Sec. 10. Salary of other officers.

The salaries of all city officers, except those specified in section 11 of this chapter, shall be fixed, and may be changed, increased or modified by ordinance of the mayor and council. (Mo. of 4-1-41, eff. 5-16-41)

Sec. 11. Salaries of engineer, superintendent of streets, superintendent of water, and officers provided by ordinance.

The salaries of the engineer, the superintendent of streets, the superintendent of the water department, and such other officers as from time to time may have heretofore or may hereafter be created pursuant to subsection 14 of section 2 of this chapter shall be fixed by the manager, and may be changed, increased or modified by the manager; provided, however, that such salaries and all changes therein shall be in accordance with the compensation plan adopted by the mayor and council.

(Mo. of 4-1-41, eff. 5-16-41; Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)

Sec. 12. Citizenship of clerks and deputies.

All clerks and deputies of the city must be citizens of the United States, or have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States.

Sec. 13. Appointment, removal of deputies, clerks and employees generally.

   (a)    The manager shall appoint and remove all deputies, clerks and employees in his or her own office and those of all boards whose members serve without compensation from the city. The officer, director or head of any department or office who is appointed by the manager shall, with the manager’s approval, appoint and remove all deputies, clerks and employees in his or her respective department or office, and the officer, director or head of any department or office, appointed by the mayor and council, shall appoint all deputies, clerks and employees in their respective departments or offices; provided, however, that all such appointments and removals of deputies, clerks or employees shall be made solely on the basis of merits as determined by the civil service rules and regulations as provided for elsewhere in this chapter.

   (b)    Notwithstanding the civil service provisions of this Charter, the mayor and each member of the council shall appoint and remove all employees in their respective offices, and none of the civil service provisions of the Charter, city ordinances or civil service rules and regulations shall apply to such employees.

(Mo. of 4-1-41, eff. 5-16-41; Ord. No. 4394, eff. 19-76; Ord. No. 7274, § 1, eff. 12-11-79; Prop. 404, eff. 2-2-2016)

   Editors Note: Proposition 104 of an election called by Ord. No. 7274 for Nov. 7, 1989, approved by the governor Dec. 11, 1989, designated the existing text of § 13 as subsection (a) and added new subsection (b).