All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
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
Dellwood 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
Dellwood shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall 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
Dellwood shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall 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 odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Dellwood 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.
A.
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 17th Tuesday prior to, nor later
than 5:00 P.M., on the 14th 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.
B.
Any person filing a declaration of candidacy shall simultaneously
pay the following filing fee:
[R.O. 2012 § 105.025(C); CC 1989 § 1-38; Ord. No. 732 § 1, 12-27-1977; Ord. No. 914 § 1, 4-28-1986; Ord. No. 944 § 1, 8-8-1988; Ord. No. 1080 §§ 3 – 4, 6-28-1999]
A.
No
person shall qualify as a candidate for elective public office in
the State of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty
to a felony under the Federal laws of the United States of America
or to a felony under the laws of this State or an offense committed
in another state that would be considered a felony in this State.
B.
Any
person who files as a candidate for election to a public office shall
be disqualified from participation in the election for which the candidate
has filed if such person is delinquent in the payment of any State
income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property
taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or if the person is a past or present corporate officer of any fee
office that owes any taxes to the State.
C.
Each
potential candidate for election to a public office shall file an
affidavit with the Department of Revenue and include a copy of the
affidavit with the declaration of candidacy required under Section
115.349, RSMo. Such affidavit shall be in substantially the form as
set out in Section 115.306, RSMo.
D.
Upon
receipt of a complaint alleging a delinquency of the candidate in
the filing or payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State, the Department of Revenue shall investigate such potential
candidate to verify the claim contained in the complaint. If the Department
of Revenue finds a positive affirmation to be false, the Department
shall contact the Secretary of State, or the election official who
accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy, and the potential
candidate. The Department shall notify the candidate of the outstanding
tax owed and give the candidate thirty (30) days to remit any such
outstanding taxes owed which are not the subject of dispute between
the Department and the candidate. If the candidate fails to remit
such amounts in full within thirty (30) days, the candidate shall
be disqualified from participating in the current election and barred
from refiling for an entire election cycle even if the individual
pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the subject of the complaint.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 17th 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 Board of
Election Commissioners 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.
[R.O. 2012 § 105.060]
A.
The City is divided into four (4) wards, from each of which shall
be elected two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen.
B.
The wards shall have the following boundaries:
[Ord. No. OR-30-2012, 10-3-2012]
1.
Ward I: Ward I shall include that portion of the City lying
west of the centerline of West Florissant and south of the centerline
of Chambers Road. Also included in Ward I are the southernmost parcels
on Dellridge Lane, being lot No. 1 thru lot No. 13, and lot No. 53
thru lot No. 62 of Dellwood Hills Subdivision (addresses 10000 Dellridge
Lane thru 10105 Dellridge Lane), and all parcels on and fronting Lakemoor
Drive, being lot No. 26 thru lot No. 53 of Dellwood Hills Subdivision.
2.
Ward II: Ward II shall include that portion of the City lying
within the following boundaries:
Beginning at a point in the centerline of Chambers Road at its
easternmost point of intersection with the City limit boundary line;
thence west along the centerline of Chambers Road to its intersection
with the centerline of West Florissant Avenue; thence north along
the centerline of West Florissant Avenue to its intersection with
Hudson Road; thence continuing north along the centerline of West
Florissant Avenue and along the City limit boundary line to its intersection
with the centerline of Keelen Drive; thence east along the centerline
of Keelen Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Varnum
Drive; thence south along the centerline of Varnum Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Tanner Drive; thence south along the centerline
of Tanner Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Cargill
Drive; thence east along the centerline of Cargill Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of St. Ives Drive; thence north along the centerline
of St. Ives Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Beecher
Drive; thence east along the centerline of Beecher Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Quaker Drive; thence south along the centerline
of Quaker Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Hudson
Road; thence east along the centerline of Hudson Road to its intersection
with the centerline of Janson Drive; thence south along the centerline
of Janson Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Nashua
Drive; thence west along the centerline of Nashua Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Chesley Drive; thence west along the centerline
of Chesley Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Reba Drive;
thence south along the centerline of Reba Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Champlin Drive; thence east along the centerline
of Champlin Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Doane
Drive; thence south along the centerline of Doane Drive to its intersection
with the City limit boundary line; thence west and south along the
City limit boundary line to the point of beginning in the centerline
of Chambers Road, excluding the southernmost parcels on Dellridge
Lane, being lot NO. 1 thru lot No. 13, and lot No. 53 thru lot No.
62 of Dellwood Hills Subdivision (addresses 10000 Dellridge Lane thru
10105 Dellridge Lane), and excluding all parcels on and fronting Lakemoor
Drive, being lot NO. 26 thru lot No. 53 of Dellwood Hills Subdivision.
3.
Ward III: Ward III shall include that portion of the City lying
within the following boundaries:
Beginning at a point of intersection of the centerline of Doane
Drive and the City limit boundary line; thence north along the centerline
of Doane Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Champlin
Drive; thence west along the centerline of Champline[1] Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Reba
Drive; thence north along the centerline of Reba Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Chesley Drive; thence east along the centerline
of Chesley Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Nashua
Drive; thence north along the centerline of Nashua Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Janson Drive; thence north along the centerline
of Janson Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Hudson
Raod[2]; thence east along the centerline of Hudson Road to its
intersection with the centerline of Trask Drive; thence north along
the centerline of Trask Drive to its intersection with the centerline
of Atmore Drive; thence east along the centerline of Atmore Drive
to its intersection with the City limit boundary line; thence southwardly
along the City limit boundary line to its point of beginning, at the
intersection of the City limit boundary line with the centerline of
Doane Drive.
4.
Ward IV: Ward IV shall include all of the area within the City
limit boundary line and generally north of the following line:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the western City limit
boundary line and the centerline of Keelen Drive; thence east along
the centerline of Keelen Drive to its intersection with centerline
of Varnum Drive; thence south along the centerline of Varnum Drive;
thence south along the centerline of centerline of Varnum Drive to
its intersection with the centerline of Tanner Drive; thence south
along the centerline of Tanner Drive to its intersection with the
centerline of Cargill Drive; thence east along the centerline of Cargill
Drive to its intersection with the centerline of St. Ives Drive; thence
north along the centerline of St. Ives to its intersection with the
centerline of Beecher Drive; thence east along the centerline of Beecher
Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Quaker Drive; thence
south along the centerline of Quaker Drive to its intersection with
the centerline of Hudson Road; thence east along the centerline of
Hudson Road to its intersection with the centerline of Trask Drive;
thence north along the centerline of Trask Drive to its intersection
with the centerline of Atmore Drive; thence east along the centerline
of Atmore Drive to its intersection with the City limit boundary line.
