[CC 1996 §105.010; Ord. No. 633 §1, 2-9-1981; Ord.
No. 1246 §I, 10-15-2001]
A.
The
City of Bowling Green is hereby divided into three (3) Wards, the
lines and boundaries thereof are as follows:
1.
Ward I. Beginning at a point on the west corporate
City limits where the railroad tracks intersect said west corporate
City limits, thence along the center of the railroad tracks in an
easterly direction to the center of Business Highway 61, thence south
along the centerline of Business Highway 61 to its intersection with
the centerline of Champ Clark Drive, thence easterly along the centerline
of Champ Clark Drive to its intersection with the west right-of-way
line of Hickman Drive, thence north along the west right-of-way line
of Hickman Drive to the corporate City limits line, thence westerly
following said corporate City limits line at times north, south and
west to the point of beginning. Also included in Ward I is all property
annexed into the City limits adjoining Ward I which is generally described
as the North East Correctional Center property and highway right-of-way
thereto and the True Manufacturing property and highway right-of-way
thereto.
2.
Ward II. Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines
of Champ Clark Drive and Business Highway 61, thence east along Champ
Clark Drive to the west right-of-way line of Hickman Drive, thence
north along the west right-of-way line of Hickman Drive to the corporate
City limit line and following the corporate City limit line around
and encompassing the Wayne Dale Subdivision to the City and continue
to follow said corporate City limit line in an easterly and southerly
direction to the southeast corner of the corporate City limits, thence
west along the corporate City limit line to a point where the corporate
City limits turn north, thence north along said City limit line in
a straight line as extended to the centerline of Business Highway
61, thence along the centerline of Business Highway 61 to the intersection
of the centerline of Champ Clark Drive being the point of beginning.
3.
Ward III. Beginning at a point on the west corporate
City limit line where the railroad tracks intersect same, thence in
a southerly direction along the west corporate City limit line to
the southwest corner of the corporate City limits being a point on
the south right-of-way line of West Adams Street, thence east along
the corporate City limit boundary line to a point where the corporate
City limit line turns south at the intersection with South 11th Street,
thence follow the corporate City limit line in a southerly direction
to its point of intersection with the boundaries of Ward II as aforestated,
thence north to the centerline of Business Highway 61, thence northerly
along the centerline of Business Highway 61 to its point of intersection
with the center of the railroad tracks, thence westerly along the
center of the railroad tracks to the point of beginning.
[CC 1996 §105.020; CC 1977 §31.010; Ord. No. 1110 §II, 6-8-1999]
The general election for the City of Bowling Green shall be
held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April
of each year. The offices of Mayor, Collector and one (1) Alderman
from each of the three (3) Wards of said City shall be chosen at the
general election to be held in the even-numbered years beginning with
the year 1972 and every two (2) years thereafter and shall serve a
term of two (2) years or until his/her successor shall be elected
and qualify. On the odd-numbered years beginning with the year 1973,
one (1) Alderman from each of the three (3) Wards of the said City
shall be elected at such general election to be held in the odd-numbered
year to serve a term for two (2) years or until their successor shall
be duly elected and qualify.
[CC 1996 §105.030; Ord. No. 1524 §§I — II, 5-15-2006]
All candidates for elective City offices of the City of Bowling
Green, Missouri, are hereby required to complete a declaration of
candidacy to be provided at the office of the City Hall in the City
of Bowling Green, Missouri, and are to be filed with the City Clerk
of said City at City Hall together with a filing fee of five dollars
($5.00) in order for each candidate's name to be placed on the ballot
for such election. Said declaration of candidacy shall be in writing
on a form provided by the City Clerk and shall contain the name of
the candidate, his/her residence, age, occupation, length of time
that he/she has been a resident of the City of Bowling Green and the
office for which he/she is a candidate and shall be signed by the
candidate.
[CC 1996 §105.040; Ord. No. 782 §I, 9-11-1989; Ord. No. 983 §§I — II, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. 1029 §I, 12-8-1997; Ord.
No. 1950, 11-15-2021]
All declarations of candidacy for City offices may be filed
with the City Clerk beginning at 8:00 A.M. on the 17th Tuesday prior
to the election date and no later than 5:00 P.M. on the 14th Tuesday
prior to the election date. The City Clerk shall provide the ballot
language to the election authority at least thirteen (13) Tuesdays
prior to the election date.
[Ord. No. 1794 §II, 12-21-2015]
A.
No
person shall qualify as a candidate for elective public office in
the state of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty
to a felony or misdemeanor under the Federal laws of the United States
of America or to a felony under the laws of this State or an offense
committed in another State that would be considered a felony in this
State.
B.
Regarding Delinquent Taxes.
1.
Any person who files as a candidate for election to a public office
shall be disqualified from participation in the election for which
the candidate has filed if such person is delinquent in the payment
of any State income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes,
real property taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration
of candidacy, or if the person is a past or present corporate officer
of any fee office that owes any taxes to the State.
2.
Each potential candidate for election to a public office shall file
an affidavit with the Department of Revenue and include a copy of
the affidavit with the declaration of candidacy required under Section
115.349, RSMo. Such affidavit shall be in substantially the following
form:
Affirmation of Tax Payments and Bonding Requirements:
I hereby declare under penalties of perjury that I am not currently
aware of any delinquency in the filing or payment of any State income
taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes
on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or that I am a past or present corporate officer of any fee office
that owes any taxes to the State, other than those taxes which may
be in dispute. I declare under penalties of perjury that I am not
aware of any information that would prohibit me from fulfilling any
bonding requirements for the office for which I am filing.
Candidate's Signature
Printed Name of Candidate
3.
Upon receipt of a complaint alleging a delinquency of the candidate
in the filing or payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State, the Department of Revenue shall investigate such potential
candidate to verify the claim contained in the complaint. If the Department
of Revenue finds a positive affirmation to be false, the department
shall contact the Secretary of State, or the election official who
accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy, and the potential
candidate. The department shall notify the candidate of the outstanding
tax owed and give the candidate thirty (30) days to remit any such
outstanding taxes owed which are not the subject of dispute between
the department and the candidate. If the candidate fails to remit
such amounts in full within thirty (30) days, the candidate shall
be disqualified from participating in the current election and barred
from refiling for an entire election cycle even if the individual
pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the subject of the complaint.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to arrearage or delinquency in all
taxes, see §115.342, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1951, 11-15-2021]
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 County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (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 tenth (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.
