[R.O. 2004 § 110.010; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least eighteen
(18) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.020; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident
of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding
his/her election.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.030; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Board shall elect one (1) of their own number who shall
be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and who shall
serve for a term of one (1) year.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.040; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify, or from any other cause whatever, the Acting President of
the Board of Aldermen shall, for the time being, perform the duties
of Mayor, with all the rights, privileges, powers and jurisdiction
of the Mayor, until such vacancy be filled or such disability be removed;
or, in case of temporary absence, until the Mayor's return.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.050; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of each City governed by this
Chapter shall have the care, management and control of the City and
its finances, and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all
ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State,
and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the
City, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade
and commerce, and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such
other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary
to carry such powers into effect, and to alter, modify or repeal the
same.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.060; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of
Aldermen but shall not vote on any question except in case of a tie,
nor shall be/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers
and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of
the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.070; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
A.
The
style of the ordinances of the City shall be: "Be it ordained by the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Duquesne, as follows:" No ordinance
shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance
unless on its final passage a majority of the members elected to the
Board of Aldermen shall vote for it, and the "ayes" and "nays" be
entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced
to the Board of Aldermen in writing and shall be read by title or
in full two (2) times prior to passage, both readings may occur at
a single meeting of the Board of Aldermen. If the proposed ordinance
is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made
available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under
consideration by the Board of Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance
until it shall have been signed by the Mayor, or person exercising
the duties of the Mayor's office, or shall have been passed over the
Mayor's veto, as herein provided.
B.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to ordinances proposed
or passed under Section 79.135, RSMo.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.080; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance, and
every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections
thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause
the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal
and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
Mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be
taken by "ayes" and "nays" and the names entered upon the journal,
and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the
affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and
the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer
and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect
as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have
power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen;
provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.090; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause to be kept a journal of its
proceedings, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on any question
at the request of any two (2) members. The Board of Aldermen may prescribe
and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the expeditious
transaction of its business.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.100; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Board of Aldermen shall semiannually each year, at times
to be set by the Board of Aldermen, make out and spread upon their
records a full and detailed account and statement of the receipts
and expenditures and indebtedness of the City for the half year ending
with the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of such
report, which account and statement shall be published in some newspaper
in the City.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.105; CC 1986 § 22.170; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002; Ord. No. 309 § 1, 9-12-2016]
There shall be an annual audit conducted by an independent accounting
firm and presented to the Board of Aldermen within six (6) months
of the end of each fiscal year.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.110; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
In the event the financial statement of the City is not published as required by Section 110.100, the Treasurer of the City shall not pay out any money of the City on any warrant or order of the Board of Aldermen after the end of the month in which such financial statement should have been published until such time as such financial statement is published. Any Treasurer violating the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.120; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to
any subject under consideration in which the interest of the City
is involved and shall have power to call on the proper officers of
the City, or of the County in which such City is located, to execute
such process. The officer making such service shall be allowed to
receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the Circuit Court
for similar services, to be paid by the City. The Mayor or Acting
President of the Board of Aldermen shall have power to administer
oaths to witnesses.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.130; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City Officers elected or appointed in the City and shall approve all
official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.140; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and ordinances for the government of the City, and he/she shall cause
all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized to call on every
male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years of age and under
fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.150; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the Board
of Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the
improvement of the finances, the Police, health, security, ornament,
comfort and general prosperity of the City.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.160; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under the ordinances
of the City; but this Section shall not be so construed as to authorize
the Mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer
of said City by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances
of such City.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.170; Ord. No.
6 § 24.010, 11-7-1988; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002; Ord. No. 69 § 1, 6-8-2008; Ord.
No. 470, 6-21-2021]
The Board of Aldermen of this City shall meet in regular session
in a designated meeting area at the hour of 6:00 P.M. on the second
Monday of each month, provided that a regular meeting may be held
on a different date upon majority consent at the previous regular
meeting.
Provided, however, in the event a quorum of the Board cannot attend the regular meeting, the threat of severe weather or other emergency situation, the Mayor may cancel and reschedule the regular meeting to another time and date convenient to the members of the Board of Aldermen by providing written notice of the cancellation and rescheduling to the City Clerk who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such cancellation and a notice of the rescheduled meeting in conformance with Chapter 120, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk, immediately upon receipt of the cancellation and rescheduling of the regular meeting, to make diligent effort to notify each member of the Board, either by telephone or otherwise, of such cancellation and rescheduling.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.180; CC 1986 § 24.020; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) members of the Board by written request filed with the City Clerk who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting in conformance with Chapter 120, Open Meetings and Records Policy, of this Code. It shall also be the duty of the City Clerk, immediately upon receipt of the request for the meeting, to make diligent effort to notify each member of the Board, either by telephone or otherwise, of such special session.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.190; Ord. No.
08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
At the hour appointed, the Mayor, or in his/her absence the
Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board to
order, the Clerk shall call the roll of members and announce whether
or not a quorum is present. Three (3) of the Aldermen shall constitute
a quorum. If a quorum not be present, a smaller number may lawfully
adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.200; CC 1986 § 24.040; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
In case that a lesser number than a quorum shall convene at
a regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the majority
of the members present are authorized to direct the Police authority
or other City Officer to send for and urge the attendance of any or
all absent members upon terms and conditions and at such time as such
majority of the members present shall agree.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.210; CC 1986 § 24.045; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
All adjourned meetings of the Board prior to the conclusion
of business on the approved agenda, as amended from time to time,
at a regular or special meeting shall, to all intents and purposes,
be continuations of the meetings of which they are adjournments, and
the same proceedings may be had at such adjourned meetings as at the
meeting of which they are adjournments.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.220; CC 1986 § 24.070; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Mayor or Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall
preserve decorum and shall decide all questions of the order of motions
before the Board.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.230; CC 1986 § 24.080; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
No member of the Board of Aldermen may leave the Council chamber
while in regular or special session without permission from the Presiding
Officer.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.240; CC 1986 § 24.090; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
A.
At the meetings of the Board of Aldermen, the order of business shall
be as follows:
1.
Call the meeting to order.
2.
Roll call.
3.
Approve agenda.
4.
Public hearings as required by law or ordinance.
5.
Approve minutes of previous meetings.
6.
Financial report.
7.
Bill summary.
8.
Court report.
9.
Opening of bids.
10.
Reading of bills.
11.
Unfinished business.
12.
Petitions, remonstrances, complaints and requests and the hearing
of any person or group desiring to address the Board. All petitions,
remonstrances, complaints and requests shall be presented to the Board
in writing. However, the Board may decide to act on oral discussion
of any petitions, remonstrances, complaints and requests presented
by the interested parties appearing in open meeting. In this case
such discussion by the interested parties shall be limited to five
(5) minutes per speaker, except where an extension of time for oral
discussion is granted by the Board.
14.
Adjournment.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.250; CC 1986 § 24.180; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
The Board of Aldermen may prescribe and enforce such rules as
it may find necessary for the expeditious transaction of its business,
but such rules shall not contravene the requirements of this Code
or other ordinance or State law.
[R.O. 2004 § 110.260; CC 1986 § 24.190; Ord. No. 08 § 1B, 12-9-2002]
Any rule of the City Board of Aldermen may be repealed, altered
or amended by a majority vote of the members. Every amendment offered
shall lie on the table until the next meeting of the Board before
being voted upon except by the unanimous consent of all elected members
of the Board of Aldermen (including the Mayor). Any rule may be suspended
by a majority vote of the members of the Board.
