No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least twenty-one
(21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding
his/her election.
The Board shall elect one (1) of their own number who shall
be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify, or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of
the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled or such disability be removed
or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[CC 1978 §21.250]
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of each City governed by this
Chapter shall have the care, management and control of the City and
its finances and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all
ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State
and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the
City, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade
and commerce, and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such
other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary
to carry such powers into effect and to alter, modify or repeal the
same. The Mayor shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief
of Police and Policemen of the City as in his/her judgment the public
good may require and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and
Police Officers to obey such orders.
[Ord. No. 96 §1, 2-19-2013]
A.
The Mayor of the City of Warsaw shall be paid the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per month in compensation for his duties as outlined in Section 110.050 of the Warsaw Municipal Code.
B.
Each member of the Board of Aldermen shall be paid the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month in compensation for their duties as set forth in Section 110.050 of the Warsaw Municipal Code.
C.
The
Mayor or any member of the Board of Aldermen may elect to decline
receipt and payment of the compensation set forth herein. In the event
the Mayor or a member of the Board of Aldermen may elect to decline
the payment set forth herein, at the request of the specific Mayor
or member of the Board of Aldermen, the City Clerk shall prepare a
statement setting forth same for the use of said Mayor or member of
the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1978 §§21.210, 24.050, 24.160]
A.
The
Mayor shall appoint all committees, subject to the concurrence of
the Board of Aldermen, the appointment or election of which is not
otherwise provided for by this Code or other ordinance.
B.
Special Committees. All special committees shall be appointed
by the Mayor of the City unless otherwise ordered by a majority of
the Board. By consent of a majority of the Board, a special committee
may be appointed at any time to hold public hearings for the Board
upon any matter pending before it. A special committee is a committee
composed of members of the Board of Aldermen; the concurrence of the
Board shall not be required as to the membership of the special committee,
unless the Board shall order otherwise.
C.
Standing Committees Appointed. The Mayor shall, at the first
(1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen after each annual election,
name the members of such standing committees as he/she deems necessary
which shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Aldermen.
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of
Aldermen but shall not vote on any question except in case of a tie,
nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers
and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of
the City and the State laws relating to such City are complied with.
[CC 1978 §21.220]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Warsaw, as follows:" No ordinance
shall be passed except by bill and no bill shall become an ordinance
unless on its final passage a majority of the members elected to the
Board of Aldermen shall vote for it and the "ayes" and "nays" be entered
on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced to the
Board of Aldermen 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 Board of Aldermen. 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 Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance until
it shall have been signed by the Mayor or person exercising the duties
of the Mayor's office or shall have been passed over the Mayor's veto
as herein provided.
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance and
every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections
thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause
the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal
and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote 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 City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll
and the bill thus certified 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. The Mayor shall have
power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen;
provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of any two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe
and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious
transaction of its business.
The Board of Aldermen shall semi-annually each year, at times
to be set by the Board of Aldermen, make out and spread upon their
records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts
and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending
with the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of such
report, which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper
in the City.
In the event the financial statement of the City is not published as required by Section 110.100, the Treasurer of the City shall not pay out any money of the City on any warrant or order of the Board of Aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any Treasurer violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a ordinance violation.
The Board of Aldermen 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 in which such City is located, to execute
such process. The officer making such service shall be allowed to
receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court
for similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting
President of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer
oaths to witnesses.
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all
official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.
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 he/she is hereby authorized to call on every
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Board
of Aldermen 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.
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances
of the City; but this Section shall not be so construed as to authorize
the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer
of said City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances
of such City.
[CC 1978 §24.010]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen of the City of Warsaw, Missouri, shall meet in regular
session in the Council room of the City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on the first
(1st) and third (3rd) Monday of each month.
1.
When any such meeting day is a holiday, the regular meeting shall
be held at such time as may be provided by the Board on motion at
the previous meeting.
2.
The Board may, by motion, dispense with any regular meeting, but
at least one (1) meeting, regular or special, must be held in each
calendar month.
[CC 1978 §24.045]
All adjourned meetings of the Board shall to all intents and
purposes be continuations of the meetings of which they are adjournments
and the same proceedings may be had at such adjourned meetings as
at the meeting of which they are adjournments.
[CC 1978 §24.020]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any three (3) members of the Board by written request filed with the City Clerk who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting in conformance with Chapter 120, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code.
[CC 1978 §24.030]
At the hour appointed, the Mayor, or in his/her absence the
Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board to
order, the Clerk shall call the roll of members and announce whether
or not a quorum is present. A majority of the full membership (including
vacancies and the Mayor of the City) of the Aldermen shall constitute
a quorum. If a quorum not be present, a smaller number may lawfully
adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.
[CC 1978 §§24.065, 24.180]
A.
Except
as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the proceedings of the
Board of Aldermen shall be controlled by Robert's Rules of Order,
as revised.
B.
The
Board of Aldermen may by resolution prescribe and enforce such rules
as it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction of its business,
but such rules shall not contravene the requirements of this Code
or other ordinance.
[CC 1978 §24.090; Ord. No. 2010-02 §1, 4-19-2010]
A.
At
the meetings of the Board of Aldermen, the order of business shall
be as follows:
1.
Call the meeting to order.
2.
Consent agenda consisting of unapproved minutes of previous meetings
and bills to be paid shall be acted upon.
3.
Petitions, remonstrances, complaints and requests and the hearing
of any person or group desiring to address the Board shall request
to be added to the agenda; and all petitions, remonstrances, complaints
and requests shall be presented to the Board in writing provided to
the City Clerk to be included within the agenda packet.
4.
Board may act on oral discussions of any petitions, remonstrances,
complaints or requests presented by the interest parties appearing
in an open meeting; however, the discussion by the interest parties
shall be limited and a total of a fifteen (15) minute time period
shall be set for all persons to speak, except where an extension of
time for oral discussion is granted by the Board.
5.
Unfinished business from the last preceding meeting or any tabled
item to be brought back for further discussion shall take precedence
over any new business.
6.
New business including bids openings.
7.
Department, board or commission business.
8.
Mayor's comments.
9.
Executive session.
10.
Adjournment.
B.
By
request of the Mayor or Board of Aldermen the agenda items may be
taken out of alignment for expediency.
[Ord. No. 522, 10-4-2023]
Regular attendance at scheduled Board meetings is a principal
duty of the elected official. Failure to attend three (3) consecutive
regular scheduled Board meetings, without a medical excuse or being
excused by a majority of the entire Board of Aldermen, may be considered
grounds for impeachment. Notice of absence will be directed to the
Mayor, Administrator, or designee, prior to the scheduled meeting.
If circumstances do not allow advance notice, then notification will
be made no later than the Thursday before the next scheduled meeting.
The Board of Aldermen will address the absence under the Council discussion
section of the agenda.
