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[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The City Council shall, at its first meeting after the general City election or as soon thereafter as practical, elect by a majority vote a City Attorney for the City, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The City Attorney shall be a resident of the City and licensed to practice law in the state.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; Ord. No. 7548 , § 1, 7-3-1986 ] The duties of the City Attorney shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To appoint, with the consent of the City Council, and to direct and supervise Assistant City Attorneys and prosecuting attorneys. (2) To prosecute or defend before the Mayor, the Municipal Judge or any magistrate, all actions brought by or against the City and all actions brought by or against any officer of the City on account of his official acts or in the discharge of the duties of his office. (3) To prosecute or defend all suits or actions that may be brought by or against the City in any court of record or before any commission or board, including the Public Service Commission of the state. (4) T...

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The City Attorney may appoint Assistant City Attorneys with the approval of the City Council. The Assistant City Attorneys shall report to the City Attorney and shall handle such matters as may be assigned by the City Attorney.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The City Prosecutor shall be appointed by the City Attorney with the approval of the City Council. The City Prosecutor shall prosecute all cases pending before the Municipal Judge of the City, shall prosecute all appeals from matters heard in the Municipal Court, and shall perform such other legal services as may be assigned by the City Attorney. The City Attorney may appoint Assistant City Prosecutors with the approval of the City Council. The assistant prosecuting attorneys shall have all of the authority vested by law in the prosecuting attorney.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The City Attorney, Assistant City Attorneys and the City Prosecutor shall receive such compensation for their services as the City Council shall from time to time determine. Such compensation may be provided by fees and may be paid directly to such officers or to a law firm or firms of which they are members or employees.

[1] Editor's Note: Former Div. 8, City Engineer, Div. 9, Building Commissioner, and Div. 10, Health Commissioner, which immediately followed this division, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1 , General Provisions, Art. II ).

The fiscal year of the City shall begin with the first day of April and end on the last day of the succeeding March unless otherwise provided by City ordinance.

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 2-296, Official bonds, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1 , General Provisions, Art. II ).

(a) All requests for payment of City expenditures shall be approved by the Chief Administrative Officer or an individual so designated by the Chief Administrative Officer before any payment shall be made. No expenditure shall be paid unless funds for such expenditure have been appropriated by the Council. (b) All orders for the payment of City funds from City depositories shall be executed by the Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of Finance, the City Clerk and/or an individual so designated by the Chief Administrative Officer. Facsimile signatures may be used in accordance with procedures established by the Director of Finance and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer. (c) No officer or employee of the City shall enter into any undertaking...

The City shall establish and maintain those funds required by law and sound financial administration.

(a) Payments. No payment shall be made from City funds until the City employee so designated by ordinance certifies that there has been an appropriation therefor and that sufficient funds remain of such appropriation to cover such payment. (b) Obligations. (1) Current. No obligation to pay funds may be incurred by the City except as required by the Charter or in accordance with procedures established by the City Council. No other obligation of the City may be undertaken unless approved by the City Council. No ordinance undertaking any obligation to pay funds may be finally approved until the City employee so designated by ordinance certifies that sufficient funds have been appropriated or are appropriated by such ordinance to satisfy such obligation. (2) ...

Before the appointment of any depository of City funds shall become effective, the depository shall accept as a binding contract between itself and the City all of the provisions of Chapter 95 , RSMo., relating to depositories of City funds.

The Director of Finance shall credit all interest income received in the various City funds.

(a) Each three months the Chief Administrative Officer shall provide a detailed itemized statement of receipts and expenses of the City and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding three months and furnish printed copies to the City library and post said report online and make said report available on request in accordance with Missouri law. (b) At the end of each year, the City Council shall cause a complete examination of all the books and accounts of the City to be made by an independent certified public accountant or firm of such accountants and shall publish the results of the examination in the manner prescribed in Subsection (a) for publication of statements of quarterly expenditures.

The Director of Finance, after receiving from the County Clerk the certified abstract of the County Clerk assessment books of real and personal property within the City, shall present to the City Council the following information: (1) The assessed valuation by category of real, personal and other tangible property within the City for the fiscal year for which the tax is to be levied; (2) The assessed valuation by category of real, personal and other tangible property within the City for the preceding taxable year; and (3) The amount of revenue required to be provided from the property tax as set forth in the annual budget adopted by the City Council as provided subsequently in this Code, and the tax rate proposed to be set.

The City shall be authorized to sell any bonds as may now or hereafter be authorized by law. Bonds sold by the City may be sold at private or public sale as authorized by law. In the event such bonds are to be sold at public sale, the same shall be sold upon sealed proposals after reasonable notice has been given as provided by ordinance or otherwise by law. Any public sale shall be conducted according to the terms and conditions provided by ordinance.