All City elections shall be conducted and held
in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.020; Ord. No. 616, 12-15-2009[1]]
A.
A municipal election for the qualified voters of this
City shall be held 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 even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Bourbon shall be held for the purpose of electing a
Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and
until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
C.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April
of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Bourbon shall be held for the purpose of electing one
(1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term
of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April
of even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Bourbon shall be held for the purpose of electing one
(1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term
of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
E.
(Reserved)
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 616 put to election
the question of appointment of Collector, which was passed in the
election of 4-6-2010.
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.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.050]
The Declaration of Candidacy forms are on file
in the City Clerk's office.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify
the County Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the 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 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. 2004 § 105.070; CC 1982 §§ 1-3,
1-4; Ord. No. 245 § 2, 3-5-1974]
A.
Ward I. All that part of the City of Bourbon, Missouri,
which lies north of the following described line shall be Ward I:
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Old Highway 66
and the west City limit of the City of Bourbon, Missouri; thence northeastwardly
along said Old Highway 66 to its intersection with Crawford County
Route J; thence north on Route J to its intersection with Interstate
Highway 44; thence east on the centerline to its intersection with
the centerline of Interstate 44; thence eastwardly on the centerline
of Interstate 44 to the City limit of the City of Bourbon, Missouri.
B.
Ward II. All that part of the City of Bourbon, Missouri,
which lies south of the following described line shall be Ward II:
Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Old Highway 66
and the west City limit of the City of Bourbon, Missouri; thence northeastwardly
along Old Highway 66 to its intersection with Crawford County Route
J; thence north on Route J to its intersection with Interstate Highway
44; thence east on the centerline to its intersection with the centerline
of Interstate Highway 44; thence eastwardly on the centerline of Interstate
Highway 44 to the City limit of the City of Bourbon, Missouri.