Appointed officials shall serve in
their respective offices at the will of the Board of Trustees unless
otherwise provided by ordinance. Compensation shall be as provided
by ordinance.
A.
For organizational and management purposes,
the various operations of the Village shall be divided into five (5)
departments as follows:
1.
Administrative Department. The Administrative
Department shall consist of the clerical, support and administrative
functions in the Village Hall General Administrative offices, including
the positions of Village Clerk, Village Collector, Court Clerk, Violations
Bureau Clerk and such additional personnel as may be assigned to the
said offices from time to time. The Village Clerk shall be head of
the Administrative Department and shall supervise and be responsible
for day-to-day management of the affairs of the Department and assignment
of duties and responsibilities among the workforce.
2.
Police Department. The Police Department
shall consist of the law enforcement and emergency preparedness functions
of the Village, including regular, part-time, and reserve Law Enforcement
Officers, any Deputy Marshal, Police clerical personnel of the Police
Department and the Emergency Preparedness Director. The Village Marshal
and Chief of Police shall be the head of the Police Department and
shall supervise and be responsible for day-to-day management of the
affairs of the Department and the assignment of duties and responsibilities
among the workforce.
3.
Finance Department. The Finance Department
shall be responsible for the preparation and implementation of the
Village budget, the investment and safeguarding of Village funds,
payment of financial obligations of the Village, preparation for and
cooperation in audits of Village financial affairs, and the preparation
of such periodic reports as may be required. The Financial Department
shall consist of the Village Treasurer and Budget Officer. The Village
Treasurer shall be the head of the Finance Department.
4.
Public Works Department. The Public
Works Department shall consist of the street maintenance, public property
maintenance, public works, and public improvements functions of the
Village, including the Street Department and such additional employees
as may be employed in that Department from time to time. The Public
Works Director shall be head of the Public Works Department.
5.
Zoning And Building Department. The
Zoning and Building Department shall consist of the zoning administration
and enforcement, building and construction permitting, Health Code
enforcement, and Building, Electrical, and Housing Code enforcement
functions of the Village, including the Building Commissioner, the
Building Inspector and Code Enforcement Officer of the Village. The
Building Commissioner shall be head of the Zoning and Building Department.
B.
The duties of such officers, in addition
to those prescribed by law, shall be those customarily performed by
such others in like municipalities in Missouri and such as are from
time to time fixed and prescribed by this Board.
A.
For purposes of this Section, the term
"expenses" shall refer only to expenses actually and necessarily incurred
in the performance of the official business of the Village. The term
"employee" shall include all persons employed by the Village and all
elected and appointed officials.
B.
Any employee incurring any expense as defined
in this Section and seeking reimbursement of same may submit to the
Village Clerk a voucher certified as being true and correct. The Village
Clerk shall review such expense vouchers and shall authorize reimbursement
to the employee of only those expenses properly incurred.
C.
The Village Clerk may authorize the advance
payment of projected expenses when the projected expenses to be incurred
would pose a financial burden on the employee. If such an advance
is authorized, within ten (10) days after such expenses are actually
incurred the employee shall submit to the Village Clerk a voucher
for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred and any balance
of the advance remaining after expenditure.
The Village shall obtain a bond with
good and sufficient surety in any sum not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) to ensure faithful performance according to law by the
Marshal, Treasurer and the Village Collector.
A.
Selection. The Board of Trustees shall
select some qualified individual to serve as Village Clerk, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. The Village Clerk
shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by ordinance from
time to time.
B.
Duties. The Village Clerk shall have the
following duties:
1.
To have charge and custody of the
Seal, ordinances and other records, papers and documents entrusted
to his/her care and keeping by the Board of Trustees;
2.
To attend to such correspondence
as may be required;
3.
To keep the journal of the proceedings
of the Board of Trustees and to enter therein the "yeas" and "nays"
of the members of each bill presented for passage as an ordinance;
4.
To attest each ordinance passed by
subscribing his/her name on the face thereof;
5.
To issue and attest all warrants
ordered by the Board;
6.
To act as head of the Administrative
Department of the Village; and
7.
In general, to perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance or as directed by
the Board of Trustees.
C.
Duties — Assessment Of Property.
The Village Clerk shall have charge of procuring a lawful and proper
assessment of property within the Village for purposes of providing
revenue for Village purposes in the manner herein provided. It shall
be the Chairman's duty, within twenty (20) days after the date of
the final adjournment of the Board of Equalization, to see that there
is procured from the Clerk of the County Commission of Franklin County,
and that the same be immediately transmitted to the Board of Trustees,
a certified abstract from the County assessment books, as corrected
by the County Board of Equalization of all property within the Village
made taxable by law, which abstract shall by the Board of Trustees
be accepted, taken and considered as the lawful and proper assessment
on which to levy and collect the taxes of the Village. Upon receipt
of such abstract, the Board of Trustees shall by ordinance establish
the rate of tax for the year within constitutional limits.
A.
Selection And Qualifications. The Board
of Trustees shall select some qualified individual to serve as Village
Attorney who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
The Village Attorney shall receive such compensation as may be fixed
by ordinance from time to time. The Village Attorney shall be a lawyer
licensed to practice in the courts of the State of Missouri.
B.
Duties. The Village Attorney shall, when
requested, attend the meetings of the Board of Trustees, advise the
various Village officers, committees and boards upon legal questions
pertaining to their respective duties for the Village, draw ordinances,
deeds, releases, assessments, contracts, bonds and other documents
relating to municipal affairs, and represent the Village in all litigation
in the courts and before the Public Service Commission.
A.
May Combine Offices. The Board of Trustees
may, if they find it convenient to do so, appoint the same person
to the office of Village Clerk and Village Collector.
B.
Compensation Of Combined Office. In the
event of the same person holding two (2) or more offices as above
outlined, the total compensation for the performance of his/her duties
in such offices shall be as approved by the Board of Trustees.
