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City of Clarkson Valley Missouri |
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Cross References-As to park board, ch. 230; as to planning and zoning commission, ch. 400; police department, ch. 200; architectural board, §500.180.
A. Any member of a City board or commission and any commissioner may resign by letter notice to the Board of Aldermen. Resignations may be immediate or for a future date in no event to exceed thirty (30) days from date of filing of notice.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this Code or by State Statute, the Mayor may, with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, remove from office any member of a City board or commission at will, and any such member may be so removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members elected to the Board of Aldermen, independently of the Mayor's approval or recommendation. (CC 1990 §2-252; Code 1977 §5.080)
In the event of the absence or disability of the chairman of any board or commission, the vice-chairman, if there be one, shall act in the stead of the chairman in all matters before such board or commission, but if the vice-chairman be also absent or disabled, or if there be no vice-chairman, that member of the board or commission next most senior in time and longevity by reason of service on such board or commission shall be the acting chairman during the absence or disability of the chairman. The acting chairman shall, while so acting, have the same authority, discretion and rights as the chairman of such board or commission. The chairman of all boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor unless otherwise provided by State law, this Code or an ordinance of the City. (CC 1990 §2-253; Code 1977 §5.090)
A. All elected and appointed officials, as well as employees of a political subdivision, must comply with Section 105.454 of the Missouri Revised Statutes on conflicts of interest, as well as any other State law governing official conduct by public officials and employees.
B. Any member of the governing body of a political subdivision who has a "substantial or private interest" in any measure, bill, order or ordinance proposed or pending before such governing body must disclose that interest to the secretary or clerk of such body and such disclosure shall be recorded in the appropriate journal of the governing body. "Substantial or private interest" is defined as ownership by the individual, his spouse, or his dependent children, whether singularly or collectively, directly or indirectly of:
1. Ten percent (10%) or more of any business entity;2. An interest having a value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more; or
3. The receipt of a salary, gratuity or other compensation or remuneration of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more, per year from any individual, partnership, organization, or association within any calendar year.
At such time as the City falls within the purview of Chapter 105, RSMo., due to its annual operating expenses being in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), then each elected official, the City Clerk and the Chief Purchasing Officer, if any, shall disclose in writing the following information by May first (1st) if any such transactions occurred during the previous calendar year:
1. For such person, and all persons within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity of such person, the date and the identities of the parties to each transaction with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that such person had with the political subdivision, other than compensation received as an employee or payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the political subdivision, and other than transfers for no consideration to the political subdivision.
2. The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction known to the person with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that any business entity in which such person had a substantial interest, had with the political subdivision, other than payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the political subdivision or transactions involving payment for providing utility service to the political subdivision, and other than transfers for no consideration to the political subdivision.
3. The City Clerk and the Chief Purchasing Officer, if any, also shall disclose in writing by May first (1st) for the previous calendar year the following information:
a. The name and address of each of the employers of such person from whom income of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more was received during the year covered by the statement;b. The name and address of each sole proprietorship that he owned; the name, address and the general nature of the business conducted of each general partnership and joint venture in which he was a partner or participant; the name and address of each partner or co-participant for each partnership or joint venture unless such names and addresses are filed by the partnership or joint venture with the Secretary of State; the name, address and general nature of the business conducted by any closely held corporation or limited partnership in which the person owned ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the outstanding stock or limited partnership units; and the name of any publicly regulated stock exchange or automated quotation system in which the person owned two percent (2%) or more of any class of outstanding stock, limited partnership units or other equity interests;
c. The name and address of each corporation for which such person served in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
A. The financial interest statements shall be filed at the following times, but no person is required to file more than one (1) financial interest statement in any calendar year:
1. Every person required to file a financial interest statement shall file the statement annually not later than May first (1st) and the statement shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December thirty-first (31st); provided that any member of the Board of Aldermen may supplement the financial interest statement to report additional interests acquired after December thirty-first (31st) of the covered year until the date of filing of the financial interest statement.2. Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within thirty (30) days of such appointment or employment.
B. Financial disclosure reports giving the financial information required in Section 105.070 hereof shall be filed with the local political subdivision and the Missouri Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.