Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 81 - Special Charter Cities and Towns
Section 81.280 - Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be effective after vote (cities of 7,500 to 100,000 in certain counties).

Effective - 02 Jan 1979
81.280. Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be effective after vote (cities of 7,500 to 100,000 in certain counties). — 1. At municipal elections in all cities and towns under special legislative charters, located in a county containing a city, or a part of a city, of over four hundred thousand population, which have attained a population of seven thousand five hundred inhabitants, and not more than one hundred thousand there shall be elected one alderman from each ward for a four-year term; at municipal elections there shall be elected a mayor for a four-year term; and there shall be elected an attorney, a treasurer, who shall be, by virtue of his office, collector of revenue of the city, an auditor, a municipal judge, and a clerk, each of whom shall hold his respective office for a term of two years, and their successors shall be elected accordingly, except that any such city may provide by ordinance that the attorney, treasurer, municipal judge, and clerk be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the city council, and the ordinance may further provide that all or any of such officers when so appointed and any of the appointive officers of any such city, except the members of any board created by statute, shall hold office for an indefinite term and at the pleasure of the mayor and city council. In addition to the above officers the city council shall provide by ordinance for the appointment of an assessor and a chief of police, whose duties shall be prescribed by ordinance.
2. The city council may by ordinance combine the offices of clerk and treasurer. When so combined, this office may be filled by election at municipal elections or may be made appointive by ordinance under the same provisions applying to the offices separately.
3. The provisions of this section shall apply only after a majority of the voters voting thereon at a municipal election approve the effectiveness of this section for such city or town. The question shall be placed upon the ballot by a petition signed by a number of voters of the city or town equal to five percent of the total number of votes cast for mayor at the last election, or by a resolution of the board of aldermen of the city or town.
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(L. 1965 p. 194 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971 merged with H.B. 1634)
Effective 8-13-78 (H.B. 971); 1-02-79 (H.B. 1634)

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages

Chapter 81 - Special Charter Cities and Towns

Section 81.010 - Certain cities and towns declared cities and towns under special charter.

Section 81.013 - Amendment of charter, procedure.

Section 81.020 - Special charter cities may take census, when.

Section 81.030 - Census, how taken — false return, misdemeanor (fourth class cities, special charter cities and towns).

Section 81.040 - Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000).

Section 81.050 - Election and terms of officers (cities of 1,000 and less than 3,000).

Section 81.060 - Notice of claim for damages on account of injury shall be given, when (cities of 500 to 3,000).

Section 81.070 - Election of certain officers (cities of 3,000 to 10,000), exceptions.

Section 81.075 - Officers — elections (cities attaining 3,000 to 10,000 after grant of charter in certain counties).

Section 81.080 - Extension of limits, how — inclusion of another city, procedure (cities of 20,000 or less).

Section 81.090 - Establishment and maintenance of city jail (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.100 - Authorization for commitment of prisoners (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.110 - Construction of jail — bond (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.120 - Construction of levees — bond (cities of 10,000 or less).

Section 81.130 - Farming lands, exclusion — procedure (cities of 20,000 or less).

Section 81.140 - Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.150 - Election of aldermen — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.160 - Enactment of ordinances — additional power (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.170 - Condemnation of private property (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.180 - Acquired property — management, regulation (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.190 - Acquisition of property — regulation of business (cities of 10,000 to 30,000).

Section 81.195 - Officers, terms (cities of 30,000 to 250,000 in certain counties).

Section 81.200 - Extension of limits (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.210 - Changes of wards by ordinance (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.220 - Notice of proposed change — when to take effect (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.230 - Disposition of acquired territory — qualified voters (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.240 - Change not to be made, when (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.250 - Numbering wards — territory (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.260 - Election of aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.270 - Change in wards not to affect aldermen (cities of 20,000 and less than 250,000).

Section 81.280 - Elective officers — terms — appointment — offices combined — section to be effective after vote (cities of 7,500 to 100,000 in certain counties).