[CC 1996 §§ 135.000, 135.010; Ord. No. 10 § 98]
A.
City Collector. There is hereby created the office
of City Collector, which office holder shall enjoy and possess the
powers, duties, and responsibilities as set forth by Chapter 79, RSMo.
(1994). The person serving as City Collector may be one and the same
person as is the Chief of Police as provided by Chapter 79.330, RSMo.
(1994), or may be the City Clerk, and shall be appointed by the Board
of Aldermen.
B.
Qualifications, Oath And Bond. The City Collector
shall be over the age of twenty-one (21) years and shall be a resident
of the City at the time of entering upon the discharge of the duties
of City Collector, and shall give an official bond in a sum to be
fixed from time to time by the Board of Aldermen conditioned for a
just and true accounting for all moneys or other property that may
be within the control of the City Collector and belonging to the City
for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, which bond
shall be presented to and approved by the Board of Aldermen and filed
with the City Clerk thereafter.
The Collector shall annually, at such times
as may be designated by ordinance, make a detailed report to the Board
of Aldermen stating the various monies collected by him/her during
the year, and the amounts uncollected, and the names of the persons
from which he/she failed to collect, and the causes therefor.
