[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986]
A free public library and reading room is hereby established
in the City which shall be governed by a board of nine directors in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 182.140 to 182.280, inclusive,
RSMo.
[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986]
All ordinances of the City establishing a civil service system
and prescribing the duties, rights and compensation of City personnel,
including all pension ordinances, are hereby expressly saved from
repeal, and are continued in full force and effect.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Appendix E, Personnel Rules and Regulations.
[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986]
All appointments and promotions of City officers and employees
shall be on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination
or other evidence of competence.
[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986]
(a)
Activities prohibited.
(1)
No person shall be appointed to or removed from or in any way favored
or discriminated against with respect to any City position or appointive
City administrative office because of race, sex, age, physical handicap,
political or religious opinions or affiliations.
(2)
No person shall willfully make any false statement, certificate,
mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment
under the provisions of the City Charter or the ordinances, rules,
and regulations made thereunder, or in any manner commit or attempt
to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of such provisions,
ordinances, rules and regulations.
(3)
No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any
City position or appointive City administrative office shall directly
or indirectly give, render or pay any money, service or other valuable
thing to any person for or in connection with such person's test,
appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986; Ord. No. 8079, § 1, 9-5-1991; Ord. No. 8445, § 1, 8-17-1995; Ord. No. 10030, § 1, 8-18-2011; Ord. No. 10088, § 1, 9-6-2012; Ord. No. 10144, § 1, 9-5-2013; Ord. No. 10218, § 1, 9-4-2014; Ord. No. 10282, § 1, 9-3-2015; Ord. No. 10352, § 1, 9-1-2016; Ord. No. 10427, § 1, 8-17-2017; Ord. No. 10492, 6-7-2018; Ord. No.
10620, 9-5-2019; Ord. No. 10723, 8-19-2021; Ord. No. 10823, 8-17-2023]
(a)
All elected and appointed officials as well as employees of the City
must comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 105.450 through
105.498, RSMo., on conflicts of interest as well as any other state
law governing official conduct.
(b)
Any City officer, board member, Council member, commission member, committee member or employee who has a substantial financial interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any land, material, supplies or services to the City or to a contractor supplying the City, shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating as a City officer, board member, Council member, commission member, committee member or employee in the making of such contract. Any person who is a City officer, board member, Council member, commission member, committee member or employee who willfully conceals such a substantial financial interest or willfully violates the requirements of this Subsection (b) shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall forfeit such person's office or position. Violation of this Subsection (b) with the knowledge, express or implied, of the person or corporation contracting with or making a sale to the City shall render the contract or sale voidable by the Chief Administrative Officer of the City Council.
(c)
Any member of the governing body of the City who has a substantial
or private interest in any measure, bill, order or ordinance proposed
or pending before such governing body must disclose that interest
to the City Clerk, and such disclosure shall be recorded in the appropriate
journal of the City. For the purposes of this Section, "substantial
or private interest" is defined as ownership by the individual,
his or her spouse, or his or her dependent children, whether singularly
or collectively, directly or indirectly of:
(1)
Ten percent (10%) or more of any business entity; or
(2)
An interest having a value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or
more; or
(3)
The receipt of a salary, gratuity, or other compensation or remuneration
of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more per year from any individual,
partnership, organization, or association within any calendar year.
(d)
Each elected official, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Chief
Purchasing Officer as identified in Section 105.483(11), RSMo., and
the general counsel, if any, shall disclose the following information
by May 1 if any such transactions occurred during the previous calendar
year:
(1)
For such person, and all persons within the first degree of consanguinity
or affinity of such person, the date and the identities of the parties
to each transaction with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars
($500.00) per transaction, if any, that such person had with the City,
other than compensation received as an employee or payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City, and other than transfers for
no consideration to the City.
(2)
The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction known
to the person with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars
($500.00) per transaction, if any, that any business entity in which
such person had a substantial interest, had with the City, other than
payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City or transactions
involving payment for providing utility service to the City, and other
than transfers for no consideration to the City.
(3)
The Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Purchasing Officer
also shall disclose by May 1 for the previous calendar year the following
information:
a.
The name and address of each of the employers of such person from
whom income of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more was received
during the year covered by the statement;
b.
The name and address of each sole proprietorship that he/she owned,
the name, address and the general nature of the business conducted
of each general partnership and joint venture in which he/she was
partner or participant; the name and address of each partner or coparticipant
for each partnership or joint venture unless such names and addresses
are filed by the partnership or joint venture with the Secretary of
State; the name, address and general nature of the business conducted
of any closely held corporation or limited partnership in which the
person owned ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the outstanding
stock or limited partnership units; and the name of any publicly traded
corporation or limited partnership that is listed on a regulated stock
exchange or automated quotation system in which the person owned two
percent (2%) or more of any class of outstanding stock, limited partnership
units or other equity interests;
c.
The name and address of each corporation for which such person served
in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
(e)
The financial interest statements shall be filed at the following
times, but no person is required to file more than one (1) financial
interest statement in any calendar year;
(1)
Every person required to file a financial interest statement shall
file the statement annually not later than May 1, and the statement
shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December
31; provided that any member of the City Council may supplement the
financial interest statement to report additional interests acquired
after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of
the financial interest statement.
(2)
Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within thirty
(30) days of such appointment or employment.
[Ord. No. 7497, § 1, 3-13-1986]
No City employee shall solicit any contribution for the campaign
fund of any candidate for Kirkwood City office or take part in the
political campaign of any candidate for Kirkwood City office. All
employees may exercise their rights as private citizens to express
opinions and, if a registered voter in Kirkwood, sign a nominating
petition for any City candidate and vote in any City election. Political
affiliation, participation or contribution shall not be considered
in making any City employment decision. No City officer, employee
or member of a board or commission shall use official authority or
official influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting
the result of an election to or nomination for Kirkwood City office.
No City officer, employee or member of a board or commission shall,
directly or indirectly, coerce, attempt to coerce, command, advise,
or solicit a City employee to pay, lend, or contribute anything of
value to a party, committee, organization, agency or person for political
or electoral purposes.
