City of Farmington, MO
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2023-07-13
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Title I Government Code
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Chapter 115 City Officials and Employees
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Article V City Counselor
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 107 Administration
- Ch 110 Mayor and City Council
- Ch 115 City Officials and Employees
- Ch 115 Art V City Counselor
- § 115.280 Office Created.
- § 115.290 Appointment — Removal — Term.
- § 115.300 Qualifications.
- § 115.310 Duties.
- § 115.315 through Section 115.500. (Reserved)
- Ch 117 Industrial Development Authority
- Ch 119 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 120 Open Meetings and Records Policy
- Ch 125 Municipal Court
- Ch 130 Library and Library Advisory Board
- Ch 135 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Taxation
- Ch 150 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 200 Police Department
- Ch 203 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 205 Animal Regulations
- Ch 210 Ordinance Violations
- Ch 215 Nuisances
- Ch 220 Human Rights
- Ch 225 Emergency Management and Civil Disasters
- Ch 230 Solid Waste and Recyclables
- Ch 235 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 236 City Tree Board
- Ch 237 Smoking Regulations
- Ch 238 Airport Operations
- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Alcohol-Related Traffic Ordinance Violations
- Ch 345 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only
- Ch 365 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets
- Ch 370 Violations Bureau
- Ch 375 Procedure on Arrest
- Ch 380 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 385 Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 390 Licensing Requirements
- Sch I Speed Limits
- Sch II Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch III Parking Restrictions
- Sch IV No Through Truck Traffic
- Sch V School Bus Loading Zones
- Sch VI One-Way Streets
- Sch VII Snow Emergency Routes
- Sch VIII Commercial Vehicles Prohibited From Using Certain Streets
- Sch IX Flashing Signals
- Sch X No Through Traffic
- Sch XI Commercial Vehicle Traffic - Weight Restrictions - Local Deliveries Only
- Sch XII School Zones
- Ttl IV Land Use
- Ch 400 Planning and Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 405 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 410 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 415 Floodplain Management
- Ch 420 Stormwater Management Regulations
- Ch 425 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 426 Design Standards for Public Works Improvements
- Ttl IV App Appendices
- Ttl V Building and Construction
- Ch 500 Building Codes
- Ch 505 Dangerous Buildings
- Ch 510 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
- Ttl VI Business and Occupation
- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Business and Occupational Licenses and Regulations
- Ch 607 Merchants and Manufacturers
- Ch 608 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 609 Vendors
- Ch 610 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 615 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 620 Taxicabs
- Ch 625 Businesses Supplying Utility Services
- Ch 630 Cable Television Regulations
- Ch 635 Adult Businesses
- Ttl VII Utilities
- Ch 700 General Provisions
- Ch 705 Waterworks System
- Ch 710 Sewers
- Ch 715 Cross-Connection Control
- Ch 720 Electric Current Distribution System
- Ch 730 Property Assessed Clean Energy District
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
[CC 1984 §2-185; Ord. No. 1-153 §1(143.010), 1-19-1981]
There is hereby created the office of City Counselor.
[CC 1984 §2-186; Ord. No. 1-153 §1(143.030, 143.050), 1-19-1981]
The City Counselor shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, and shall be subject to removal by the same terms and conditions as set out in Section 115.090. The term of office for the City Counselor shall be indefinite.
[CC 1984 §2-187; Ord. No. 1-153 §1(143.020), 1-19-1981; Ord. No. 1-442 §1, 1-19-2004; Ord. No. 1-488 §1, 5-22-2007]
The City Counselor shall be a person duly licensed to practice
law in the State, shall be a qualified voter under the laws and Constitution
of this State, this Code, and other ordinances of the City, and shall
be a resident of the City of Farmington.
[CC 1984 §2-188; Ord. No. 1-153 §1(143.040), 1-19-1981]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the City Counselor to:
1.
Draft all ordinances, contracts and legal forms of every kind which
may be requested on behalf of the City by the Mayor or the City Council;
2.
Give legal advice to the Council and other officers of the City on
matters relating to the City;
3.
Represent the City in all suits in the Circuit and Appellate Courts
of this State and before all boards, bureaus and commissions of the
State, except in such cases as may arise in the Circuit or Appellate
Courts of this State on appeal from the Municipal Court;
4.
Assist the City Attorney in the trial of any appeal from the Municipal
Court to the Circuit or Appellate Court where the legality or validity
of any Section of this Code or any other ordinance of the City is
an issue; and
5.
Review in the first (1st) instance all violations of the Sections
of this Code and any other ordinances pertaining to planning and zoning,
and subdivisions.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 14-2 §1, adopted May 18, 2010, repealed the following articles of ch. 115 in their entirety, article VI "city collector", article VII "director of public works", article VIII "department superintendents", and article IX "community center director". Former articles VI — IX derived from Code 1974 §§180.010D, 180.010E, 180.010F, 180.010H, 180.020D, 180.020E, 180.020F, 180.020H, 180.030(A,B,C,E), 180.030D, 180.030F; CC 1984 §§2-201 — 2-207, 2-233 — 2-238, 2-246 — 2-250; ord. no. 1-147 §§1 — 3, 5 — 8, 4-16-1979; ord. no. 1-11C §3, 1-18-1982; ord. no. 1-98B §§1 — 3, 5 — 7, 2-17-1992; ord. no. 1-308 §§1 — 5, 12-1-1994; ord. no. 1-98C §§1 — 3, 9-7-2000.
