaint cause a meeting to occur with the complainant to determine all details of the incident. The complainant may request that any witnesses to the alleged incident be present to offer collaboration to the complaint.

2. The City Clerk may make a written record of all information given at this meeting and shall provide said record to the Board of Aldermen at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

3. At its next regular meeting the Board of Aldermen may review the record prepared and submitted by the City Clerk, and may make a determination as to the validity of the complaint.

4. If it is determined that the complaint is valid the Board of Aldermen may make adjustments to the program or service to assure that the discriminatory policy is discontinued.

D. Employment. It is the policy of the City of Riverside not to discriminate in the hiring, promotion, disciplining or removal of any City employee on the basis of disability status.

E. No Legal Rights Created. This Section does not create any legal rights that did not exist prior to its enactment.

Section 100.230 Mayor May Declare a State of Civil Emergency.

[R.O. 2011 §235.090; CC 1971 §7.1; Ord. No. 55-9 §§1 — 4, 4-1-1969]

A. Whenever in the judgment of the Mayor a state of civil emergency exists, the Mayor shall, in addition to all other powers granted him/her by the laws of this State and ordinances of the City, be empowered, in order to protect its citizens and their property to issue a proclamation declaring a state of civil emergency to exist and may thereby exercise the powers granted in the following Subsections:

1. To impose a curfew upon all or any portion of the City as designated therein as he/she may deem advisable during such hours of the day or night as he/she determines necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare, and during which all persons shall remove themselves to their places of residences and remain off and away from the public streets, sidewalks, parkways, parks and all other public or open places, and no persons shall assemble, gather, loiter or otherwise congregate in any manner in groups, assemblies or meetings in any place for any purpose whatsoever; provided however, that persons performing medical services, essential public utility services, public officials, Policemen, Firemen, and all other persons explicitly enumerated in such proclamation may be exempted from curfew.

2. To order the closing of any and all business establishments throughout the City or any portion thereof during the period for which the state of emergency exists or during the curfew hours.

3. To order discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing or giving away of any firearms or other weapons of any character whatsoever.

4. To order the closing of any or all establishments or portions thereof, the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of firearms or ammunition or other weapons of any character whatsoever.

5. To order the closing of all retail and wholesale liquor stores, taverns, and other places dispensing, serving or permitting the consumption of intoxicating liquor.

6. To order the discontinuance of the sale, distribution, or giving away of intoxicating liquors.

7. To order the closing of all private clubs or portions thereof wherein the consumption of intoxicating liquor is permitted.

8. To order the discontinuance of selling, distributing or giving away gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle.

9. To order the closing of gasoline stations and other establishments, the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution or dispensing of gasoline or other liquid flammable combustible products.

10. To designate any public place, public street, thoroughfare, boulevard, parking area and any other place closed to motor vehicles, persons and pedestrian traffic.

11. To order all regular, special and auxiliary Policemen, Firemen, and other conservators of the peace to report for duty assignments, such reporting to be in accordance with prearranged plans or under the direction of lawful authority.

12. To make such other orders and issue directives as may be deemed advisable to preserve the safety, health and welfare of the community.

B. Any such proclamation of a state of emergency shall become immediately effective upon its execution and issuance by the Mayor, and the original thereof shall be filed and remain in the office of the City Clerk.

C. The proclamation issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall remain in effect continuously from the date and time of the issuance thereof for such period of time as specifically prescribed therein or upon the issuance of a proclamation determining a civil emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs first.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the orders made or prohibitions instituted by a proclamation issued under the provisions of this Section, or for any person to otherwise violate or in any manner aid, assist, encourage or countenance the commission or perpetration of a violation of said proclamation, and upon conviction thereof, any such person shall be punished as set forth in Section 100.240. For the purpose of the prosecution of any person for the violation of this Section, a copy of the proclamation of the Mayor certified by the City Clerk to be a true and correct copy thereof shall be deemed to constitute prima facie evidence that such proclamation was duly issued by the Mayor on the date and at the time set forth therein pursuant to the authority contained in this Section.