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Home My Public Portal AboutORD14610 BILL NO. 2009-73 SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN Carroll ORDINANCE NO. 14610 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, SUBMITTING SEVERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON TO A VOTE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article III (The Council) Section 2 (Composition, eligibility, election, and terms) Subsection (d) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be amended to read as follows: (d) Limitation on tens. A councilman is prohibited from serving more than eight years on the City council.wiHrnnyAny service resulting from an appointment after April.2010 or resultine from an election or appointment occurring prior to April 6n', 1993,die effective dnte of this amendment shall not be counted toward the total number of years a person cocHd can serve. Section 2. The amendment as set forth in Section 3 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be held on the 61h day of April, 2010, at the places designated by the Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION A Shall Subsection D Section 3.2 of Article III (The Council) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended to provide that the limitation of a councilman to serve 8 years includes only service following an election and not resulting from a mid-term appointment; as provided in Ordinance No. 14610 passed and approved by the City Council on November 16, 2009. Section 3.Article IV. (Mayor)Section 1 (Election,term; qualifications) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be amended to read as follows: Section 4.1. Election,Term; Qualifications. (a) The mayor shall be election elected by the qualified voters of the city at regular municipal general elections held in 1987 and each four years thereafter.He shall hold his office for a Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown thr . Inserted text is shown thus. term of four years and until his successor is elected and installed. No person shall be elected fT to the office of mayor who is not at least thirty years of age,a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter of the city and a resident thereof for two years next preceding his election, nor shall any person be elected to such office who shall, at the time of his election, be in arrears for any unpaid city taxes or unpaid jud meat against the ep rson the C tv includine any debt to the municipal Court,or guilty of forfeiture or defalcation in office. (b) Limitation on terms. A person is prohibited from serving more than eight years as Mayor, with any service resulting from an election or appointment occurring prior to A ril 6t6.1993 , of counted toward the total number of years a person could serve. Section 4. The amendment as set forth in Section 5 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be held on the 6 l day of April, 2010, at the places designated by the Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION B Shall Section 4.1 of Article IV (Mayor) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended to prohibit citizens from running for mayor if the person owes an unpaid debt to the City as provided in Ordinance No. 14610 passed and approved by the City Council on November 16, 2009. Section 5. Article VI. (Administrative organization and personnel system) Section 3 (Police Department) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be amended to read as follows: Section 6.3. Police Department. (a) Merit System Required.A system of personnel administration based on merit principles and designed to secure efficient administration shall be established by ordinance for all officers, positions and employees of the police department. (b) Merit Provisions. Any ordinance concerning the merit system police department shall observe the following provisions for the appointment,promotion,suspension,demotion,or discharge of metnbers of the police department: I. A personnel board shall be created and whose members shall be prescribed by ordinance. 2. The personnel board shall give examinations to candidates for appointment or promotion and shall certify lists of eligibles to the mayor. 3. The mayor,with the consent of a majority of the council,shall appoint or promote all personnel in the police department,solely from the list of eligibles certified by the personnel board. 4. All persons so appointed or promoted shall be at will employees of the City suhiect to the provisions herein. efficient sercioc 5. Any person suspended, demoted, or discharged for misbehavior or inefficiency shall, upon his application, be granted a public or closed hearing before the Drafter's Note: Deleted text is shown th=. Inserted text is shown thus. 7 Section 6. The amendment as set forth in Section 7 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be held on the 6`h day of April, 2010, at the places designated by the Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION C Shall Section 6.3 of Article VI (Administrative Organization and Personnel System) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended to: 1. Eliminate the requirement that the police personnel board be appointed based upon political party affiliation; and 2. Affirm that police officers are at will employees; and 3. Allow a police officer appealing a disciplinary action to elect to have the hearing either open to the public or closed to the public; as provided in Ordinance No. 14610 passed and approved by the City Council on November 16, 2009. Section 7. Article VIII (Nominations and elections) Section 4 (Council wards) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be amended to read as follows: Section 8.4. Council Wards. There shall be five council wards,bounded and numbered the same as the wards which exist at the time of adoption of this charter. Ward boundaries shall be established by ordinance and shall be reestablished at least following each decennial census.Wards shall comprise compact and contiguous territory and shall contain,as nearly as possible,an equal number of inhabitants. Section 8. The amendment as set forth in Section 9 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be held on the 6th day of April, 2010, at the places designated by the Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION D Shall Section 8.4 of Article XIII (Nominations and Elections) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended by allowing the City Council to amend ward boundaries when necessary and not only following a decennial census as provided in Ordinance No. 14610 passed and approved by the City Council on November 16, 2009. Section 9. ARTICLE X (Franchises) of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be DmHer's Note: Deleted text is shown then. Inserted text is shown thus. 3 deleted. Section 10. The amendment as set forth in Section 9 shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be held on the 6 l day of April, 2010, at the places designated by the Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: PROPOSITION E Shall the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended by deleting Article X (Franchises)which will allow the City Council to contract directly for franchise agreements as provided in Ordinance No. 14610 passed and approved by the City Council on November 16, 2009. Section 11. The Mayor and City Clerk shall prepare and execute the form of the Notice of said Election and shall transmit the same to the Election Authority for the City of Jefferson, Missouri and request said election be conducted by law. Section 12. If a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election shall vote in favor of the approval of this ordinance, then the same shall be binding in full force and effect from and after such approval. Section 13. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, as such holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. Section 14. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Passed: November 16, 2009 Approved: /�(V ZO 2CIL) S`Preess ing Officer Mayor A APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk City ounselor Dnfter's Nate: Deleted text is shown&ns. Insetted text is shown thus. 4