Cross Reference — City council to provide for levy of taxes, licenses, etc., §140.020.
[Code 1974 §125.010; CC 1984 §2-17; Ord. No. 1-4-B §1(125.010), 12-15-1980]
No person shall be Councilman unless he/she is at least twenty-one
(21) years of age prior to taking office, a citizen of the United
States, and an inhabitant of the City for one (1) year next preceding
his/her election, and a resident of the ward from which he/she is
elected six (6) months next preceding his/her election.
[Code 1974 §120.020; CC 1984 §2-77; Ord. No. 1-3-B §1(110.020, 120.020), 12-15-1980]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least thirty (30)
years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the
City at the time of and for two (2) years next preceding his/her election.
[Code 1974 §120.070; CC 1984 §2-18; Ord. No. 1-3-B §1(120.070), 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 14-2 §1, 5-18-2010]
At the first (1st) meeting of the City Council after the election
in each year, and after the installation of the newly elected officials,
the Council shall elect one (1) of its members President Pro Tem,
who shall hold his/her office for the term of one (1) year, and who,
in the absence of the Mayor, shall preside at the meeting of the Council,
provided that in the absence of the Mayor and the President Pro Tem,
the Council may select one (1) of its members present to preside at
such meetings, who shall be styled "Acting President Pro Tem".
[Code 1974 §125.020; CC 1984 §2-16; Ord. No. 1-4-B §1(125.020), 12-15-1980]
The City Council shall be composed of two (2) Councilmen from
each ward; and in the absence of the Mayor, shall be presided over
by the President Pro Tem.
[Code 1974 §125.100; CC 1984 §2-30]
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of Councilman, it shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Section 115.080.
[Code 1974 §120.040; CC 1984 §2-79]
The Mayor shall be President of the City Council and shall preside
over same, but shall not vote except in case of a tie in the Council,
when he/she shall cast the deciding vote; but provided however, that
he/she shall have no such power to vote in cases when he/she is an
interested party. The Mayor shall have the superintending control
of all the officers and affairs of the City, and shall take care that
the ordinances of the City and the State laws relating to the City
are complied with.
[Code 1974 §120.010; CC 1984 §2-76; Ord. No. 1-3-B §1(120.010), 12-15-1980]
At the general election of the City, the qualified voters of
the City shall elect some suitable person as Mayor who shall hold
his/her office for a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor
is elected and qualified.
[Code 1974 §125.230; CC 1984 §2-23; Ord. No. 1-4B §1(125.230(1 — 3, 6)), 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 1-4B1, §1, 8-15-1988; Ord. No. 14-2 §1, 5-18-2010]
A.
The
style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained by the
Council of the City of Farmington, as follows:"
B.
No
ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become
an ordinance unless on its final passage the majority of the members
elected to the Council shall vote therefor and the "ayes" and "nays"
shall be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be
introduced to the Council 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 Council. 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 Council. For the transaction of all other business, five (5)
members elect shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of those present
voting in the affirmative upon any question before the Council shall
be necessary to carry the same.
C.
No
bills shall become an ordinance until it shall have been signed by
the officer presiding at the meeting of the Council at which it shall
have been passed. When so signed, it shall be delivered to the Mayor
for his/her approval and signature or his/her veto.
D.
All
ordinances passed shall take effect and be enforced from and after
the date of their passage and approval, as provided herein, unless
otherwise expressly provided.
[Code 1974 §§120.150, 125.230; CC 1984 §2-78; Ord. No. 1-4-B §1(120.150(4)), 12-15-1980]
A.
Every
bill duly passed by the City Council and presented to the Mayor and
by him/her approved shall become an ordinance; every bill presented
as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections thereto, shall
stand reconsidered. The City Council shall cause the objections of
the Mayor to be entered at large on the journal and proceed at its
convenience to consider the questioned bill which shall be in this
form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?"
The votes on this question shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and
the names entered upon the journal and if two-thirds (⅔) of
all the members-elect shall vote in the affirmative, the President
shall certify the fact on the roll and the bill thus shall be deposited
with the proper officer and shall become an ordinance in the same
manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval of
the Mayor.
B.
The
Mayor shall have power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the
City Council and shall also possess the power to approve all or any
portion of the general appropriations bill or to veto any item or
all of the same; provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to
sign any ordinance and return the same with his/her objection, in
writing, at the next regular meeting of the Council, the same shall
become a law without his/her signature.
[Code 1974 §120.100; CC 1984 §2-80]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the government of the City, and he/she shall cause
all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty; and is hereby authorized to call on every inhabitant
of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under fifty (50) to
aid in enforcing the laws.
[Code 1974 §120.110; CC 1984 §2-81]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the City
Council such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the improvement
of the finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and
general prosperity of the City.
[Code 1974 §120.050; CC 1984 §2-82; Ord. No. 1-112A §1(120.050), 6-16-1980; Ord. No. 1-3-B §1(120.050(1,
2)), 12-15-1980; Ord.
No. 14-2 §1, 5-18-2010]
A.
The
Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members
elected to the City Council, shall have the power to appoint a City
Counselor and a Municipal Judge; such officers to hold their office
for a term of two (2) years from the date of their appointment and
until their successors are appointed and qualified.
B.
(Reserved)
C.
All
officers for whose appointment provision is not made in this Section
shall be appointed by the City Administrator.
[Code 1974 §120.060; CC 1984 §2-83]
In cases of emergencies, public celebrations, exhibitions or
gatherings in the City or for other causes where the public safety
may require it, the Mayor shall have the power and is hereby authorized
to appoint special Police Officers who shall have the same powers
and perform the same duties as the regular appointed Police Officers
of the City. Special Police Officers shall be discharged by the Mayor
when and as soon as, in his/her judgment, the cause necessitating
their appointment has ceased to exist. The compensation to be paid
special Police Officers shall be fixed by the City Council.
[Code 1974 §120.090; CC 1984 §2-84]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all
official bonds. He/she shall sign all orders and drafts drawn on the
City Treasury for money and cause the City Clerk to attest the same,
and to affix thereto the Seal of the City, and to keep an accurate
record thereof in a book to be provided for that purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 14-2 §1, adopted May 18,
2010, repealed section 110.150 "mayor authorized to execute public
hearings" in its entirety. Former section 110.150 derived from ord.
no. 1-4-D §1, 4-21-1997.
[Code 1974 §120.080; CC 1984 §2-85; Ord. No. 1-3-B §1(120.080), 12-15-1980]
A.
When
a vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death, resignation,
removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to qualify otherwise,
nominations of a successor may be made by any member of the Council
and selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the
Council.
B.
In
the case of a temporary absence of the Mayor or disability to perform
the duties of his/her office, the President Pro Tem of the Council
shall perform the duties of Mayor until the Mayor shall return or
such disability be removed; and during the time the President Pro
Tem of the Council shall act as Mayor, he/she shall receive the same
compensation that the Mayor would be entitled to.
[Code 1974 §125.030; CC 1984 §2-19; Ord. No. 1-119-B §1, 6-21-1993; Ord. No. 1-476 §1, 5-19-2006; Ord. No. 1-522 §1, 6-23-2009; Ord. No. 14-2 §1, 5-18-2010]
The regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the
second (2nd) Thursday and the fourth (4th) Monday in each month at
6:30 P.M. unless otherwise set by Council.
[Code 1974 §125.080; CC 1984 §2-20]
The Mayor, or any two (2) members of the City Council, may call
a special meeting at any time notifying all the members of the Council,
in writing, twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting. Any
and all business shall be transacted at a special meeting as may be
transacted at a regular meeting.
[Code 1974 §125.060; CC 1984 §2-21]
The City Council may, from time to time, hold meetings without
notice, closed meetings or closed record and vote meetings, provided
the meetings are called and held in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo.
[Code 1974 §125.160; CC 1984 §2-24]
The City Council 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, to execute any such process. The officer making any
such service shall be allowed to receive therefor the fees allowed
by law in the Circuit Court of similar services to be paid by the
City. The President of the Council, or President Pro Tem, shall have
power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[Code 1974 §125.170; CC 1984 §2-25]
The City Council shall have power to fix the compensation of
all the officers and employees of the City, but except as to the Police
Department whose salary schedules may be revised by the Council upon
recommendation of the Personnel Board, the salary of an officer shall
not be changed during the time for which he/she was elected or appointed.
[Code 1974 §§125.190, 125.200; CC 1984 §2-26]
The Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to issue and
negotiate bonds or other securities for any purpose authorized by,
and in compliance with the terms of, Sections 77.160, 77.180 and 95.320
et seq., RSMo.
[Code 1974 §125.120; CC 1984 §2-28]
The City Council shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings,
and the "ayes" and "nays" of the members shall be entered on any question
at the desire of any two (2) members. The Council may prescribe and
enforce such rules as may be necessary to secure the attendance of
its members and the expeditious transaction of its business.
The Council shall publish a full and detailed statement of the
receipts and expenditures and indebtedness of the City at the end
of each fiscal year and six (6) months after the end of each fiscal
year in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Each such
statement shall be for the six (6) month period preceding the date
of the statement.
