The inhabitants of the City of Raymore, within the corporate
limits as now established or as hereafter established in the manner
then provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic
and corporate in perpetuity under the name of the City of Raymore.
Except where expressly stated otherwise or where the context
clearly requires otherwise:
Throughout this Charter, the word "City" with the first letter
of the word capitalized, shall mean the City of Raymore, Missouri;
Whenever an action under this Charter requires the vote of the Council, this shall mean a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Councilmembers present. In the event of a tie of the Councilmembers, the Mayor may vote to break a tie in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Charter;
Whenever an action under this Charter requires the vote of the entire Council, this shall mean a vote of at least five (5) of the eight (8) Councilmembers present. In the event of a four (4) to four (4) tie of the eight (8) Councilmembers, the Mayor may vote to break the tie in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Charter;
Whenever this Charter requires a journal of proceedings to be
kept, the term "journal" shall mean a record in a form that is capable
of being kept for an indefinite time and that can be reproduced in
a form that is capable of being read by a human being;
Whenever this Charter requires a journal or record to be open
to public inspection, this shall mean open to public inspection in
accordance with Missouri law;
In Section 3.6 the prohibition against a former Councilmember holding City employment until one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the Councilmember was elected to the Council shall not be deemed to prohibit a Councilmember from running for Mayor during the last year of the Councilmember's term or a former Councilmember from running for Mayor within one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the Councilmember was elected to the Council;
In Section 4.5 the prohibition against the Mayor holding City employment until one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the Mayor was elected shall not be deemed to prohibit a Mayor from running for Councilmember during the last year of the Mayor's term or a former Mayor from running for Councilmember within one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the Mayor was elected;
In Subsection (d) of Section 7.2 the prohibition against a former Municipal Judge holding City employment until one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the Judge was appointed shall not be deemed to prohibit a former Judge from running for Mayor or Councilmember within one (1) year after the expiration of the Judge's contract with the City; nor of the Council hiring the former Municipal Judge to serve a new term as Municipal Judge;
In Subsection (b) of Section 10.4 the court referred to shall be deemed to be the Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri;
Any prohibition against a former City Prosecuting Attorney holding
City employment until one (1) year after the expiration of the term
for which the City Prosecuting Attorney was appointed shall not be
deemed to prohibit a former City Prosecuting Attorney from running
for Mayor or Councilmember within one (1) year after the expiration
of the City Prosecuting Attorney's contract with the City nor of the
Council hiring the former City Prosecuting Attorney to serve a new
term as Prosecuting Attorney.
(Ord. No. 28045 Question 1, 5-19-08; Ord. No. 28083 Question
1, 8-25-08; Ord. No. 2017-078, Questions 1, 2, 3, 10, 11-27-17)
