COUNCIL TERMS IN THIRD CLASS CITIES - 77.030

This act allows council members in third class cities to serve four-year terms by vote of the people. If four-year terms are approved, the extended terms begin with any council member elected to office after the approval of the ballot question.

This provision is identical to SB 90 (2013) and SB 821 (2012).

PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN THIRD CLASS CITIES - 78.090

Certain third class cities are allowed to eliminate, by ordinance or order, primary elections for mayor and councilmen offices. Any person wishing to become a candidate for these offices must file a statement of candidacy with the city clerk in order to be placed on the ballot.

This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed version of SB 569 (2012).

PROCEDURES TO TRANSFER A LOCAL CITY HOSPITAL - 96.229

This act sets out the procedures with respect to the sale, lease, or other transfer of all or substantially all of a local city hospital organized and operated under Chapter 96.

Upon filing with the city clerk of a resolution adopted by no less than two-thirds of the incumbent members of the board of trustees of the hospital to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the hospital property, for reasons specified in the resolution, the clerk shall present the resolution to the city council. If a majority of the incumbent members of the city council determine that such proposed sale is desirable, the city council shall submit the question of such sale to the voters of the city. A majority of the votes cast on such question shall be required in order to approve and authorize such sale, lease or other transfer. The procedures for resubmitting the question to voters if a majority of the votes cast on the question failed is detailed in the act.

If approved by the voters, the act prescribes the procedures for the sale of such property as well as the sufficient amount of proceeds required to be applied for any outstanding valid indebtedness or for operation of the hospital.

This provision contains an emergency clause.

EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD ELECTIONS - 190.335

This act provides that, if there is no candidate for an open position on a emergency services board, no election shall be held for the position and the other members of the board must appoint a person to fill the position until the next board election is held. If there is only one candidate for each open position, no election shall be held and the candidate or candidates assume office as if elected.

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR - 473.730 TO 473.737

Current statute provides that all public administrators are to be elected in the county or city they serve. This act will make the St. Louis City public administrator an appointed position. The public administrator will be appointed by a majority of the circuit and associate circuit judges of the 22nd judicial circuit. The qualifications and requirements for this appointed position will be the same as those for elected public administrators.

This provision is identical to SB 99 (2013).

MEGHAN LUECKE