[R.O. 2013 §105.010; CC 1984 §2-28; Ord. No. 164 §2, 2-24-1937]
At the general election to be held in the City on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in odd-numbered years, there shall be elected from each Ward in the City one (1) member of the Board of Aldermen. On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April in even-numbered years, there shall be elected from each Ward one (1) member of the Board of Aldermen. Aldermen shall hold their offices for two (2) years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2013 §105.020; CC 1984 §2-29; Ord. No. 162 §1, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 164 §1, 2-24-1937; Ord. No. 1133 §1, 9-15-1993; Ord. No. 1134 §1, 9-15-1993; Ord. No. 1377 §1, 12-15-1997; Ord. No. 1695 §1, 2-22-2006; Ord. No. 1883 §1, 12-12-2011]
At the general election to be held in the City on the first (1st) Tuesday in April following the first (1st) Monday in April in 1998, and every two (2) years thereafter, there shall be elected a Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified. At said general election, and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall also be elected a City Marshal/ex officio Collector who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
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/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.
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 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. 
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.
C. 
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 form as set out in Section 115.306, RSMo.
D. 
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.
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 St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election except as noted in Section 115.125, 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.
[R.O. 2013 §105.050; CC 1984 §2-30; Ord. No. 212 §1, 12-3-1943; Ord. No. 445 §1, 4-1-1968]
A filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City Clerk by all candidates for elective offices at general and special elections held in the City, said fee to be payable at the time of filing notice of candidacy with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2013 §105.060; CC 1984 §2-31; Ord. No. 164 §3, 2-24-1937]
All special elections in the City shall conform to Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §105.070; Ord. No. 2094[1], 11-29-2021]
A. 
The Ward Boundaries of Valley Park shall be as follows:
1. 
Ward 1.
The area contained within the following boundaries: starting at the intersection of the northern City Limits and Dougherty Ferry Rd/Forest Ave; then east to the centerline of Park Commons Ct; then continue north along the centerline of Park Commons Ct, approximately 215 feet to the northern edge of Census Block 291892181053009; then southeast along the northern edge of Census Block 291892181053009 approximately 1,820 feet to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad line; then south along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad line to Marshall Rd; then east along Marshall Rd to Beckett Memorial Dr; then south from the intersection of Marshall Rd and Beckett Memorial Dr to River Dr; then west along River Dr to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad line; then south along the Northern Santa Fe Railroad line to the Missouri River and east along the Missouri River to the City Limits; then east along the eastern City Limits to the point of beginning.
2. 
Ward 2.
The area contained within the following boundaries: starting at the intersection of the northern City Limits and Dougherty Ferry Rd/Forest Ave; then east along the boundary of Ward 1 to the intersection with the Missouri River and the City Limits; then south along the eastern City Limits and southern City Limits to the intersection with N Outer Rd; then north along the western edge of Census Block 291892214215031 and western edge of Census Block 291892214215002 to the centerline of the Missouri River; then east along the centerline of the Missouri River approximately 4,720 feet to the southeast corner of the Highland Subdivision; then north along the eastern edge of the Highland Subdivision to the intersection of Vance Rd and Main St; then north along the centerline of Main St to Plainview Ave; then east along the centerline of Plainview Ave to Valley School Dr; then north along the centerline of Valley School Dr to Cheryl Ln; then east to the centerline of southbound MO 141; then north along the southbound centerline of MO 141 to the northern City Limits; then east along the northern City Limits to the point of beginning.
3. 
Ward 3.
The area contained within the following boundaries: starting at the intersection of the northern City Limits and the centerline of southbound MO 141; then south along the western boundary of Ward 2 to Vance Rd; then west along the centerline of Vance Rd to the western edge of the Glenn Brook Woods Subdivision; then north to the northwestern City Limits; then north and east along the City Limits to the point of beginning.
4. 
Ward 4.
All of the area west of the western boundary of Ward 2 and south of the southern boundary of Ward 3 to the western and southern City Limits.
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Editor's Note: The Official Ward Map, as same was attached to Ord. No. 2094, can be found on file in the City offices.