The elective officers of the City and their terms shall be those set out in Section
105.020 of this Code.
[R.O. 2004 § 115.020; Ord. No. 1.17 § 8, 6-7-1955; Ord. No. 1.60 § 1, 1-17-1974; Ord.
No. 1.313, 2-27-2024]
The Mayor, with the approval of the
majority of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint
the Fire Chief, Director of Public Works, Chief of Police, City Collector,
a Treasurer, a City Counselor, a City Prosecuting Attorney and such
other officers as he/she may be authorized by ordinance to appoint
at the first regular meeting of said Board of Aldermen in May after
his/her election and qualification or as soon thereafter as he/she
may deem proper, which said officers may hold their said respective
offices for a term of one (1) year and until their successors are
appointed and qualified. The offices of City Counselor and City Prosecuting
Attorney may be separate and distinct, and the appointees thereof
shall be duly licensed attorneys at law.
All officers elected to offices or
appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office under the City
Government shall be voters under the laws and Constitution of this
State and the ordinances of the City except that appointed officers
need not be voters of the City. No person shall be elected or appointed
to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid City
taxes or forfeiture or defalcation in office. All officers, except
appointed officers, shall be residents of the City.
Every officer of the City and his/her
assistants and every Alderman, before entering upon the duties of
his/her office, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation
before some court of record in the County, or the City Clerk, that
he/she possesses all the qualifications prescribed for his/her office
by law; that he/she will support the Constitution of the United States
and of the State of Missouri, the provisions of all laws of this State
affecting Cities of this class, and the ordinances of the City, and
faithfully demean himself/herself while in office; which official
oath or affirmation shall be filed with the City Clerk. Every officer
of the City, when required by law or ordinance, shall, within fifteen
(15) days after his/her appointment or election, and before entering
upon the discharge of the duties of his/her office, give bond to the
City in such sum and with such sureties as may be designated by ordinance,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her duty, and that
he/she will pay over all monies belonging to the City, as provided
by law, that may come into his/her hands. If any person elected or
appointed to any office shall fail to take and subscribe such oath
or affirmation or to give bond as herein required, his/her office
shall be deemed vacant. For any breach of condition of any such bond,
suit may be instituted thereon by the City, or by any person in the
name of the City, to the use of such person. The bond provisions of
this Section may be satisfied by the securing of a blanket bond or
blanket bonds, approved by the Board of Aldermen, covering such officers
by name or position.
The Board of Aldermen shall fix the
compensation of all the officers and employees of the City by ordinance.
The salary of an officer shall not be changed during the time for
which he/she was elected or appointed.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective
office, the Mayor or the person exercising the duties of the Mayor
shall cause a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen to convene
where a successor to the vacant office shall be selected by appointment
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining
members of the Board of Aldermen. If the vacancy is in the office
of Mayor, nominations of a successor may be made by any member of
the Board of Aldermen and selected with the consent of a majority
of the members of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen may
adopt procedures to fill vacancies consistent with this Section. The
successor shall serve until the next regular municipal election. If
a vacancy occurs in any office not elective, the Mayor shall appoint
a suitable person to discharge the duties of such office until the
first regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which
time such vacancy shall be permanently filled.
The duties, powers and privileges
of officers of every character in any way connected with the City
Government, not herein defined, shall be prescribed by ordinance.
Bonds may be required of any such officers for faithfulness in office
in all respects.