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Gladstone council declares April 8 election seat vacant after city attorney cites unpaid taxes; council to appoint successor
Summary
The Gladstone City Council on April 28 enacted Ordinance 4.695 declaring that no candidate was elected to a city council seat in the April 8 municipal election after city staff found the top vote recipient was in arrears on city taxes when the polls closed.
The Gladstone City Council on April 28 enacted Ordinance 4.695 declaring that no candidate was elected to a city council seat in the April 8 municipal election after city staff found the top vote recipient was in arrears on city taxes at the time the polls closed.
City Attorney Chris Williams told the council the matter arises from “Section 77.38 of the state statute,” which—along with an identical sentence in the city code—prohibits a person “at the time” of an election from being elected if they are in arrears on city taxes. Williams said Missouri case law interprets “at the time” to mean prior to polls closing on election day, and that when that rule applies the office is…
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