[R.O. 1997 § 110.010; Ord. No. 5 § 1, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 2, 6-25-2001]
The Mayor shall be elected for a
term of four (4) years. The Mayor shall be limited to two (2) consecutive
terms, not including time served to complete an unexpired term. Such
person cannot serve again as Mayor for four (4) years. The Mayor shall
be the President of the City Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.020; Ord. No. 5 § 2, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 2, 6-25-2001]
A.
No
person shall be Mayor unless he/she is a registered voter and a resident
of the City, at least twenty-five (25) years old, and has been a resident
of the City for at least two (2) years prior to election.
B.
When
two (2) or more candidates shall have an equal number of votes for
the office of Mayor and a higher number of votes than any other candidate
for the same office:
1.
The City Clerk shall, immediately after the results of the election
have been certified, issue a proclamation stating the fact and ordering
a special election to determine which candidate is elected to the
office. The proclamation shall set the date of the election and shall
be sent by the City Clerk to the St. Louis County Board of Election
Commissioners. In his/her proclamation, the City Clerk shall specify
the name of each candidate for the office to be voted on at the election,
and the special election shall be conducted and the votes counted
as in other elections; or
2.
If the candidates who received an equal number of votes in such election
agree to the procedure prescribed in this Subsection, the City Clerk
may, after notification of the time and place of such drawing given
to each such candidate at least five (5) days before such drawing,
determine the winner of such election by lot. Any candidate who received
an equal number of votes may decline to have his/her name put into
such drawing.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.030; Ord. No. 5 § 3, 9-1-1995]
The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive
Officer of the City and shall be recognized as the official head of
the City by the Governor for all legal purposes. The Mayor shall preside
at all meetings of the City Council and all ceremonial occasions.
The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City all contractual and
legal documents approved by the City Council. The Mayor shall be the
President of and preside over the City Council but shall not vote
except in case of a tie in the Council, when he/she shall cast the
deciding vote; but provided, however, that he/she shall have no such
power to vote in cases when he/she is an interested party. The Mayor
shall have all such other powers and duties as set forth by State
Statute or by enactment of the City Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.040; Ord. No. 5 § 4, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 2149 § 1, 3-14-2016]
Before entering upon the duties of
his/her office, the Mayor shall give a bond with sureties to be approved
by the City Attorney conditioned upon the faithful performance of
his/her duties in the sum of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
or such higher sum as may be directed by the City Council or required
by State Statute, however, coverage by a blanket bond shall satisfy
this requirement. The Mayor shall take the oath of office presented
by Statute and shall receive as compensation the sum of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000.00) per year payable in twelve (12) equal monthly
payments.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.050; Ord. No. 5 § 5, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 2, 6-25-2001]
The office of Mayor shall become
vacant upon the death or resignation of the Mayor or by his or her
forfeiture or removal from office in any manner authorized by law.
Any vacancy of the office of Mayor shall be filled by the Mayor Pro
Tempore of the Council until such vacancy is filled. In case of the
temporary absence of the Mayor or disability to perform duties of
his/her office, the Mayor Pro Tempore of the Council shall perform
the duties of Mayor until the Mayor shall return or such disability
is removed. In case of the permanent absence of the Mayor, the Mayor
Pro Tempore of the Council shall perform the duties of Mayor until
the next general municipal election for which the full filing period
remains. The election to fill the vacated office shall be for a full
term. Upon the Mayor Pro Tempore assuming the office of Mayor, the
Council seat thereby vacated by the Mayor Pro Tempore shall be filled
in the manner provided by the Charter and this Code for a vacancy
in the Council. During the time the Mayor Pro Tempore of the Council
shall act as Mayor pursuant to this Section, he/she shall receive
the same compensation that the Mayor would be entitled to.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.060; Ord. No. 5 § 6, 9-1-1995]
Every bill presented to the Mayor
and returned to the Council with the approval of the Mayor shall become
an ordinance, and every bill presented as aforesaid but returned with
his/her objections thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Council
shall cause the objections of the Mayor to be entered 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 votes on this question shall be
taken by "yeas" 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 presiding officers of the Council shall certify the
fact on the roll, and the bill thus certified shall be deposited with
the Clerk 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 City
Council, and shall also possess the power to approve all or any portion
of the general appropriation bill or to veto any item or all of the
same 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 Council the same shall become a law without
his/her signature.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.070; Ord. No. 5 § 7, 9-1-1995]
The Mayor shall also have the power
to veto any resolution or order of the Council which calls for or
contemplates the expenditure of the revenues of the City. Such vetoes
shall be noted upon the journal of the Council and shall be effective
and binding unless the Council, at a subsequent meeting thereof, general
or special, shall pass said resolution or order by a vote of three-fourths
(3/4) of all the members elected to the Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.080; Ord. No. 6 § 1, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
The City Council shall consist of
two (2) Council Members elected from each ward as established by the
Charter. Each Council Member shall be elected for a term of two (2)
years. Council Members shall be limited to four (4) consecutive terms,
not including time served to complete an unexpired term. Such person
cannot serve again as Council Member for two (2) years.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.085; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
The Council shall be the legislative
branch of the City Government and shall perform such duties and have
such powers as may be delegated to it by State Statute and the Charter.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.090; Ord. No. 6 § 2, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
The City shall be divided into eight
(8) wards as established by the Charter and two (2) Council Members
shall be elected from each ward. Terms of Council Members shall be
staggered. Each ward shall elect annually one (1) Council Member,
who shall hold office for two (2) years.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.100; Ord. No. 6 § 3, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
A.
No
person shall be a Council Member unless he or she is a registered
voter and a resident of the City ward he or she represents. Each Council
Member shall have been a resident of the ward he or she represents
for at least one (1) year prior to election.
B.
When
two (2) or more City Council candidates shall have an equal number
of votes and a higher number of votes than any other candidate for
the same office:
1.
The City Clerk shall, immediately after the results of the election
have been certified, issue a proclamation stating the fact and ordering
a special election to determine which candidate is elected to the
office. The proclamation shall set the date of the election and shall
be sent by the City Clerk to the St. Louis County Board of Election
Commissioners. In his/her proclamation, the City Clerk shall specify
the name of each candidate for the office to be voted on at the election,
and the special election shall be conducted and the votes counted
as in other elections; or
2.
If the candidates who received an equal number of votes in such election
agree to the procedure prescribed in this Subsection, the City Clerk
may, after notification of the time and place of such drawing given
to each such candidate at least five (5) days before such drawing,
determine the winner of such election by lot. Any candidate who received
an equal number of votes may decline to have his/her name put into
such drawing.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.110; Ord. No. 6 § 4, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 2150 § 1, 3-14-2016; Ord.
No. 2638, 9-27-2021]
Each Council Member of the City Council
shall take the oath of office presented by Statute and shall receive
as compensation the sum of four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800.00)
per year payable in equal monthly payments. The first payment shall
be on May first (1st) of each year after the general municipal election
with the following payments being made in arrears for the preceding
month. Should a member assume office during any month, such member
shall be paid at the same rate per month on a pro rata basis of two
hundred dollars ($200.00) per regular meeting attended, with a maximum
compensation for two (2) regular meetings per month. Should any member
resign or be removed from office during any month, such member shall
be paid at the same rate per month on a pro rata basis.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.120; Ord. No. 6 § 5, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001; Ord. No. 2183 § 1, 6-13-2016]
Annually at the first regular meeting
of the Council following certification of the results of the general
municipal election, the Council shall elect from its members a Mayor
Pro Tempore who shall hold office for the term of one (1) year and
who shall preside at Council meetings not attended by the Mayor. Whenever
the Mayor files with the City Clerk a written statement that he or
she shall be unable to fully discharge his or her powers and duties
as Mayor due to absence, disability or otherwise, the Mayor Pro Tempore
shall act as Mayor until the Mayor shall file a contrary statement.
When the Mayor is absent and no such statement has been filed, the
Council may by an affirmative roll-call vote of a least three-fourths
(3/4) of the members of the City Council direct that the Mayor Pro
Tempore shall act as Mayor until the earlier of the next meeting or
the Mayor's filing with the City Clerk a statement of his or her ability
to resume office. The Mayor Pro Tempore acting as Mayor by authority
of this Section shall have no power of veto, nor power to break a
tie vote, and shall retain the office and duties of Council Member.
In the absence of the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore at a meeting
of the Council, the Council may elect one (1) of its members present
to preside at such meeting, who shall be styled "Acting Mayor Pro
Tempore."
[R.O. 1997 § 110.130; Ord. No. 6 § 6, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 314 § 1, 2-24-1997; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001; Ord.
No. 2598, 5-10-2021; Ord. No. 2703, 4-25-2022]
The City Council shall meet regularly on the second Monday of each month beginning at such time as may be established on the agenda published pursuant to Section 110.210(A)(15) of this Code and no further notice of such regular meetings shall be required provided that if such meeting date should fall on a legal holiday or if there is no quorum present, the Mayor may determine the date of a substitute meeting. The meeting place of the Council shall be at City Hall unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor or the Council. The Council may also hold an additional regular meeting as determined by vote of the City Council or the Mayor on the fourth Monday of the month at such time as may be established on the agenda published pursuant to Section 110.210(A)(15) of this Code. In no event shall regular meetings of the Council be held outside the City limits. Work sessions of the City Council at which the City Council shall be seated as a committee of the whole and no legislative action shall be taken, may be conducted at such time and place as may be established on the agenda published pursuant to Section 110.210(A)(15) of this Code. Notice of regular meetings shall be posted at the City Hall.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.140; Ord. No. 6 § 7, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
The Mayor may, or at the request
of at least one-fourth (1/4) of the members of the City Council shall,
call a special meeting of the Council for a time not earlier than
twenty-four (24) hours after written notice is given to the Mayor
and all members of the Council then in the City, except for emergencies
and in accordance with the provisions of the State Sunshine Act as
may be amended from time to time.[1]
[R.O. 1997 § 110.150; Ord. No. 6 § 8, 9-1-1995]
All meetings of the City Council,
Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, and all other boards,
commissions, committees and agencies of the City of Wildwood, and
any committee or subcommittee thereof, shall be deemed to be public
meetings, open to the public, except when meeting for ministerial
or social purposes or as otherwise provided by law.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.160; Ord. No. 6 § 9, 9-1-1995]
A closed executive session may be
convened on affirmative public vote of a majority of the members present
at a meeting of the Council. Closed meetings may be called for any
reason permitted by the State Sunshine Act, Section 610.021, RSMo.,
as may be amended, upon compliance with any mandatory procedures.
The Mayor or any four (4) members of the Council may cause the City
Clerk to publish appropriate notice of the intent to convene an executive
session of any regular or special meeting. Attendance in an executive
session shall be limited to such persons as the Council may require
for advice and information.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.170; Ord. No. 6 § 10, 9-1-1995]
Nine (9) members of the Council shall
constitute a quorum to do business, but no action thereof shall be
valid unless at least five (5) members shall vote in favor of such
action.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.180; Ord. No. 6 § 11, 9-1-1995]
The Council shall cause to be kept
a journal of its proceedings, and the "yeas" and "nays" of the members
shall be entered on any question at the desire of any two (2) members.
The Council may prescribe and enforce such rules as may be necessary
to secure the attendance of its members in the expeditious transaction
of its business.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.190; Ord. No. 6 § 12, 9-1-1995]
The style of the ordinances of the
City of Wildwood shall be as follows: "Be it ordained by the Council
of the City of Wildwood 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 Council shall
vote therefor, and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be entered on the journal.
Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced to the Council 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 Council. 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 Council. No bill shall become an
ordinance until it shall have been signed by the officer presiding
at the meeting of the Council at which it shall have been passed.
When so signed, it shall be delivered to the Mayor for his/her approval
and signature, or his/her veto.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.200; Ord. No. 6 § 13, 9-1-1995]
A.
The business of all regular meetings of
the Council shall be transacted in the following order, unless the
Council by a majority vote of members present votes to suspend the
rules and change the order.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.210; Ord. No. 6 § 14, 9-1-1995]
A.
The following rules of procedure shall
govern the conduct of all meetings of the City Council, although these
rules, other than those prescribed by Statute, may be suspended at
any time by the consent of a majority of the Council present at any
meeting.
1.
The Presiding Officer shall decide
all questions of order.
2.
Any Council Member may appeal to
the Council from a ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal
is seconded, the member making the appeal may briefly state his/her
reason for the same, and the Presiding Officer may briefly explain
his/her ruling; but there shall be no debate on the appeal, and no
other member shall participate in the discussion. The Presiding Officer
then shall put the question, "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?"
If a majority of the Council Members present vote "aye," the ruling
of the chair is sustained; otherwise, it is overruled. For purposes
of this Section, the chair may not vote on the question. A tie vote
sustains the chair.
3.
Council Members and other officers
shall occupy their respective seats in the Council Chamber assigned
to them by the Mayor.
4.
A member of Council discussing a
question shall address the Mayor and no member of Council has the
floor until recognized by the Mayor.
5.
When recognized by the chair, a Council
Member shall confine himself/herself to the question under debate,
avoid personalities and refrain from impugning the motives of any
other member's argument, or vote. No member shall address the chair
or demand the floor while any vote is being taken.
6.
Any Council Member shall have the
right to express dissent from or protest against any ordinance or
resolution of Council and have the reason therefor entered upon the
minutes. Such dissent or protest must be filed in writing, couched
in respectful language, and presented to Council not later than the
next regular meeting following the date of passage of the ordinance
or resolution objected to.
7.
When a question is before the Council,
no motion shall be entertained except:
a.
To adjourn.
b.
To fix hour of adjournment.
c.
To lay on table.
d.
For previous question.
e.
To postpone to a certain day.
f.
To refer.
g.
To amend.
h.
To postpone indefinitely.
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These motions shall have precedence
in the order indicated. Any such motion, except a motion to amend,
shall be put to a vote without debate.
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8.
All motions and amendments shall
be reduced to writing at the request of the Mayor or any Councilman
and shall be handed to the City Clerk, who shall read the same to
the City Council. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be
stated by the chair before debate. A motion may not be withdrawn by
the mover without the consent of the member seconding it and the approval
of Council.
9.
The Presiding Officer may at any
time, by a majority vote of the Council, permit a Council Member to
introduce an ordinance, resolution or motion out of the regular order.
10.
A motion to adjourn shall be in order
at any time, except as follows:
11.
After the decision on any question,
any Council Member who voted with the majority may move a reconsideration
of any action at the same or the next succeeding meeting, provided
however, that a resolution authorizing or relating to any contract
may be reconsidered at any time before final execution thereof. A
motion to reconsider requires a simple majority for passage. After
a motion for reconsideration has once been acted on, no other motion
for a reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent.
12.
Any ordinance that shall have had
its first reading (and not then read a second time) when presented
in the Council, shall, if not at the same meeting, be taken up by
the Council at its next session and shall be read the second time,
and thereupon shall be open for debate and amendment. On the close
of debate the Presiding Officer shall entertain a motion to vote on
the ordinance for final passage.
13.
No vote or action of the City Council
shall be rescinded at any special meeting unless there be present
at such meeting as many members of the Council as were present when
such vote or action was taken.
15.
The Mayor shall set the agenda for
each regular meeting and each special meeting, and shall make the
same known to the Council and to the press as far in advance of such
meeting as may be practicable, preferably two (2) days in advance
of such meeting. The published agenda may be altered or suspended
by vote of the Council present and voting.
16.
Public Participation:
[Ord. No. 2437, 1-14-2019]
a.
The general public shall be afforded
an opportunity to address the Council during the portion of the order
of business set aside for public participation. Any person desiring
to address the Council shall first, before the announced conclusion
of public comments, fill out a public participation speaker card containing
the name and residence address of the speaker and the topic of his
or her comments and submit it to the City Clerk. When called by the
City Clerk, the person wishing to speak shall approach the designated
microphone and identify themselves, stating the ward of the City within
which they live or work, or, if neither is applicable, their City
of residence. Each speaker shall be allowed five (5) minutes to speak.
The Mayor will be responsible for enforcing time limits.
b.
If a member of the public asks a
direct question of a member of the Council or the Mayor, time will
be set aside on the agenda immediately after the conclusion of all
public comments for the Mayor or any member of the Council to respond
to such a question with brief response as facilitated by the Mayor
as chair of the meeting.
17.
Remote Participation Policy. The Mayor or any Council Member may
attend and participate in a meeting of the City Council from a remote
location via videoconferencing provided that such attendance and participation
is in compliance with the Remote Participation Policy set forth herein
and any applicable laws.
[Ord. No. 2618, 5-10-2021]
a.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED MEETING
OPEN MEETING LAW
QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING
VIDEOCONFERENCE
Definitions. For purposes of this Remote Participation Policy, the
terms and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings:
Shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 610.010,
RSMo.
Sections 610.010, et seq., RSMo.
Shall apply to the action of public governmental bodies,
acting in their administrative capacity, who are required to investigate
facts, or ascertain the existence of facts, hold hearings, and draw
conclusions from them, as a basis for their official action, and to
exercise discretion of a judicial nature. A determination of whether
a proceeding is quasi-judicial, shall be guided by whether the City
Council exercised such traditional judicial powers as the conducting
of hearings at which witnesses may be summoned and examined, documents
subpoenaed, and judgments handed down.
A conference among members of the City Council remote from
one another who are linked by interactive telecommunication devices
permitting both visual and auditory communication between and among
members of the City Council and members of the public physically present
at the meeting location. During any videoconference both the visual
and auditory communications functions of the devices shall be used.
b.
Policy Statement. It is the policy of the City of Wildwood that the
Mayor and any Council Member may attend and participate in any City
Council meeting from a remote location via videoconferencing provided
that such attendance and participation is in compliance with this
policy and any other applicable laws. The Mayor and City Council Members
are encouraged to make all efforts to physically attend City Council
Meetings whenever possible. By promulgating these regulations, the
City Council hopes to promote greater participation in government.
The Mayor and City Council Members have a responsibility to ensure
that remote participation in City Council Meetings is not used in
a way that would defeat the purposes of the Open Meeting Law. Remote
participation will not be allowed solely for the convenience of the
Mayor or City Council Member or merely to avoid attending one (1)
or more particular City Council meetings.
c.
Prerequisites. The Mayor and Council Members shall be provided the
opportunity to attend a City Council Meeting from a remote location
if the Mayor or Council Member meets the following conditions:
(1)
The Mayor or Council Member must notify the City Clerk at least
forty-eight (48) hours before the City Council meeting of their intent
to remotely participate in the City Council meeting. The Mayor, or
in the case of the Mayor submitting notice provided for herein, the
Mayor Pro Tem, may waive this requirement for good cause so long as
the delinquent notice would not cause the City to violate any other
provision of this policy;
(2)
The Mayor and Council Members who participate remotely and all
Council Members physically present at the City Council Meeting location
shall be clearly visible and audible to each other;
(3)
In the notice to the City Clerk required herein, the Mayor or
Council Member must assert one (1) of the following reasons why he
or she is unable to physically attend a City Council meeting, including
either: 1) because of personal illness or disability; 2) because of
employment duties outside the City, military service or other business
of the City of Wildwood; or 3) because of a family or personal emergency;
(4)
A majority of all the members of the City Council must be physically
present at the City Council meeting location;
(5)
The Mayor and each Council Member are prohibited from participating
remotely more than six (6) times in a calendar year; and
(6)
No more than three (3) Council Members shall be permitted to participate remotely in any one (1) City Council meeting. If more than three (3) members desire to participate remotely in the same City Council meeting, priority shall be granted to those who first notified the City Clerk pursuant to Subsection (A)(17)(c)(1) of this Policy.
(7)
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Subsection (A)(17)(c) to the contrary:
(a)
Upon a determination by the Mayor that a state of emergency exists in the City, the Mayor may allow the Mayor and all Council Members to remotely participate in one (1) or more City Council meetings without otherwise complying with the prerequisite requirements of this Subsections (A)(17)(c) or (e) of this policy. The cause for the state of emergency declared by the Mayor shall be reflected in the minutes of the first meeting at which the Mayor or Council Members were allowed to participate without complying with the provisions of this Subsection (A)(17)(c) of this policy;
(b)
The City Council may allow the Mayor or any Council Member to participate in City Council meetings remotely as a reasonable accommodation necessitated by any permanent or temporary disability upon the request of the Mayor or Council Member and the presentation of appropriate documentation supportive of the need for the reasonable accommodation. No member of the City Council participating remotely pursuant to this subparagraph, shall contribute to the limitations set forth in subsection (A)(17)(c)(5) of this policy; and
(c)
Should any City Council meeting be scheduled to begin prior
to 7:00 p.m., the Mayor and any Council Member may, and the City Council
shall provide accommodation for, remote participation for the Mayor
and a number of Council Members equaling less than a majority of the
entire membership of the City Council at any such City Council meeting.
d.
Technology. The City Administrator shall determine which of the acceptable
methods may be used for City Council meetings, subject to availability
of technology and appropriation of funds. The Mayor may decide how
to address technical difficulties that arise as a result of utilizing
remote participation, but is encouraged, wherever possible, to suspend
discussion while reasonable efforts are made to correct any problem
that interferes with a remote participant's ability to see and hear
or be seen and heard clearly by all persons physically present at
the City Council meeting location. If technical difficulties result
in a remote participant being disconnected from the City Council meeting,
that fact and the time at which the disconnection occurred shall be
noted in the meeting minutes.
e.
Quorum. Except as set forth in Subsection (A)(17)(c)(7) of this policy, for a City Council meeting to continue there shall always be a quorum physically present.
f.
Minutes. The Mayor or Council Member participating remotely shall
be counted as present by means of videoconference for that City Council
meeting. The meeting minutes of the City Council shall reflect and
state specifically whether each member is physically present or present
by videoconference.
g.
Participation by Remote Member. The Mayor or Council Member permitted
to participate remotely will be able to express his or her comments
during the public meeting and participate in the same capacity as
those physically present, subject to all general public meeting guidelines
and procedures previously adopted and adhered to. The remote participant
shall be heard, considered, and counted as to any vote taken. Accordingly,
the name of any remote participant shall be called during any vote
taken, and his or her vote counted, recorded and placed in the minutes
for the corresponding meeting. A remote participant may leave a meeting
and return as is the case of any member physically present, provided
the remote participant shall announce his or her departure and return.
h.
Closed Meetings. A majority of all the City Council must be physically
present at any closed meeting. Neither the Mayor nor any Council Member
may remotely participate in a closed meeting by videoconference.
i.
Quasi-Judicial Proceeding. No Council Member may remotely participate
in any quasi-judicial proceeding. If a quasi-judicial proceeding is
only part of a City Council meeting, the Council Member participating
remotely shall abstain from participating or voting in the quasi-judicial
proceeding.
j.
Costs. Payment of any costs associated with remote participation,
including videoconferencing and other audio and video equipment, must
be approved by the City Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.220; Ord. No. 6 § 15, 9-1-1995]
The rules contained in the current
edition of "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised" shall be the parliamentary
authority and shall govern the conduct of all meetings of the Council
in all cases where they are not inconsistent with Statute or with
the Rules of Procedure herein or hereafter adopted.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.230; Ord. No. 6 § 16, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 1607 § 1, 3-23-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb any meeting of the City Council or of any committee thereof. Violation of the provisions of this Section shall be an offense, punishable by a fine and imprisonment as set out in Section 100.140 of this Code.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.240; Ord. No. 6 § 17, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 3, 6-25-2001]
The office of Council Member shall
become vacant upon the death or resignation of the Council Member
or by his or her forfeiture of or removal from office by any manner
authorized by law. A vacancy in the City Council shall be filled at
the next general municipal election for which the full filing period
remains. Until the person elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired
term takes office, the Mayor or person acting as Mayor with advice
and consent of a majority of the members of the City Council shall
appoint a qualified person to fill the office until the next general
municipal election at which the vacancy is filled.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.250; Ord. No. 6 § 18, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 188 § 1, 12-26-1995; Ord. No. 333 § 1, 4-28-1997; Ord. No. 526 § 1, 4-26-1999; Ord. No. 2184 § 1, 5-23-2016; Ord. No. 2202 § 1,8-22-2016]
B.
Membership — Appointment. Each of
the three (3) Council standing committees shall elect a chairperson
from amongst its members; shall consist of no less than eight (8)
members of City Council and shall meet no less than once per month.
The Mayor and Council Members not on the Administration and Public
Works Committee will be considered ex officio, non-voting members
of the committee and are welcome to attend and comment. The Mayor
and Council Members not on the Planning and Parks Committee will be
considered ex officio, non-voting members of the committee and are
welcome to attend and comment. The Mayor and Council Members not on
the Economic Development Committee will be considered ex officio,
non-voting members of the committee and are welcome to attend and
comment.
C.
Functions. The functions of the various
committees shall include, but shall not be limited to:
1.
Making recommendations to the Council
or to the City Administrator, or both, concerning any of the matters
within its purview, when requested and also at other times when it
appears that the best interest of the City and its residents will
be served thereby;
2.
Formulating, with the assistance
of the staff, long-range plans and evaluation and revision if necessary
of such plans as adopted; and
3.
Reviewing and recommending legislation
concerning any of the matters within its purview.
[R.O. 1997 § 110.260; Ord. No. 6 § 19, 9-1-1995]
Any deviation or defect in compliance
with any procedure for the enactment of ordinances or of any other
Council procedure or rule shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any enactment finally approved unless necessarily invalidated under
the laws of Missouri.
