All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 939, 11-30-2021]
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 odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Sturgeon 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
Sturgeon shall be held for the purpose of electing one-half of the
members of the Board of Aldermen who shall each 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
Sturgeon shall be held for the purpose of electing one-half of the
members of the Board of Aldermen who shall each hold his/her office
for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected
and qualified.
E. 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
Sturgeon shall be held for the purpose of electing a Collector who
shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 940, 1-24-2022]
Pursuant to the authority granted by, and subject to, the provisions
of Section 115.124, RSMo., for six (6) years no election shall be
held if the number of candidates for each office in the City of Sturgeon
is equal to the number of positions for each office within the City
of Sturgeon to be filled by the election.
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 16th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 11th 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.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 16th 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.
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.
[CC 2010 § 4.165; Ord. No. 713, 2-22-2010; Ord. No. 939, 11-30-2021]
The City of Sturgeon hereby chooses to elect City Aldermen at
large as authorized in Section 79.060.2, RSMo. Under this option,
the seats of Aldermen shall be filled at-large as soon as the current
terms expire. Each year thereafter, one-half (1/2) of the Board of
Aldermen shall stand for election at large for a two-year term.