[R.O. 2013 § 105.010]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.020; R.O. 2005
§ 9-1; Ord. No. 41.020; Ord. No. 93-9; Ord. No. 97-27, 12-2-1997]
A. The City of Fayette will hold annual municipal
elections for the elective officers of this City on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in April of each year.
B. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April, of odd-numbered years, an election shall be held by the
qualified voters of each Ward in the City of Fayette for one (1) Alderman
for each Ward who shall hold their respective offices for the term
of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
C. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of even-numbered years, an election shall be held by the
qualified voters of each Ward in the City of Fayette for one (1) Alderman
for each Ward and Mayor who shall hold their respective offices for
the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected
and qualified.
D. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of 1990 and every four (4) years thereafter, an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward in the City of
Fayette for the City Marshal who shall hold his/her respective office
for the term of four (4) years and until his/her successor shall be
elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.020; R.O. 2005
§ 9-4; Ord. No. 41.050]
The Howard County, County Clerk shall
be the election authority for the City of Fayette.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.030]
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 County Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth 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 Section 115.125, RSMo., 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 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 § 105.030; R.O. 2005
§ 1-37; Ord. No. 41.010 § 1]
The City of Fayette is hereby divided
into three (3) wards to be known as the "East Ward," the "Northwest
Ward," and the "Southwest Ward" as described below.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.130; R.O. 2005
§ 1-38; Ord. No. 41.010 § 1(A); Ord. No. 93-34]
The East Ward of the City of Fayette,
Missouri, shall consist of all that portion within the limits of said
City lying east of the following described lines: A line beginning
at the City limits on North Mulberry running south along North Mulberry,
then west on East Elm Street, then north through the Central Methodist
College grounds at North Main Street, then west on East Spring Street
extended into the college grounds, then north on North Church Street,
then west on Lucky Street, then south on Linn Avenue to West Walnut
Street, then west on West Walnut Street, then south on South Vine
Street, then west on Jack Wills Street through property and intersecting
at Frances and Gannett Streets, then south on Gannett Street, then
southwesterly on Depot Street to South Park Avenue, then east to Perry
Street, then south to the intersection of Perry and Cottonwood Streets,
then east to the former MKT railroad bed, then south on the MKT railroad
bed to the City limits.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.140; R.O. 2005
§ 1-39; Ord. No. 41.010 § 1(B); Ord. No. 93-34]
The Northwest Ward of the City of
Fayette, Missouri, shall consist of all that portion within the limits
of said City lying northwest of the following described lines: A line
beginning at the City limits on North Mulberry running south along
North Mulberry, then west on East Elm Street, then north through the
Central Methodist College grounds at North Main Street, then west
on East Spring Street extended into the college grounds, then north
on North Church Street, then west on Lucky Street, then south on Linn
Avenue, then west on West Spring Street, then south on North Howard
Street, then west on West Elm Street, then north on State Highway
5 (Cleveland Avenue), then west on West Spring Street, then south
on Park Road, then west on West Davis Street to the City limits.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.150; R.O. 2005
§ 1-40; Ord. No. 41.010 § 1(C); Ord. No. 93-34]
The Southwest Ward of the City of
Fayette, Missouri, shall consist of all that portion within the limits
of said City lying southwest of the following described lines: A line
beginning at the City limits and West Davis Street and running east,
then north on Park Road, then east on West Spring, then south on State
Highway 5 (Cleveland Avenue), then east on West Elm Street, then north
on North Howard Street, then east on West Spring Street, then south
on Linn Avenue, then west on West Walnut Street, then south on South
Vine Street, then west on Jack Wills Street through property and intersecting
at Frances and Gannett Streets, then south on Gannett Street, then
southwesterly on Depot Street to South Park Avenue, then east to Perry
Street, then south to the intersection of Perry and Cottonwood Streets,
then east to the former MKT railroad bed, then south on the MKT railroad
bed to the City limits.
[R.O. 2013 § 105.160; R.O. 2005
§ 1-41; Ord. No. 41.010 § 2]
These wards and their boundaries
are marked on a plat of the City and made a part thereof.