[Ord. 2162, §1; Ord. 2229, §1; Ord.
3911, §1; Ord. 4439, §1]
There shall be established a Police Department Personnel Board,
consisting of six (6) members. They shall be selected by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the City Council. Board appointments
will require the approval of the City Council through a majority vote
of the members elected to the City Council. Members of the Police
Personnel Board shall serve four-year terms. The board members shall
receive no compensation. The members shall be at least twenty-one
(21) years of age, taxpaying citizens and qualified voters of the
City. Any member of the board may be removed by the Mayor and a majority
vote of all members elected to the City Council for failure to attend
meetings of the personnel board, or for good cause shown. In the event
of a disciplinary hearing, the Board shall approve and appoint a Hearing
Officer who shall have no vote in the Board’s decision, but
shall serve to preside over the hearing and rule on evidentiary matters.
The elected City Municipal Judge shall serve in the capacity of Hearing
Officer unless he/she declines or a conflict exists for the Judge
to serve in such capacity. If the Municipal Judge cannot serve, the
Mayor shall appoint a Hearing Officer, who is a licensed Attorney
authorized to practice law in the State of Missouri and who is not
a current member of the Police Personnel Board.