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.
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.
The Board of Aldermen shall elect one (1) of its own number
who shall be styled "Acting President of the Board of Aldermen" and
who shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
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.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen 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.
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 he/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.
The style of the ordinances of the City shall be "Be it ordained
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Twin Oaks, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 2016 § 110.110; Ord. No.
16-02 § 2, 12-7-2016]
No elected official may hold an appointed position as a salaried
City Official, nor while serving in an elected office do the work
assigned to an appointed official for which compensation other than
reimbursable expenses is paid.
[R.O. 2016 § 110.120; Ord. No.
16-02 § 2, 12-7-2016]
A. Duly elected or appointed Aldermen or the Mayor shall be entitled
to compensation for services in a monthly sum as set by the Board
from time to time. Compensation is to be paid during the next staff
normal pay period following a full month of service. When Board membership
changes occur during a month, the rate of pay for the incoming and
outgoing Aldermen and Mayor will be determined by the number of days
in the month divided by the monthly rate to determine a daily rate
and then each Alderman (or Mayor) shall be paid for the number of
days served with each Alderman (or Mayor) receiving pay for the day
of transition.
B. In addition to the compensation set forth in Subsection
(A), an Alderman (or Mayor) may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the conduct of Twin Oaks business as authorized by the Board.
[R.O. 2016 § 110.040; Ord. No.
16-02 § 2, 12-7-2016]
A. Regular monthly meetings of the Board shall be held at the City office
on the first and third Wednesdays of each month beginning at 6:30
P.M. Such regularly scheduled meetings may be rescheduled or convened
by the Mayor at a different time or place, provided that all meetings
shall be held in conformance with Chapter 610, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 24-11, 7-17-2024]
B. Work session meetings of the Board may be held at such times as may
be duly noticed and posted. As with the regularly scheduled meetings,
work sessions may be rescheduled or convened by the Mayor at a different
time or place depending on the nature and number of topics, provided
all meetings shall be held in conformance with Chapter 610, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 18-20, 6-6-2018; Ord. No. 24-11, 7-17-2024]
C. Special meetings of the Board may be called by any two (2) members
of the Board by requesting such special meeting with the City Clerk,
who shall thereupon prepare a notice of such special meeting. Special
meetings may also be called by the Mayor in the same manner. The notice
of such special meeting shall state the date and hour of the meeting
and the purpose for which the meeting is called, and no business shall
be transacted thereat except such as is stated in the notice. Said
notice of the time and object of the special meeting shall be given
to each member of the Board by the City Clerk causing such notice
to be delivered to the members' official City-provided e-mail address
at least twenty-four (24) hours before stated special meeting. Such
notice shall also be posted within the City Hall in a manner visible
to the general public and shall be made available to any representative
of the news media who requests notice of meetings of the Board at
least twenty-four (24) hours before said special meeting. By unanimous
consent, a special meeting may be held at any time; provided, however,
that when twenty-four-hour notice cannot be given or when the time
or place is not convenient or accessible to the public, the nature
of the good cause justifying that departure from the normal requirements
shall be stated in the minutes.
At the hour appointed, the Mayor, or in his/her absence the
Acting President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board of
Aldermen to order, and the Clerk shall call the roll of members and
announce whether or not a quorum is present. A majority of the members
elected to the Board of 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. 2016 § 110.050; Ord. No.
16-02 § 2, 12-7-2016]
Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of the
Board, except when otherwise provided by ordinance, and any question
arising thereunder shall be decided by the Mayor subject to appeal
to the Board by any member.