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

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

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

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

81.070. 1. At the next municipal election in all cities and townsunder special charters and having three thousand inhabitants and not morethan ten thousand inhabitants, except as allowed in subsection 2 of thissection, and at each municipal election thereafter, there shall be electeda mayor, a councilman at large, one councilman from each ward, a constable,an attorney, a treasurer, who shall be, by virtue of the treasurer'soffice, collector of the revenue of such city, an auditor, and a clerk, whoshall hold their respective offices for two years, and until theirsuccessors are elected and qualified. And the city council shall provideby ordinance for the election for the election or appointment of thefollowing officer, to wit: An assessor; except that the governing bodiesof cities in counties of the first class under a charter form of governmentwhich have attained a population of more than three thousand and less thanten thousand inhabitants subsequent to the granting of its special charter,may by ordinance provide that the terms of its original special charterrelating to municipal officers, their election and terms shall continue inforce notwithstanding the provisions of this section.

2. At the next municipal election in all cities and towns underspecial charters with at least three thousand inhabitants and not more thanten thousand inhabitants and located in a county of the first or secondclassification that adjoins a county of the first classification with acharter form of government, the city council may place the question ofwhether the city council shall be allowed to appoint municipal offices,other than a mayor, a councilman at large and one councilman from eachward. The city council shall provide by ordinance the ballot language tobe submitted to the voters. Upon approval by a majority of the qualifiedvoters in such city or town voting on the question, the city council shallbe allowed to appoint the specified offices.