City of Caruthersville, MO
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2023-12-04
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Title I Government Code
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Chapter 115 Officers and Employees
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Article III City Attorney
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 City Council
- Ch 115 Officers and Employees
- Ch 115 Art III City Attorney
- § 115.145 Appointment — Term of Office.
- § 115.150 Qualifications.
- § 115.160 Duties.
- § 115.170 Acting City Attorney.
- Ch 120 Boards and Committees
- Ch 125 Conflict of Interest
- Ch 130 Personnel Policy
- Ch 135 Municipal Court
- Ch 140 Finances
- Ch 145 Taxation
- Ch 150 Purchasing and Procurement
- Ch 155 Cemeteries
- Ch 160 Provisions for Urban Redevelopment Corporations
- Public Health, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 200 Police Department
- Ch 205 Fire Protection and Fire Department
- Ch 210 Animal Regulations
- Ch 215 Offenses
- Ch 220 Condition of Property — Nuisances
- Ch 225 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 230 Garbage, Refuse and Litter
- Ch 235 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 240 Emergency Management
- Ch 245 Human Relations
- Ch 250 Food Stores and Markets
- Ch 255 Airport and Aircraft Regulations
- 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, Railroad Crossings
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Drug and Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses
- 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 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Ch 375 Procedure on Arrest
- Ch 380 Licensing
- Ch 382 Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility
- Ch 385 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 390 Bicycles
- Sch I Parking Restrictions
- Sch II Weight Restrictions in Certain Locations
- Sch III Speed Limits
- Sch IV One-Way Streets
- Land Use
- Ch 400 Planning Commission
- Ch 405 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 410 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 415 Flood Plain Management
- Ch 420 Historic Preservation and Restoration Code
- Building Code
- Ch 500 Building Regulations
- Ch 503 Residential Building Code
- Ch 505 Electricity
- Ch 510 Mechanical Code
- Ch 515 Plumbing Code
- Ch 517 Fuel Gas Code
- Ch 520 Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 525 Nuisance, Dangerous and Unsafe Structures
- Ch 530 Excavations
- Ch 535 Additional Building Regulations
- Ch 540 Housing Rehabilitation Loan
- Ch 550 Right-Of-Way Management
- Ch 555 Complete Streets
- Business and Occupation
- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Business Licenses
- Ch 610 Miscellaneous Business Regulations
- Ch 615 Public Utilities
- Ch 620 Adult Entertainment Business
- Utilities
- Ttl VII Notes
- Ch 700 Water and Wastewater Department
- Ch 705 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 710 Water
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
[Ord. No. 2012-02 §2, 3-19-2012]
The Mayor shall, with the approval of the City Council, at the
first (1st) regular meeting thereof held in the month of May of each
year, appoint a qualified person to the office of City Attorney who
shall discharge such duties of such office as provided for herein.
The City Attorney so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the
Mayor and Council.
[Code 1961 §5.05(a); CC 1983 §2-121; Ord. No. 2012-02 §2, 3-19-2012]
The City Attorney shall be duly licensed as an attorney at law
in this State, and a qualified voter of the City.
[Code 1961 §5.05(b); CC 1983 §2-122; Ord. No. 2012-02 §2, 3-19-2012]
It shall be the duty of an attorney designated by the municipality
to prosecute the violations of the municipality's ordinances before
the Municipal Judge or before the Associate Circuit Judges hearing
the violations of that municipality's ordinances.
[Code 1961 §5.05(c); CC 1983 §2-123; Ord. No. 2012-02 §2, 3-19-2012]
Whenever the City Attorney shall, by reason of temporary absence
from the City, sickness or other disability, or for any other cause,
be unable to attend any court or the trial of any case, he/she may,
with the consent and approval of the Mayor, appoint some competent
attorney at law to act in his/her stead for the time being or for
that term, or for the trial of any cause or causes pending in court,
and the attorney so designated may sign all complaints and other papers
that the City Attorney should sign, if present, in his/her own name
as acting City Attorney.
