The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and shall
hold their office for a term of three (3) years, and until their successor
shall be elected and qualified. No person shall be Mayor who is not
twenty-five (25) years of age prior to commencing a term of office,
a citizen of the United States, an inhabitant and resident of the
City at the time of and for at least two (2) years next preceding
their election, and a qualified voter during their term of office;
nor shall any person be a candidate for Mayor, elected the Mayor,
or hold office as Mayor, who is in arrears for unpaid City taxes,
subject to any City liens or forfeitures, and shall comply with all
provisions of Section 115.306 RSMo.
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of their office,
the Mayor shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before
the City Clerk that they possess all the qualifications prescribed
of this City; they will support the Constitution of the United States
and of this State, and this Code and other ordinances of this City,
and that they will faithfully discharge their official duties.
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code
or other ordinances of the City.
In accordance with the provisions of the City Charter and the
City Code, the Mayor, with the advice and consent of six (6) out of
eight (8) members of the entire City Council, shall have the power
to appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, Prosecuting Attorney,
and Municipal Judge. The Mayor shall also, with the advice and consent
of a majority of the City Council, appoint the citizen members of
the Planning and Zoning Commission, Park Board, Board of Adjustment
and such other officers as they may be authorized to appoint.
The Mayor shall preside over the City Council, but shall not vote on any question, except in the case of a tie, nor preside over or vote in cases when they are an interested party, shall exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the City, and shall take care that this Code or other ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such City, are complied with. Whenever an action under this Code requires the vote of the Council, the Mayor may vote to break a tie in accordance with Section
4.4 of the Charter.
The Mayor shall, at least annually, communicate a State of the
City address to the Council. In the event there is a vacancy in the
office of the Mayor with no elected Mayor available to give the State
of the City address, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall deliver such address.
An ordinance or resolution adopted by the Council shall be presented to the Mayor for the Mayor's approval. The Mayor shall either sign the same or, within ten (10) days of receipt of the ordinance or resolution, return it to the City Council, with a written statement of the Mayor's reasons for disapproval. For purposes of this Section and Section
4.4 of the City Charter, the word "receipt" shall mean the date of final passage of an ordinance or the adoption of a resolution. Ordinances or resolutions vetoed by the Mayor shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the Council, and the Council may pass the ordinance or resolution over the veto by an affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the entire Council. If any ordinance or resolution be neither signed nor returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days of receipt by the Mayor, the same shall be deemed approved by the Mayor as if the Mayor had signed it.
In the case of the physical absence of the Mayor and Mayor Pro
Tem, the remaining members of the Council shall select a Presiding
Officer to serve over the meeting or until the next regular municipal
election.