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BILL NO. 2000-71
ORDINANCE NO. Q:20 I
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 15,
18, AND 30, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, REGARDING
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND AMENDING AND
RENUMBERING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE NO.
94 RELATING TO THE SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
ADVISORY COMMISSION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. Section 2-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Removal of members of boards
and commissions", reading as follows:
Sec. 2-1. Removal of members of boards and commissions.
Except as otherwise provided by statute, the city
council may, by motion duly made and passed, remove from
office any member of any city board or commission who, in
the council's opinion, has failed to faithfully perform
the duties of his office or who at any time lacks any
qualification for his office.
is 2erebr rpealec in its entirety.
ARTICLE 2. A new Article V in Chapter 2 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled
"Boards and Commissions", is hereby enacted, in words and figures,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE V. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Sec. 2-96. Boards and Commissions Covered.
Except as otherwise required by state or federal
law, the City Charter, or another City ordinance
specifically dealing with a particular board or
commission, the provisions of this Article shall apply to
the following boards and commissions:
Cape Girardeau Airport Board, Board of Adjustment, Board
of Appeals, Board of Examiners, Cable Television Advisory
Committee, Convention and Visitors Advisory Board, Ethics
Commission, Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course Advisory
Board, Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission,
Park and Recreation Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning
Commission, Public Library Board, Special Business
District Advisory Commission, Tree Board, Vision
2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations Council, and any
other board or commission established by the City Council
pursuant to Section 5.04, 5.05 and 5.06 of the City
Charter.
Sec. 2-97. 1 Eligibility for Membership.
(a) No member of the City Council, the Mayor, any
City employee, nor any appointed City official
shall serve on any board or commission
heretofore established or hereafter
established by the City Council during his or
her tenure as Council Member, Mayor, City
employee or appointed official, except as an
ex -officio member.
(b) The City Council shall not nominate or appoint
to any board or commission any person who is a
member of the immediate family of a council
person. Further, no City employee's immediate
family member may serve on a board or
commission in which the employee is directly
employed by the department involved.
"Immediate family" for the purpose of this
section is defined as spouse, child, brother,
sister, parent, grandparent, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law,
son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, and shall also
include step -relatives of the same degree.
(c) Every member of a board or commission
appointed by the City Council shall be a
resident of the City of Cape Girardeau. If a
board member moves from City residence, he or
she will automatically forfeit his or her
position on that board.
Sec. 2-98. Appointment of Members; Term Limits.
(a) Each member of a City board or commission
shall serve at the pleasure of the City
Council, and may be removed at any time and
for any reason by a majority vote of the City
Council.
(b) Except for alternate members, no person shall
be appointed to the same board or commission
for more than two (2) consecutive full terms,
beginning with terms that commenced on or
after January 6, 1996. This term limitation
shall not apply if the City Council makes a
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finding that special expertise is required and
there are no other qualified applicants.
(c) All persons desiring appointment or
reappointment to a particular board or
commission shall submit the appropriate
application form before the proposed
appointment is submitted to the City Council
for consideration.
(d) Each member of a City board or commission
shall continue in the office to which he was
appointed until his or her successor is
appointed and qualified, unless such member
has resigned, forfeited or been removed from
his position pursuant to the terms of this
Article.
(e) If a vacancy occurs on any board or
commission, the City Council shall fill the
vacancy by appointing a new member to serve
the balance of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2-99. Multiple Board Memberships.
No person may serve on more than one (1) City board
or commission at any one time. Any current board or
commission member desiring to apply to another board or
commission, must submit an appropriate application form
for that board or commission.
Sec. 2-100. Resignations.
All resignations from any board or commission must
be in writing, and submitted to the City Clerk.
Sec. 2-101. Attendance of Members of Boards and
Commissions Required.
(a) If any board or commission member misses three
(3) consecutive meetings of the board or
commission, or four (4) meetings in any twelve
(12) continuous months, their position on such
board or commission shall automatically be
deemed vacant and a replacement shall be named
as provided. In computing attendance, no
allowances shall be made for any excuses.
(b) Written notice by the Mayor or his designee
shall be given to each advisory board or
commission member when two (2) consecutive
meetings or three (3) meetings in any twelve
(12) continuous months, have been missed
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notifying that member of his or her status on
the board or commission.
(c) Whenever any current or former member of any
board or commission applies for appointment or
reappointment to a particular board or
commission, City staff shall advise the City
Council of the attendance record of the board
or commission member during his last twelve
(12) months of service.
Sec. 2-102. Organization.
Each City board or commission shall annually elect
one of its members as chairman, another as vice-chairman,
and another as secretary, plus such other officers as
they deem necessary, to serve a term of one (1) year.
The names of the new officers shall be reported to the
City Council within thirty (30) days after the election.
Sec. 2-103. Quorum.
A majority of the board or commission shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Sec. 2-104. Majority Votes.
All decisions or actions of any
shall be made by a majority vote
present at a meeting where a quorum
Sec. 2-105. Staff Support.
board or commission
of all the members
exists.
The City Manager shall appoint a City employee to
serve as staff liaison for each board or commission.
Sec. 2-106. Compensation.
All members of boards or commissions shall serve
without compensation, but may be reimbursed actual
expenses upon the prior approval of the City Manager.
Sec. 2-107. Rules of Procedure.
Each board or commission may adopt such rules of
procedure as it deems necessary for the conduct of its
business, procedure and the faithful performance of its
duties. Such rules shall not be inconsistent with state
or federal law, nor with any provision contained in the
Cape Girardeau City Code or City Charter.
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See. 2-108. Advisory Capacity.
Each board or commission enumerated herein shall act
solely as an advisory group to the City Council and City
Manager regarding the betterment of administrative
operations within its field and as to any specific
problems referred to it by ordinance, resolution, motion
or by the City Manager.
See. 2-109. Formation of Not -For -Profit Corporations.
No board or commission of this City shall form any
not-for-profit corporation for any purpose whatsoever
without prior approval of the City Council.
ARTICLE 3. Section 2-133 entitled "Removal, Forfeiture of
office", Section 2-134 entitled "Officers", and Section 2-135
entitled "Compensation", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
See. 2-133. Removal; forfeiture of office.
(a) The members of the ethics commission may be
removed at any time by a majority vote of the city
council.
(b) A member of the commission shall immediately
forfeit his office if he:
(1) Lacks at any time during his term of office any
qualification for the office prescribed by
this article or by law;
(2) Violates any express requirement of this
article;
(3) Remains in default to the city after notice of
such default; or
(4) Ceases to be a resident or registered voter of
the city.
Sec. 2-134. Officers.
The ethics commission shall elect a chairman, vice-
chairman, and a secretary to serve a term of one (1) year
each. The first officers, however, shall only serve until
the following January. Thereafter, the commission shall
meet annually during the month of January of each year to
elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary to serve a
term of one (1) year. No person shall serve more than two
(2) full terms as chairman. The names of the new officers
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shall be reported to the city council within fifteen (15)
days after the election.
Sec. 2-135. Compensation.
No member of the ethics commission shall receive
compensation for his service.
arq heteby-r e&led in their entirety, and new Sections 2-133, 2-
134, and 2-135 are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and
figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 2-133. Forfeiture of office.
A member of the commission shall immediately forfeit
his office if he:
(1) Lacks at any time during his term of office any
qualification for the office prescribed by
this article or by law;
(2) Violates any express requirement of this
article;
(3) Remains in default to the city after notice of
such default; or
(4) Ceases to be a resident or registered voter of
the city.
Sec. 2-134. Officers.
The ethics commission shall meet annually during the
month of January of each year to elect officers. No
person shall serve more than two (2) full terms as
chairman.
Sec. 2-135. RESERVED.
ARTICLE 4. Section 2-144 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council", reading as follows:
Sec. 2-144. Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council.
(a) Name/establishment. There is hereby established
an advisory committee which shall be named the "Vision
2000 Community Relations Council". On January 1, 2001,
however, the name of this advisory committee shall
automatically change to the "Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council".
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(b) Composition. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall consist of twelve (12)
citizen members who shall be residents of the city,
appointed by the city council, and four (4) ex -officio
members. The four (4) ex -officio members shall be the
city manager or his designee, the president of the Cape
Girardeau chamber of commerce, the director of the small
business development center, and a representative of the
city council chosen by its members. Both the appointed
members and the ex -officio members will be voting members
of this advisory committee.
(c) Term of office. The term of office of the
appointed members of the Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall be as follows: Four (4)
members shall serve for a term expiring December 31,
1998; four (4) members shall serve for a term expiring
December 31, 1999; and four (4) members shall serve for
a term expiring December 31, 2000. As the term of a
member expires, the city council shall appoint a
successor for a term of three (3) years, beginning the
first day of January following the expiration year;
except as provided below. All board members whose terms
expire prior to December 31, 2000, or any of their
successors, may only be appointed or re -appointed to
terms expiring on December 31, 2000. Thereafter, the city
council shall appoint all twelve (12) members for new
terms as follows: four (4) shall serve for a term
expiring December 31, 2001; four (4) shall serve for a
term expiring December 31, 2002; and four (4) shall serve
for a term expiring December 31, 2003. This board was
previously constituted with a membership of twelve (12)
appointed members, and on the effective date of this
article, twelve (12) citizens are currently serving three
(3) year terms as appointed members of this advisory
board. The terms of these twelve (12) members shall
continue as now constituted, except that one (1) of the
five (5) current appointed members whose term is
scheduled to expire on December 31, 1998, shall be
selected by the city council for an initial term to
expire on December 31, 1999. Otherwise, the terms of the
existing members shall expire at such time as they would
have expired had this article not been adopted. Except in
the case of a resignation or removal, members shall hold
office until their successors are appointed.
(d) Dismissals. The city council may remove any
member of the Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations
Council for misconduct or neglect of duty.
(e) Vacancies. Any vacancy in a membership shall be
filled for the unexpired term by city council
appointment.
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(f) Compensation. No
2000/Vision 2020 Community
receive compensation for his
member of the Vision
Relations Council shall
or her service.
(g) Officers and committees. The original members
of the Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations
Council shall meet within thirty (30) days of their
appointment hereunder and organize themselves by the
election of one (1) of their number as chairman, another
as vice-chairman, and another as secretary, and by the
election of such other officers as they may deem
necessary. Thereafter, new elections among the members of
the advisory board for all officer positions shall occur
annually during the month of January. The chairman, vice-
chairman and secretary of the advisory board shall
function as an executive committee, and the members of
the advisory board may create such other committees, of
both members and nonmembers, as they deem necessary.
(h) Meetings. All decisions or actions of the
Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations Council shall
be made by a majority vote of those members present and
voting at a meeting where a quorum exists. The advisory
committee shall have regular monthly meetings and such
special meetings as are called by the chairman or a
majority of the membership.
(i) Powers and duties. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council is empowered to develop a
strategic plan for the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
of community visions and goals which they would like to
have accomplished by the year 2000 and by the year 2020.
They are also empowered to solicit public input and
appoint subcommittees of members and nonmembers to assist
in the development of these strategic plans. They will
present those strategic plans to the city council for its
approval, along with any periodic updates to those plans
they feel are necessary, monitor progress of those
objectives, and, when authorized by the city council,
participate in achieving the goals of the plans through
fundraising and other volunteer activities.
(j) Budget. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council shall submit a proposed line item
budget for the annual activities of the Vision
2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations Council to the city
manager not later than April 1st of each year. The
advisory board may submit along with the budget written
recommendations, including methods of accomplishing the
goals of the strategic plans by the procurement of
services through contractual relations, and otherwise.
The city manager shall forward these recommendations
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along with his comments and recommendations to the city
council.
(k) Annual report. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall be required to submit
an annual report of its activities to the city council by
April 1st of each year.
is hereby repaI� in its entirety, and a new Section 2-144
entitled "Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations Council", is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows:
Sec. 2-144. Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council.
(a) Name/establishment. There is hereby established
an advisory committee which shall be named the "Vision
2000 Community Relations Council". On January 1, 2001,
however, the name of this advisory committee shall
automatically change to the "Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council".
(b) Composition. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall consist of twelve (12)
citizen members, appointed by the city council, and four
(4) ex -officio members. The four (4) ex -officio members
shall be the city manager or his designee, the president
of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, the director
of the Small Business Development Center, and a
representative of the city council chosen by its members.
Both the appointed members and the ex -officio members
will be voting members of this advisory committee.
(c) Term of office. The term of office of the
appointed members of the Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall be as follows: All
present terms shall expire on December 31, 2000.
Thereafter, the City Council shall appoint all twelve
(12) members for new terms as follows: four (4) members
for one (1) year, four (4) members for two (2) years, and
four (4) members for three (3) years. Then, except as
otherwise provided in Section 2-98, as the term of each
member expires, new members shall be appointed for terms
of three (3) years, beginning on the first day of
January.
(d) Officers and committees. The Vision 2000/Vision
2020 Community Relations Council shall meet annually
during the month of January to elect officers. The
chairman, vice-chairman and secretary of the advisory
board shall function as an executive committee, and the
members of the advisory board may create such other
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committees, of both members and nonmembers, as they deem
necessary.
(e) Meetings. The Visi4
Relations Council shall have
such special meetings as are
majority of the membership.
in 2000/Vision 2020 Community
regular monthly meetings and
called by the chairman or a
(f) Powers and duties. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council is empowered to develop a
strategic plan for the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
of community visions and goals which they would like to
have accomplished by the year 2000 and by the year 2020.
They are also empowered to solicit public input and
appoint subcommittees of members and nonmembers to assist
in the development of these strategic plans. They will
present those strategic plans to the city council for its
approval, along with any periodic updates to those plans
they feel are necessary, monitor progress of those
objectives, and, when authorized by the city council,
participate in achieving the goals of the plans through
fundraising and other volunteer activities.
(g) Budget. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020 Community
Relations Council shall submit a proposed line item
budget for the annual activities of the Vision
2000/Vision 2020 Community Relations Council to the city
manager not later than February 1st of each year. The
advisory board may submit along with the budget written
recommendations, including methods of accomplishing the
goals of the strategic plans by the procurement of
services through contractual relations, and otherwise.
The city manager shall forward these recommendations
along with his comments and recommendations to the city
council.
(h) Annual report. The Vision 2000/Vision 2020
Community Relations Council shall be required to submit
an annual report of its activities to the city council by
April 1st of each year.
ARTICLE 5. Section 8 entitled "Advisory Commission" and
Section 9 entitled "Duties of Advisory Commission", of Ordinance
No. 94, passed and adopted August 17, 1983, entitled "AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID SPECIAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT; SETTING FORTH ADDITIONAL TAXES WHICH MAY BE
LEVIED AND COLLECTED WITHIN SAID SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT;
ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR THE SPECIAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT AND THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF; AND DETERMINING CERTAIN
OTHER MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID SPECIAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT", are hereby amended, consolidated and Ji dt b rea
by establishing a new Article IX of Chapter 2 of the Code of
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Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled
"Special Business District Advisory Commission", in words and
figures, to read as follows:
ARTICLE I8. SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ADVISORY
COMMISSION
Sec. 2-145. Special Business
Commission.
(a) Establishment. The City
sole discretion as to how the
Business District Number 2 shall be
of City Ordinances. To assist
discretion, a Special Business
Commission is hereby created.
District Advisory
Council shall have
revenues of Special
used within the scope
in exercising this
District Advisory
(b) Membership. The Advisory Commission shall
consist of five (5) members, chosen from individuals who
own property or operate a municipally licensed business
within the boundaries of the District, with reference to
their fitness for such offices. No member of the
municipal government shall be a member of the Advisory
Commission. However, the City Manager shall be
designated an ex officio member of said commission, and
he shall be permitted to designate other city staff to
serve in an ex officio capacity from time to time.
(c) Term of Office. Except as otherwise provided
by Section 2-98 of the City Code, the City Council shall
appoint members of said Advisory Commission for terms of
three (3) years beginning on the first day of July. All
members' terms shall be staggered so that two (2)
members' terms shall expire each year, but every third
year only one (1) member's term shall expire.
Sec. 2-146. Duties of Advisory Commission.
The Advisory Commission has the responsibility of
performing the primary administrative functions of the
District. These functions include, but are not limited
to, the following:
(a) Officers and Committees. The Advisory
Commission shall meet annually during the month of July
to elect one of their number as Chairman, another as Vice
Chairman, and yet another as Secretary -Treasurer, and by
the election of such other officers as they may deem
necessary. The Chairman, Vice Chairman and
Secretary -Treasurer of the Advisory Commission shall
function as an Executive Committee, and the members of
the Advisory Commission may create such other committees
as they deem necessary.
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(b) By -Laws. The Advisory Commission shall make and
adopt such By -Laws, rules and regulations for their own
guidance and for the administration of the District as
may be appropriate, but not inconsistent with the
ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau or the statutes
of the State of Missouri.
(c) Development Plan. The Advisory Commission shall
be responsible for the development and maintenance of an
overall plan of action for the District. This plan will
be construed to be the major policy instrument of the
District, and all expenditures and activities are to be
reviewed in light of the plan. This plan shall be
consistent with the Comprehensive Development Plan of the
City. The Advisory Commission shall be required to hold
at least one meeting a year, to which all individuals
owning property and/or operating a municipally licensed
business within the boundaries of the District are
actively encouraged to attend with the expressed purpose
of reviewing and updating the plan.
(d) Budget. The Advisory Commission shall be
required to create and maintain a line -item budget for
any existing revenue and the anticipated revenue of the
District for the year following the date of the
last -published budget. Said budget must be published
annually and submitted to the City Council for approval
by the first of February. Prior to the submittal of the
budget to the City Council, the Advisory Commission shall
be required to hold at least one meeting to which all
individuals owning property and/or operating a
municipally licensed business within the boundaries of
the district are actively encouraged to attend with the
expressed purpose of reviewing the proposed budget. The
Advisory Commission may make recommendations for the
modification or elaboration of the budget to the City
Council at any time.
(e) Annual Report. The Advisory Commission shall
be required to submit an annual report of its activities
to the City Council by the first of April of each year.
This report should inventory the projects undertaken by
the District in the preceding year and their status,
minutes of all meetings held by the Advisory Commission
and any of its committees, relevant correspondence, a
copy of the latest plan adopted for the District, a
financial report of the District, a statement by the
Executive Committee on the status of the effectiveness of
the District, and such other items as may be deemed
relevant by the Advisory Commission. upon receipt of the
Annual Report, the City Council shall place the same on
file with the City Manager and note that it is available
for public inspection.
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ARTICLE 6. Section 3-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Board of appeals;
membership; term; qualifications; duties; rules and regulations",
reading as follows:
Sec. 3-7. Board of appeals; membership; term;
qualifications; duties; rules and regulations.
The mayor shall appoint a board of appeals to be
composed of at least three (3) members who will serve as
a body to which appeals may be made from the decisions of
the fire chief or his designee. The members of this board
shall serve for a period of one (1) year, without
remuneration. They shall be citizens and taxpayers of the
city and shall not have any interest in the sale or
control of any smoke prevention equipment or apparatus
which might be used effectively to reduce the emission of
dense smoke. The board of appeals may prepare such rules
and regulations as may be deemed necessary for them in
the discharge of their duties. They shall decide all
appeals properly before them, and shall either affirm,
modify or overrule the decision of the fire chief or his
designee which they may be called upon to review. On all
appeals taken to the board, appropriate hearings shall be
held after due notice thereof to the parties concerned.
All pertinent papers in the files of the bureau shall be
made available to the board in each case.
ishai. rd+reby of repeed in its entirety, and a new Section 3-7 entitled
"Boappeals; membership; term; qualifications; duties; rules
and regulations", is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and
figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 3-7. Board of appeals; membership; term;
qualifications; duties; rules and regulations.
The mayor shall appoint a board of appeals to be
composed of at least three (3) members who will serve as
a body to which appeals may be made from the decisions of
the fire chief or his designee. The members of this board
shall not have any interest in the sale or control of any
smoke prevention equipment or apparatus which might be
used effectively to reduce the emission of dense smoke.
They shall decide all appeals properly before them, and
shall either affirm, modify or overrule the decision of
the fire chief or his designee which they may be called
upon to review. On all appeals taken to the board,
appropriate hearings shall be held after due notice
thereof to the parties concerned. All pertinent papers in
the files of the bureau shall be made available to the
board in each case.
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ARTICLE 7. Section 4-2 entitled "Qualifications of board
members; terms; removal; vacancy" and Section 4-4 entitled "Board
officers; term", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
Sec. 4-2. Qualifications of board members; terms;
removal; vacancy.
(a) Qualifications. Two (2) members of the airport
board may be residents of Cape Girardeau, Scott,
Bollinger, or Perry County. The remaining members must be
residents of the City of Cape Girardeau.
(b) Terms. The city council shall appoint by formal
motion and majority action nine (9) members of the
airport board. Two (2) members shall serve for a term
expiring April 30, 1996; three (3) members shall serve
for a term expiring April 30, 1997; three (3) members
shall serve for a term expiring April 30, 1998; and one
(1) member shall serve for a term expiring April 30,
1999. This board was previously constituted with a
membership of seven (7) and, on the effective date of
this article, seven (7) citizens are currently serving
three-year terms on the Cape Girardeau Airport Board. The
terms of these seven (7) members shall continue as now
constituted and will expire at such time as they would
have expired had this article not been amended. As the
term of a member expires, the council shall appoint a
successor for a term of three (3) years, beginning the
first day of May of the expiration year; except as
provided below.
(c) Removal. A member of the airport board may be
removed at any time, with or without cause, by the
affirmative vote of four (4) members of the city council.
(d) Vacancy. If a vacancy occurs on the airport
board, the council shall fill the vacancy by appointing
a new member to serve the balance of the unexpired term.
Sec. 4-4. Board officers; term.
The airport board shall meet each year in May and
elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary to serve
a term of one (1) year. An officer may be reelected to
successive terms as a board officer.
are hereby repealed in their entirety, a new Sections 4-2 and 4-4
are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read
as follows:
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Sec. 4-2. Qualifications of board members; terms.
(a) Qualifications. Two (2) members of the airport
board may be residents of Cape Girardeau, Scott,
Bollinger, or Perry County. The remaining members must be
residents of the City of Cape Girardeau.
(b) Terms. The city council shall appoint by formal
motion and majority action nine (9) members of the
airport board. Except as otherwise provided in Section
2-98, members of the airport board shall serve for terms
of three (3) years beginning on the first day of May. All
members' terms shall be staggered so that three (3)
members' terms shall expire each year.
Sec. 4-4. Board officers; term.
The airport board shall meet each year in May and
elect officers. An officer may be reelected to successive
terms as a board officer.
ARTICLE 8. Section 7-28 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Same --Amendments",
reading as follows:
Sec. 7-28. Same --Amendments.
The BOCA National Building Code adopted by this
article is hereby modified and amended in the following
respects:
(1) Section 101.1 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Title. These regulations shall be known as
the building code of the City of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, hereinafter referred to
as "this code."
(2) Section 104.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Appointment. The code official shall be
appointed by the city manager."
(3) Section 116.4, Violation Penalties, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"The violation of this section shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not
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exceeding three (3) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."
(4) Section 117.2, Unlawful Continuance, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"The violation of this section shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not
exceeding three (3) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."
(5) Section 121.2. is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Qualification: The board of appeals shall
consist of seven (7) members for terms of five
(5) years. This board was previously
constituted with a regular membership of five
(5), and, on the effective date of this
article, five (5) citizens are currently
serving five-year terms on the board of
appeals. The terms of these five (5) regular
members shall continue as now constituted and
will expire at such time as they would have
expired has this article not been amended. Two
(2) additional members to serve terms of five
(5) years each shall be appointed by formal
motion and majority action of the chief
appointing authority. On the effective date of
this article, an alternate member is currently
serving a five-year term on the board of
appeals. That one (1) alternate member shall
be one (1) of the two (2) new regular members
set out herein and his term shall continue as
now constituted and will expire at such time
as it would have expired has this article not
been amended. Thereafter, each new member
shall serve for five (5) years or until a
successor has been appointed."
(6) Section 121.2.1 --The first paragraph is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Qualification: The board of appeals shall
consist of seven (7) individuals who shall be
residents of the city, not more than two (2)
from each of the following professions or
disciplines."
(7) Section 121.2.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
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"Alternate members: The chief appointing
authority may appoint two (2) alternate
members who shall be called by the board
chairman to hear appeals during the absence or
disqualification of a member. Alternate
members shall possess the qualifications
required for board membership, and shall be
appointed for five (5) years or until a
successor has been appointed.
(8) Section 121.5, Postponed Hearing, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Postponed Hearing. When a full board is not
present to hear an appeal, either the
appellant or the appellant's representative
shall have the right to request a postponement
of the hearing."
(9) Section 121.6. Board Decision is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Board Decision. The board shall modify or
reverse the decision of the code official by a
concurring vote given by the majority of the
members present."
(10) Exemption from section 1612.1, "Earthquake
Load, Single -Family Residence and Single -Story
Duplexes," are hereby exempted from the
requirements of section 1612.1, "Earthquake
Loads."
(11) Section 1010.4, Emergency Escape and rescue, is
hereby modified, changed and amended by adding
the following:
"The unit shall be operable from the inside
without the use of special knowledge, separate
tools or force greater than that which is
required for normal operation of the window."
(12) Section 3102.15 (Bonds and Liability Insurance)
is hereby modified, changed and amended to
read as follows:
"Filing. A person shall not erect, install,
remove, rehang or maintain over public
property any sign for which a permit is
required under the provisions of this Code
until an approved bond shall have been filed
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in the sum of one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) as herein required or until an
insurance policy shall have been filed for
public liability in the amount of one million
dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident and for
property damage in the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) as herein
required."
(13) Section 3102.15.1, Signs, General, is hereby
created to read as follows:
"Conditions. Such bond or insurance policy
shall protect and hold the jurisdiction
harmless from any and all claims or demands
for damages by reason of any negligence of the
sign hanger, contractor or agent, or by any
reason of defects in the construction, or
damages resulting from the collapse, failure
or combustion of the sign or parts thereof."
(14) Section 3102.15.2, Signs, General, is hereby
created to read as follows:
"Notice of Cancellation. The obligation herein
specified shall remain in force and in effect
during the life of every sign and shall not be
canceled by the principal or surety until
after a thirty (30) day notice to the code
official."
(15) Section 3401.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Maintenance and Repairs. The owner shall be
responsible for the maintenance and repair of
structures in accordance with the maintenance
requirements of this code, the Cape Girardeau
Minimum Property Standards and the Fire
Prevention Code listed in Chapter 35."
(16) Section 3401.4 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Periodic testing. The owner shall be
responsible for periodic tests and inspections
of all equipment where required by this code,
the Cape Girardeau Minimum Property Standards
and the Fire Prevention Code listed in Chapter
35."
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(17) Section 3408.2, Compliance Alternatives,
Applicability, is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Structures existing prior to October 31,
1996, in which there is work involving
additions, alterations or changes of
occupancy, shall be made to conform to the
requirements if this section or the provisions
of Section 3403.0 through 340007-0.
The provisions in Section 3408.2.1 through
3408.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies
that will continue to be, or are proposed to
be, in Use Groups A, B, E, F, M, R and S.
These provisions shall not apply to buildings
with occupancies in Use Group H or I."
(18) Section 920.3.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Use Groups R-2 and R-3: Single- or multiple -
station smoke detectors shall be installed and
maintained in all occupancies in Use Groups R-
2 and R-3 at the following locations:
1. In the immediate vicinity of bedrooms;
2. In all bedrooms, in Use Groups R-2, and;
3. In each story within a dwelling unit,
including basements."
is--weby r pealed in its entirety, and a new Section 7-27 entitled
"Same --Amendments" is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and
figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 7-28. Same --Amendments.
The BOCA National Building Code adopted by this
article is hereby modified and amended in the following
respects:
(1) Section 101.1 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Title. These regulations shall be known as
the building code of the City of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, hereinafter referred to
as "this code."
(2) Section 104.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
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"Appointment. The code official shall be
appointed by the city manager."
(3) Section 116.4, Violation Penalties, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"The violation of this section shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not
exceeding three (3) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."
(4) Section 117.2, Unlawful Continuance, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"The violation of this section shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not
exceeding three (3) months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."
(5) Section 121.2. is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Membership of Board: Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2-98 of the City Code, the
Board of Appeals shall consist of seven (7)
members for terms of five (5) years. All
members' terms shall be staggered so that one
(1) member's term shall expire each year, but
every third and fifth year two (2) members'
terms shall expire."
(6) Section 121.2.1 --The first paragraph is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Qualification: The board of appeals shall
consist of seven (7) individuals, not more
than two (2) from each of the following
professions or disciplines."
(7) Section 121.2.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Alternate members: The chief appointing
authority may appoint two (2) alternate
members who shall be called by the board
chairman to hear appeals during the absence or
disqualification of a member. Alternate
members shall possess the qualifications
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required for board membership, and shall be
appointed for five (5) years. The alternate
members' terms shall be staggered so that each
alternate member's term expires on a year when
only one (1) regular member's term expires.
Thus, no more than two (2) members' terms
shall expire in any given year.
(8) Section 121.2.3,
and a new
"Officers", is
follows:
"Officers. The
annually during
officers."
Chairman, is hereby deleted,
Section 121.2.3 entitled,
hereby adopted to read as
Board of Appeals shall meet
the month of June to elect
(9) Section 121.5, Postponed Hearing, is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Postponed Hearing. When a full board is not
present to hear an appeal, either the
appellant or the appellant's representative
shall have the right to request a postponement
of the hearing."
(10) Section 121.6. Board Decision is hereby
modified, changed and amended to read as
follows:
"Board Decision. The board shall modify or
reverse the decision of the code official by a
concurring vote given by the majority of the
members present at a meeting where a quorum
exists."
(11) Exemption from section 1610.1, "Earthquake
Load, Single -Family Residence and Single -Story
Duplexes," are hereby exempted from the
requirements of section 1610.1, "Earthquake
Loads."
(12) Section 1010.4, Emergency Escape and rescue, is
hereby modified, changed and amended by adding
the following:
"The unit shall be operable from the inside
without the use of special knowledge, separate
tools or force greater than that which is
required for normal operation of the window."
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(13) Section 3102.15 (Bonds and Liability Insurance)
is hereby modified, changed and amended to
read as follows:
"Filing. A person shall not erect, install,
remove, rehang or maintain over public
property any sign for which a permit is
required under the provisions of this Code
until an approved bond shall have been filed
in the sum of one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) as herein required or until an
insurance policy shall have been filed for
public liability in the amount of one million
dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident and for
property damage in the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) as herein
required."
(14) Section 3102.15.1, Signs, General, is hereby
created to read as follows:
"Conditions. Such bond or insurance policy
shall protect and hold the jurisdiction
harmless from any and all claims or demands
for damages by reason of any negligence of the
sign hanger, contractor or agent, or by any
reason of defects in the construction, or
damages resulting from the collapse, failure
or combustion of the sign or parts thereof."
(15) Section 3102.15.2, Signs, General, is hereby
created to read as follows:
"Notice of Cancellation. The obligation herein
specified shall remain in force and in effect
during the life of every sign and shall not be
canceled by the principal or surety until
after a thirty (30) day notice to the code
official."
(16) Section 3401.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Maintenance and Repairs. The owner shall be
responsible for the maintenance and repair of
structures in accordance with the maintenance
requirements of this code, the Cape Girardeau
Minimum Property Standards and the Fire
Prevention Code listed in Chapter 35."
(17) Section 3401.4 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
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"Periodic testing. The owner shall be
responsible for periodic tests and inspections
of all equipment where required by this code,
the Cape Girardeau Minimum Property Standards
and the Fire Prevention Code listed in Chapter
35."
(18) Section 3408.2, Compliance Alternatives,
Applicability, is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Structures existing prior to October 31,
1996, in which there is work involving
additions, alterations or changes of
occupancy, shall be made to conform to the
requirements if this section or the provisions
of Section 3403.0 through 340007-0.
The provisions in Section 3408.2.1 through
3408.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies
that will continue to be, or are proposed to
be, in Use Groups A, B, E, F, M, R and S.
These provisions shall not apply to buildings
with occupancies in Use Group H or I."
(19) Section 920.3.2 is hereby modified, changed and
amended to read as follows:
"Use Groups R-2 and R-3: Single- or multiple -
station smoke detectors shall be installed and
maintained in all occupancies in Use Groups R-
2 and R-3 at the following locations:
1. In the immediate vicinity of bedrooms;
2. In all bedrooms, in Use Groups R-2, and;
3. In each story within a dwelling unit,
including basements."
ARTICLE 9. Section 8-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Cable television advisory
committee", reading as follows:
Sec. 8-5. Cable television advisory committee.
(a) Composition. The cable television advisory
committee shall consist of eleven (11) members, the
members to be residents of the city, all of whom shall be
appointed by and approved by the city council. The
council shall make every effort to appoint persons with
a demonstrated interest in cable television and
telecommunications.
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(b) Terms. The term of office of the members of the
cable television advisory committee shall be for three
(3) years, excepting that the membership of the first
committee appointed under this section shall serve for
the following terms: three (3) for one (1) year; four (4)
for two (2) years; and four (4) for three (3) years. This
committee was previously constituted with a regular
membership of nine (9), and, on the effective date of
this article, those nine (9) citizens are currently
serving indefinite terms on this committee. If they
desire to continue to serve on this committee, the
current members shall be appointed to the terms set out
in this section. As the term of a member expires, the
council shall appoint a successor for a term of three (3)
years, except as provided below.
(c) Removal. The members of the cable television
advisory committee may be removed by a majority vote of
the city council.
(d) Officers. The committee shall elect a chairman,
vice-chairman, and a secretary to serve a term of one (1)
year each. The committee shall then meet annually during
the month of January of each year to elect a chairman,
vice-chairman and secretary to serve a term of one (1)
year. The names of the new officers shall be reported to
the city council within fifteen (15) days after the
election.
(e) Meetings. All decisions or actions of the
committee shall be made by a majority vote of those
members present and voting at any meeting where a quorum
exists. The committee shall have regular monthly meetings
and such special meetings as are called by the chairman
or a majority of the membership.
(f) Powers and duties. The cable television advisory
committee is empowered to assist the city in developing
a bid package to be used in locating a third party
contractor which will oversee the operations of the
channel to be used for public, educational and
governmental (PEG) programming. The committee shall
review the performance of all cable television
franchisees with the city, and make reports and
recommendations to the city council regarding its
findings. The committee will also assist the public
information assistant/public awareness coordinator and
the public awareness advisory board in coordinating and
developing public use of the PEG channel.
(g) Compensation. No member of the cable television
advisory committee shall receive compensation for his
service.
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is hi�reby. '**`** sd in its entirety, and a new Section 8-5 entitled
"Cable television advisory committee", is hereby enacted in lieu
thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 8-5. Cable television advisory committee.
(a) Composition. The cable television advisory
committee shall consist of eleven (11) members, all of
whom shall be appointed by and approved by the city
council. The council shall make every effort to appoint
persons with a demonstrated interest in cable television
and telecommunications.
(b) Terms. Except as otherwise provided by Section
2-98, the term of office of the members of the cable
television advisory committee shall be for three (3)
years, beginning on the twenty-first day of February. All
members' terms shall be staggered so that four (4)
members' terms shall expire each year, but every third
year only three (3) members' terms shall expire.
(c) Officers. The committee shall meet annually
during the month of January of each year to elect
officers.
(d) Meetings. The committee shall have regular
monthly meetings and such special meetings as are called
by the chairman or a majority of the membership.
(e) Powers and duties. The cable television advisory
committee is empowered to assist the city in developing
a bid package to be used in locating a third party
contractor which will oversee the operations of the
channel to be used for public, educational and
governmental (PEG) programming. The committee shall
review the performance of all cable television
franchisees with the city, and make reports and
recommendations to the city council regarding its
findings. The committee will also assist the public
information officer/public awareness coordinator and the
public awareness advisory board in coordinating and
developing public use of the PEG channel.
ARTICLE 10. Section 15-404 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Convention and visitors
advisory board", reading as follows:
Sec. 15-404. Convention and visitors advisory board.
(a) Board established. Expenditures from the
convention and visitors fund shall be made at the sole
discretion of the city council. To assist in exercising
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this discretion a convention and visitors advisory board
is hereby established.
(b) Membership. The convention and visitors
advisory board shall consist of nine (9) members who
shall be a resident of the city, appointed by the city
council, with at least three (3) members to be from the
hotel/motel/restaurant industry. In addition, the city
manager shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member. The
city manager may designate other city staff to serve in
his place as ex officio member. The duly elected
president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce shall
also serve as a nonvoting ex officio member.
(c) Term of office. The term of office of the
appointed members of the convention and visitors advisory
board shall be as follows: Three (3) members shall serve
for a term expiring January 1, 1997; three (3) members
shall serve for a term expiring January 1, 1998; and
three (3) members shall serve for a term expiring January
1, 1999. As the term of a member expires, the council
shall appoint a successor for a term of three (3) years,
beginning the second day of January of the expiration
year; except as provided below. This board was previously
constituted with a membership of seven (7) and, on the
effective date of this article, seven (7) citizens are
currently serving three-year terms on the convention and
visitors advisory board. The terms of these seven (7)
members shall continue as now constituted and will expire
at such time as now constituted and will expire at such
time as they would have expired has this article not been
amended. Except in the case of a resignation or removal,
members shall hold office until their successors are
appointed.
(d) Dismissals. The city council may remove any
member of the convention and visitors advisory board for
misconduct or neglect of duty.
(e) Vacancies. Any vacancy in a membership shall be
filled for the unexpired term by city council
appointment.
(f) Compensation. No member of the board shall
receive compensation for his service.
(g) Officers and committees. The original members
of the convention and visitors advisory board shall meet
within thirty (30) days of their appointment and organize
themselves by the election of one (1) of their number as
chairman, another as vice-chairman and another as
secretary, and by the election of such other officers as
they may deem necessary. Thereafter, new elections among
the members of the advisory board for all officer
positions shall occur annually during the month of
January. The chairman, vice-chairman and secretary of the
advisory board shall function as an executive committee,
and the members of the advisory board may create such
other committees as they deem necessary.
(h) Bylaws, rules and regulations. The advisory
board shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and
regulations for their own guidance and for the
administration of the board as they may deem appropriate,
but not inconsistent with the ordinances of the city or
the statutes of the state.
(i) Budget. The convention and visitors advisory
board shall submit a proposed line item budget for the
convention and tourism fund to the city manager no later
than April first of each year. The advisory board may
submit along with the budget written recommendations
including methods of promoting tourism and conventions
such as employment of personnel and procurement of
services through contractual relations. The city manager
shall forward these recommendations along with his
comments and recommendations to the city council.
(j) Annual report. The advisory board shall be
required to submit an annual report of its activities to
the city council by April first of each year.
is hereby 'repeaied in its entirety, and a new Section 15-404
entitled "Convention and visitors advisory board", is hereby
enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 15-404. convention and visitors advisory board.
(a) Board established. Expenditures from the
convention and visitors fund shall be made at the sole
discretion of the city council. To assist in exercising
this discretion a convention and visitors advisory board
is hereby established.
(b) Membership. The convention and visitors
advisory board shall consist of nine (9) members,
appointed by the city council, with at least three (3)
members to be from the hotel/motel/restaurant industry.
In addition, the city manager shall serve as a nonvoting
ex officio member. The city manager may designate other
city staff to serve in his place as ex officio member.
The duly elected president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber
of Commerce shall also serve as a nonvoting ex officio
member.
(c) Term of office. Except as otherwise provided
in Section 2-98, the term of office of the appointed
members of the convention and visitors advisory board
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shall be three (3) years beginning on the second day of
January. All members' terms shall be staggered so that
three (3) members' terms shall expire each year.
(d) Officers and committees. The convention and
visitors advisory board shall meet annually during the
month of January to elect officers. The chairman, vice-
chairman and secretary of the advisory board shall
function as an executive committee, and the members of
the advisory board may create such other committees as
they deem necessary.
(e) Budget. The convention and visitors advisory
board shall submit a proposed line item budget for the
convention and tourism fund to the city manager no later
than February first of each year. The advisory board may
submit along with the budget written recommendations
including methods of promoting tourism and conventions
such as employment of personnel and procurement of
services through contractual relations. The city manager
shall forward these recommendations along with his
comments and recommendations to the city council.
(f) Annual report. The advisory board shall be
required to submit an annual report of its activities to
the city council by April first of each year.
ARTICLE 11. Section 15-426 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled "Board of examiners",
reading as follows:
Sec. 15-426. Board of examiners.
(a) Creation. There is hereby created a board of
examiners of construction trades consisting of eight (8)
regular members.
(b) Term, appointment, qualifications. The city
council shall appoint the eight (8) members of the board
of examiners, who shall be a resident of the City, by
formal motion and majority action for terms of three (3)
years. This board was previously constituted with a
membership of five (5), and, on the effective date of
this article, five (5) citizens are currently serving
three-year terms on the board of examiners. The terms of
these five (5) members shall continue as now constituted
and will expire at such time as they would have expired
has this article not been amended. Three (3) additional
members to serve terms of five (5) years each shall be
appointed by formal notion and majority action of the
city council. On the effective date of this article, two
(2) alternate members are currently serving three-year
terms on the board of examiners. Those two (2) alternate
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members shall be two (2) of the three (3) new regular
members set out herein, and their terms shall continue as
now constituted herein, and their terms shall continue as
now constituted and will expire at such time as they
would have expired has this article not been amended.
Thereafter, as the term of each member expires, the city
council shall appoint a successor for a term of three (3)
years.
Four (4) of the eight (8) members of the board shall
have at least six (6) years practical experience in one
(1) of the construction trades, and be licensed hereunder
and be actually engaged in or working at their
construction trade at the time of their appointment.
These four (4) regular members of the board must include
not more than one (1) of each of the following: plumber,
mechanical installer, electrician, construction
contractor, master drainlayer and plumber fixture
installer.
Three (3) members of the board shall all be licensed
pursuant to this article as either a plumber, a
mechanical installer, an electrician, a construction
contractor, a master drainlayer or a plumbing fixture
installer and must be actually engaged in or working at
their trade at the time of their appointment.
One (1) of the eight (8) members of the board need
not be a licensed practitioner of one (1) of the
construction trades, but all members must be residents of
the City Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
(c) Removal. The members of the board of examiners
may be removed by a majority vote of the city council.
(d) Meetings. The board of examiners shall meet
regularly at least once each calendar month for the
purpose of examining all applicants who have requested
licenses pursuant to this article. The action of a simple
majority of the members will suffice to render a
decision. The board shall report to the council who has
been tested, the results of the tests, and the reasons
for denial of any license.
(e) Duties. It shall be the duty of the board of
examiners to examine the qualifications of all applicants
for a plumber's license, mechanical installer's license,
master drainlayer's license and electrician's license, as
to their knowledge of and ability to perform the duties
and services of the trade for which the application is
made. The results of such examination shall be certified
to the city clerk, where the certified results will
become a permanent record. As a result of the aforesaid
examination, the board of examiners may, when satisfied
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as to the competency and ability of the applicants for
plumber's, mechanical installer's, master drainlayer's
and electrician's licenses, authorize the city clerk to
issue a plumber's, mechanical installer's, master
drainlayer's or electrician's license to the applicant.
The board shall commission the administration of tests as
required herein to a nationally recognized testing agency
using a nationally recognized test or the equivalent. The
board shall also serve to advise the city council and
city staff as to any recommendations they deem
appropriate with regard to the licensing of various
trades in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The City Clerk of Cape Girardeau is hereby
authorized to act on behalf of the board of examiners in
issuance of licenses for construction contractors and
plumbing fixture installers.
I.IerO.. xepe4led in its entirety, and a new Section 15-426
entitled "Board of examiners", is hereby enacted in lieu thereof,
in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 15-426. Board of examiners.
(a) Creation. There is hereby created a board of
examiners of construction trades consisting of eight (8)
regular members.
(b) Term, appointment, qualifications. The city
council shall appoint the eight (8) members of the board
of examiners by formal motion and majority action.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 2-98, members of
the Board of Examiners shall serve for terms of three (3)
years. All members' terms shall be staggered so that
three (3) members' terms expire each year, but every
third year only two (2) members' terms shall expire.
Four (4) of the eight (8) members of the board shall
have at least six (6) years practical experience in one
(1) of the construction trades, and be licensed hereunder
and be actually engaged in or working at their
construction trade at the time of their appointment.
These four (4) regular members of the board must include
not more than one (1) of each of the following: plumber,
mechanical installer, electrician, construction
contractor, master drainlayer and plumber fixture
installer.
Three (3) members of the board shall all be licensed
pursuant to this article as either a plumber, a
mechanical installer, an electrician, a construction
contractor, a master drainlayer or a plumbing fixture
installer and must be actually engaged in or working at
their trade at the time of their appointment.
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One (1) of the eight (8) members of the board need
not be a licensed practitioner of one (1) of the
construction trades.
(c) Officers. The Board of Examiners shall meet
annually during the month of January to elect officers.
(d) Meetings. The board of examiners shall meet
regularly at least once each calendar month for the
purpose of examining all applicants who have requested
licenses pursuant to this article. The action of a simple
majority of the members will suffice to render a
decision. The board shall report to the council who has
been tested, the results of the tests, and the reasons
for denial of any license.
(e) Duties. It shall be the duty of the board of
examiners to examine the qualifications of all applicants
for a plumber's license, mechanical installer's license,
master drainlayer's license and electrician's license, as
to their knowledge of and ability to perform the duties
and services of the trade for which the application is
made. The results of such examination shall be certified
to the city clerk, where the certified results will
become a permanent record. As a result of the aforesaid
examination, the board of examiners may, when satisfied
as to the competency and ability of the applicants for
plumber's, mechanical installer's, master drainlayer's
and electrician's licenses, authorize the city clerk to
issue a plumber's, mechanical installer's, master
drainlayer's or electrician's license to the applicant.
The board shall commission the administration of tests as
required herein to a nationally recognized testing agency
using a nationally recognized test or the equivalent. The
board shall also serve to advise the city council and
city staff as to any recommendations they deem
appropriate with regard to the licensing of various
trades in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The City Clerk of Cape Girardeau is hereby
authorized to act on behalf of the board of examiners in
issuance of licenses for construction contractors and
plumbing fixture installers.
ARTICLE 12. section 18-27 entitled "Qualifications of
members; terms; ex officio member; tenure; vacancy" and Section 18-
29 entitled "Officers", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
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Sec. 18-27. Qualifications of members; terms; ex
officio member; tenure; vacancy.
(a) A person appointed to the park and recreation
advisory board shall be a taxpayer, qualified voter and
resident of the city.
(b) The city council shall appoint by formal motion
and majority action eleven (11) members of the park and
recreation advisory board. Four (4) members shall serve
for a term expiring October 29, 1998; four (4) members
shall serve for a term expiring October 29, 1997; and
three (3) members shall serve for a term expiring October
29, 1996. As the term of a member expires, the council
shall appoint a successor for a term of three (3) years,
beginning the thirtieth day of October of the expiration
year; except as provided below. This board was previously
constituted with a membership of nine (9) and, on the
effective date of this article, nine (9) citizens are
currently serving three-year terms on the park and
recreation advisory board. The terms of these nine (9)
members shall continue as now constituted and will expire
at such time as they would have expired has this article
not been amended.
(c) The mayor or a councilman designated by the
mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the park and
recreation advisory board and shall maintain liaison with
the city council and the city manager, but shall not have
a vote in the decision of the board.
(d) Members of the park and recreation advisory
board shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.
(e) If a vacancy occurs on the park and recreation
advisory board, the city council shall fill the vacancy
by appointing a new member to serve the balance of the
unexpired term.
Sec. 18-29. Officers.
The park and recreation advisory board shall elect
a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary to serve a
term of one (1) year each. The board shall then meet
annually between the first day of October and the
fifteenth day of October to elect a chairman, vice-
chairman and secretary to serve a term of one (1) year.
The names of new officers shall be reported to the city
council within fifteen (15) days after the election.
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are hereb repealed in their entirety, and a new Section 18-27
entitled "Membership; terms; ex officio member" and a new Section
18-29 entitled "Officers", are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in
words and figures, to read as follows:
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Sec. 18-27. Membership; terms; ex officio member.
(a) The city council shall appoint by formal motion
and majority action eleven (11) members of the park and
recreation advisory board. Except as otherwise provided
in Section 2-98, members of the park and recreation
advisory board shall serve for terms of three (3) years,
beginning on the thirtieth day of October. All members'
terms shall be staggered so that four (4) members' terms
shall expire each year, but every third year only three
(3) members' terms shall expire.
(b) The mayor or a councilman designated by the
mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the park and
recreation advisory board and shall maintain liaison with
the city council and the city manager, but shall not have
a vote in the decision of the board.
Sec. 18-29. Officers.
The parks and recreation advisory board shall meet
annually during the month of October to elect officers.
ARTICLE 13. Section 18-53 entitled "Qualifications of
members; terms; ex officio members; tenure; vacancy" and Section
18-55 entitled "Officers", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
Sec. 18-53. Qualifications of members; terms; ex
officio members; tenure; vacancy.
(a) A person appointed to the municipal golf course
board shall be a taxpayer, qualified voter and resident
of the city. One (1) member of the municipal golf course
advisory board shall be a member of Cape Jaycees and
designated by that organization as its representative on
the golf course advisory board.
(b) The city council shall appoint the nine (9)
members of the municipal golf course board by formal
motion and majority action for terms of three (3) years.
This board was previously constituted with a membership
of seven (7) and, on the effective date of this article,
seven (7) citizens are currently serving three-year
terms on the municipal golf course board. The terms of
these seven (7) members shall continue as now constituted
and will expire at such time as they would have expired
had this article not been amended. Two (2) additional
members to serve terms of three (3) years each shall be
appointed by formal motion and majority action of the
city council, such terms to commence on the effective
date of this article. As the term of any member expires,
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the city council shall appoint a successor for a term of
three (3) years.
(c) The mayor or a councilman designated by the
mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the
municipal golf course board and shall maintain liaison
with the city council and city manager, but shall not
have a vote in the decisions of the board.
(d) Members of the municipal golf course board
shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.
(e) If a vacancy occurs on the municipal golf
course board, the city council shall fill the vacancy by
appointing a new member to serve the balance of the
unexpired term.
Sec. 18-55. Officers.
The board shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman
and a secretary to serve a term of one (1) year each. The
board shall then meet annually between the first day of
November and the fifteenth day of November to elect a
chairman, vice-chairman and secretary to serve a term of
one (1) year. The names of the new officers shall be
reported to the city council within fifteen (15) days
after the election.
are,MXe.re y repeal d in their entirety, and a new Section 18-53
entitled "Qualifications of members; terms; ex officio members" and
a new Section 18-55 entitled "Officers", are hereby enacted in lieu
thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 18-53. Qualifications of members; terms; ex
officio members.
(a) One (1) member of the municipal golf course
advisory board shall be a member of Cape Jaycees and
designated by that organization as its representative on
the municipal golf course advisory board.
(b) The city council shall appoint the nine (9)
members of the municipal golf course advisory board by
formal motion and majority action. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2-98, members of the municipal golf
course advisory board shall serve for terms of three (3)
years.
(c) The mayor or a councilman designated by the
mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the
municipal golf course advisory board and shall maintain
liaison with the city council and city manager, but shall
not have a vote in the decisions of the board.
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See. 18-55. Officers.
The board shall meet annually during the month of
November to elect officers.
ARTICLE 14. Sections 30-61(a) and (b) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entitled
"Created; composition; term, removal of members; filling of
vacancies; rules, quorum, meetings, records; appeals; powers",
reading as follows:
See. 30-61. Created; composition; term, removal of
members; filling of vacancies; rules,
quorum, meetings, records; appeals;
powers.
(a) A board of adjustment is hereby created. The
board shall consist of five (5) members, who shall be
freeholders and residents of the city, appointed by the
mayor and approved by the city council, each to be
appointed for a term of five (5) years, excepting that
when the board shall first be created, one (1) member
shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years, one (1)
for a term of four (4) years, one (1) for a term of three
(3) years, one (1) for a term of two (2) years, and one
(1) for a term of one (1) year. Three (3) alternate
members may be appointed to serve in the absence of, or
the disqualification of, the regular members. These
alternate members shall also be appointed for a term of
five (5) years each. Members shall be removable for cause
by the mayor and city council upon written charges and
after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant.
(b) The board of adjustment shall adopt rules for
the conduct of its business, establish a quorum and
procedure, and keep a public record of all findings and
decisions. Meetings of the board shall be held at the
call of the chairman and at such other times as the board
may determine. Each session of the board of adjustment,
at which an appeal is to be heard, shall be a public
meeting with public notice of such meeting and business
to be carried on published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the city, at least one (1) time seven (7)
days prior to the meeting. The concurring vote of four
(4) members of the board shall be necessary to reverse
any order, requirement, decision or determination of the
building official or to decide in favor of the applicant
on any matter upon which it is required to pass under
these regulations.
a�'e here'W11 !repealed in their entirety, and new Sections 30-61(a)
and (b) entitled Created; composition; term, removal of members;
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rules, quorum, officers, meetings, records; appeals; powers", are
hereby enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as
follows:
Sec. 30-61. Created; composition; term, removal of
members; rules, quorum, officers,
meetings, records; appeals; powers.
(a) A board of adjustment is hereby created. The
board shall consist of five (5) members, who shall be
freeholders, appointed by the mayor and approved by the
city council. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2-
98, members of the board of adjustment shall serve for
terms of five (5) years, beginning on the seventh day of
March. All members' terms shall be staggered so that one
member's term shall expire each year. Three (3) alternate
members may be appointed to serve in the absence of, or
the disqualification of, the regular members. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 2-98, these alternate
members shall also be appointed for a term of five (5)
years each, beginning on the fifth day of September. All
alternate members' terms shall begin and end on the same
date. Any regular or alternate members shall be
removable for cause by the mayor and city council upon
written charges and after public hearing.
(b) The board of adjustment shall adopt rules for
the conduct of its business, and keep a public record of
all findings and decisions. The Board of Adjustment
shall meet annually in the month of April to elect
officers. Meetings of the board shall also be held at
the call of the chairman and at such other times as the
board may determine. Each session of the board of
adjustment, at which an appeal is to be heard, shall be
a public meeting with public notice of such meeting and
business to be carried on published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the city, at least one (1) time
seven (7) days prior to the meeting. The concurring vote
of four (4) members of the board shall be necessary to
reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination
of the building official or to decide in favor of the
applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass
under these regulations.
ARTICLE 15. section 30-87 entitled "Created; composition;
appointment, term, qualifications and compensation of members", and
Section 30-88 entitled "Officers, rules, records; employees,
expenditures" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
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Sec. 30-87. Created; composition; appointment, term,
qualifications and compensation of
members.
(a) There is hereby created a planning and zoning
commission which shall hereafter be referred to as "the
commission."
(b) The commission shall consist of eleven (11)
citizens, who shall be a resident of the city, appointed
and approved by the council. All members of the
commission shall serve without compensation. Three (3)
members shall serve for a term expiring November 1, 1996;
three (3) members shall serve for a term expiring
November 1, 1997; three (3) members shall serve for a
term expiring November 1, 1998; and two (2) members shall
serve for a term expiring November 1, 1999. As the term
of a member expires, the council shall appoint a
successor for a term of four (4) years, beginning the
second day of November of the expiration year; except as
provided below. This board was previously constituted
with a membership of nine (9) and, on the effective date
of this article, nine (9) citizens are currently serving
four-year terms on the planning and zoning commission.
The terms of these nine (9) members shall continue as now
constituted and will expire at such time as they would
have expired had this article not been amended.
(c) Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled
for the unexpired term by appointment as aforesaid.
(d) The council may remove any citizen member for
cause stated in writing and after public hearing.
Sec. 30-88. Officers; rules, records; employees;
expenditures.
The commission shall elect annually, from its
members, its own chairman, vice-chairman and secretary,
and from time to time provide such rules and regulations,
not inconsistent with the ordinances of the city or the
laws of the state, for its own organization and procedure
as it may deem proper, provided, however, its chairman
shall be elected from the appointed citizen members. The
commission shall hold regular meetings and special
meetings as they provide by rule, and shall keep a record
of its proceedings. These records shall be public
records. The commission shall appoint the employees and
staff necessary for its work, and may contract with city
planners and other professional persons for the services
that it requires. The expenditures of the commission
shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose
by the city council.
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is hereby -repealed in its entirety, and a new Section 30-87
entitled "Created; composition; appointment, term and
qualifications of members", and a new Section 30-88 entitled
"Officers, rules, records; employees, expenditures", are hereby
enacted in lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 30-87. Created; composition; appointment, term,
and qualifications of members.
(a) There is hereby created a planning and zoning
commission which shall hereafter be referred to as "the
commission."
(b) The commission shall consist of eleven (11)
citizens, appointed and approved by the council. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2-98, members of the
planning and zoning commission shall serve for terms of
four (4) years, beginning on the second day of November.
All members' terms shall be staggered so that three (3)
members' terms expire each year, but every fourth year
only two (2) members' terms shall expire.
(c) The council may remove any citizen member for
cause stated in writing and after public hearing.
Sec. 30-88. Officers; rules, records; employees;
expenditures.
The commission shall elect officers annually during
the month of January, and from time to time provide such
rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the
ordinances of the city or the laws of the state, for its
own organization and procedure as it may deem proper,
provided, however, its chairman shall be elected from the
appointed citizen members. The commission shall hold
regular meetings and special meetings as they provide by
rule, and shall keep a record of its proceedings. These
records shall be public records. The commission shall
appoint the employees and staff necessary for its work,
and may contract with city planners and other
professional persons for the services that it requires.
The expenditures of the commission shall be within the
amounts appropriated for the purpose by the city council.
ARTICLE 16. section 30-117 entitled "Historic preservation
commission" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape
Girardeau, Missouri, reading as follows:
Sec. 30-117. Historic preservation commission.
(a) Composition. The Cape Girardeau Historic
Preservation Commission shall consist of eleven (11)
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members, the members to be residents of the city, all of
whom shall be appointed by and approved by the city
council. The council shall make every effort to appoint
persons with a demonstrated interest in the historical
preservation of the city. To the extent available, the
preservation commission shall include professional
members representing such disciplines as architecture,
law, real estate, history or any other field related to
historic preservation.
(b) Terms. The term of office of the appointed
members of the preservation commission shall be as
follows: Three (3) members shall serve for a term
expiring April 16, 1996; four (4) members shall serve for
a term expiring April 16, 1997; and four (4) members
shall serve for a term expiring April 16, 1998. As the
term of a member expires, the council shall appoint a
successor for a term of three (3) years, beginning on the
seventeenth day of April of the expiration year; except
as provided below. Vacancies shall be filled within sixty
(60) days and for the unexpired term only. A member may
serve consecutive terms. This board was previously
constituted with a membership of nine (9) and, on the
effective date of this article, nine (9) citizens are
currently serving three-year terms on the Cape Girardeau
Historic Preservation Commission. The terms of these nine
(9) members shall continue as now constituted and will
expire at such time as they would have expired had this
article not been amended.
(c) Compensation. The members shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses they
incur while on commission business in accordance with
standard city policies concerning reimbursement.
(d) Officers, duties. Officers shall consist of a
chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary elected by the
preservation commission, who shall serve a term of one
(1) year and shall be eligible for reelection. The
chairman shall preside over meetings. In the absence of
the chairman, the vice-chairman shall perform the duties
of the chairman. If both are absent, a temporary chairman
shall be elected by those present. The officers shall
assure that the following duties of the preservation
commission are performed:
(1) Preparation of minutes of each preservation
commission meeting and hearing.
(2) Publication and distribution of copies of the
minutes, reports and decisions of the
preservation commission to the members of the
preservation commission.
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(3) Provision of notice as required herein or by
law for all public hearings conducted by the
preservation commission.
(4) Notification to the city clerk of vacancies on
the preservation commission and expiring terms
of members.
(5) Preparation and submission to the city council
of a complete record and votes of the
proceedings before the preservation commission
on any matter requiring city council
consideration.
(e) Meetings. All decisions or actions of the
preservation commission shall be made by a majority vote
of those members present and voting at any meeting where
a quorum exists. Meetings shall be held at regularly
scheduled times to be established by resolution of the
preservation commission, but not less than monthly, at
the beginning of each calendar year, or at any time upon
the call of the chairman:
(1) No member of the preservation commission shall
vote on any matter which may materially or
apparently affect the property, income or
business interest of that member.
(2) The preservation commission shall keep minutes
of its proceedings, showing the vote,
indicating such fact, and shall be filed in
the office of the preservation commission and
shall be a public record.
(f) Powers and duties. The preservation commission
shall act in an advisory capacity to the city council in
carrying out activities required by city ordinances
relating to the administration of this article and shall
have the following powers and duties:
(1) To increase public awareness of the value of
historic, architectural and cultural
preservation by developing and participating
in public information programs and by
recommending the update of the preservation
program.
(2) To initiate and recommend property and/or
properties for proposed designations as
landmark and/or historic district and to
review and comment on proposed designations.
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(3) To review applications for construction,
alteration, or reconstruction for landmarks,
or structures within a historic district.
(4) To review proposed changes in buildings,
structures, street furniture, city parks,
civic areas, public facilities or
environmental features of a landmark or within
a historic district.
(5) To review applications for demolition permits
to demolish buildings or structures designated
as landmarks or those within a historic
district.
(6) May review applications for special use
permits, proposed zoning amendments, or
applications for zoning variances, for a
landmark or within a historic district, and to
make recommendations concerning such requests
to the planning and zoning commission or board
of adjustment as indicated by the nature of
the request.
(7) To initiate from time to time a comprehensive
review of the provisions of this article or
any part thereof.
(8) To disseminate to owners or occupants of
landmarks or within historic districts, or to
the general public information concerning the
preservation of landmarks or historic
districts.
(9) The preservation commission may support the
nomination to the national register of
historic places local landmarks and districts
which the commission members believe meet the
standards herein set forth and have
contributed to the history, architecture and
culture of the city.
(10) To initiate, develop and supervise surveys, to
identify historically and architecturally
significant properties, structures, and areas
that exemplify the cultural, social, economic,
political, or architectural history of the
nation, state or city.
(11) The preservation commission may recommend the
city apply for, receive, or expend any
federal, state or private grant, grant-in-aid,
gift or bequest, in furtherance of the general
purposes of this article.
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(12) To adopt its own procedural regulations.
(13) To recommend grants, tax incentives, and
benefits to encourage redevelopment of
historically significant structures.
is: h' eby....repeaI d in its entirety, and a new Section 30-117
entitled "Historic preservation commission" is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 30-117. Historic preservation commission.
(a) Composition. The Cape Girardeau Historic
Preservation Commission shall consist of eleven (11)
members, all of whom shall be appointed by and approved
by the city council. The council shall make every effort
to appoint persons with a demonstrated interest in the
historical preservation of the city. To the extent
available, the preservation commission shall include
professional members representing such disciplines as
architecture, law, real estate, history or any other
field related to historic preservation.
(b) Terms. Except as otherwise provided in Section
2-98, the term of office of the appointed members of the
preservation commission shall be for three (3) years,
beginning on the seventeenth day of April. All members'
terms shall be staggered so that four (4) members' terms
shall expire each year, but every third year only three
(3) members' terms shall expire. Vacancies shall be
filled within sixty (60) days.
(c) Officers, duties. The historic preservation
commission shall meet annually during the month of May to
elect officers. All officers of the preservation
commission shall be eligible for reelection. The chairman
shall preside over meetings. In the absence of the
chairman, the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of
the chairman. If both are absent, a temporary chairman
shall be elected by those present. The officers shall
assure that the following duties of the preservation
commission are performed:
(1) Preparation of minutes of each preservation
commission meeting and hearing.
(2) Publication and distribution of copies of the
minutes, reports and decisions of the
preservation commission to the members of the
preservation commission.
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(3) Provision of notice as required herein or by
law for all public hearings conducted by the
preservation commission.
(4) Notification to the city clerk of vacancies on
the preservation commission and expiring terms
of members.
(5) Preparation and submission to the city council
of a complete record and votes of the
proceedings before the preservation commission
on any matter requiring city council
consideration.
(d) Meetings. Meetings shall be held at regularly
scheduled times to be established by resolution of the
preservation commission, but not less than monthly, at
the beginning of each calendar year, or at any time upon
the call of the chairman:
(1) No member of the preservation commission shall
vote on any matter which may materially or
apparently affect the property, income or
business interest of that member.
(2) The preservation commission shall keep minutes
of its proceedings, showing the vote,
indicating such fact, and shall be filed in
the office of the preservation commission and
shall be a public record.
(e) Powers and duties. The preservation commission
shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To increase
historic,
preservation
in public
recommending
program.
public awareness of the value of
architectural and cultural
by developing and participating
information programs and by
the update of the preservation
(2) To initiate and recommend property and/or
properties for proposed designations as
landmark and/or historic district and to
review and comment on proposed designations.
(3) To review applications for construction,
alteration, or reconstruction for landmarks,
or structures within a historic district.
(4) To review proposed changes in buildings,
structures, street furniture, city parks,
civic areas, public facilities or
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environmental features of a landmark or within
a historic district.
(5) To review applications for demolition permits
to demolish buildings or structures designated
as landmarks or those within a historic
district.
(6) May review applications for special use
permits, proposed zoning amendments, or
applications for zoning variances, for a
landmark or within a historic district, and to
make recommendations concerning such requests
to the planning and zoning commission or board
of adjustment as indicated by the nature of
the request.
(7) To initiate from time to time a comprehensive
review of the provisions of this article or
any part thereof.
(8) To disseminate to owners or occupants of
landmarks or within historic districts, or to
the general public information concerning the
preservation of landmarks or historic
districts.
(9) The preservation commission may support the
nomination to the national register of
historic places local landmarks and districts
which the commission members believe meet the
standards herein set forth and have
contributed to the history, architecture and
culture of the city.
(10) To initiate, develop and supervise surveys, to
identify historically and architecturally
significant properties, structures, and areas
that exemplify the cultural, social, economic,
political, or architectural history of the
nation, state or city.
(11) The preservation commission may recommend the
city apply for, receive, or expend any
federal, state or private grant, grant-in-aid,
gift or bequest, in furtherance of the general
purposes of this article.
(12) To recommend grants, tax incentives, and
benefits to encourage redevelopment of
historically significant structures.
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ARTICLE 17. 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 and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE 18. It is the intention of the governing body and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the sections of this Code may be
renumbered to accomplish such intention.
ARTICLE 19. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
ten days after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
ATTEST:
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A. M. Spradling, II Mayor
Gayle LO -Conrad, City Clerk
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