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City Charter
The railroad in the mid 1800's set
out to incorporate boarders for Marceline to become a town. On March
6th, 1888 an election was held and from those election results the
Linn County Court incorporated the City of Marceline, at that time
they appointed a mayor, and four aldermen, and they served until the
next election was held. In the mid 1920's the idea came around to
change from a mayor-council form of government to a council- manager
form of government, but it actually wasn't pursued until the 1940's.
This issue was placed before the voters with a strong backing by the
Marceline Rotary Club, after being initially rejected the first time
it eventually passed.
The City of Marceline is currently operating under a third class
city manager form of government.
Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 78
Optional Forms, Third Class Cities
Section 78.430
Third class city may adopt city manager
form of government—procedure.
78.430. 1. Any city of the third class, or any city with a
population entitling it to become a city of the third class, may
become organized under the provisions of sections 78.430 to 78.640
by proceeding in the following manner: Upon petition of voters
residing in the city equal in number to twenty-five percent of the
votes cast for all candidates for mayor in the last preceding
election, the mayor shall by proclamation submit the question of
organizing under sections 78.430 to 78.640.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following
form:
Shall the city of . . . . . . . . . . . Organize under sections
78.430 to 78.640, RSMo, providing for the city manager form of
government?
3. The election thereon shall be conducted, votes canvassed, and
results declared in the same manner as provided for by law in
respect to other city elections of cities of the third class. If a
majority of votes cast on the question is in favor of adopting the
optional form of government provided for herein, the city clerk
shall transmit to the secretary of state and to the county clerk of
the county in which the city is located, duplicate copies of a
certificate stating that the question was adopted. The city shall
then proceed to organize under sections 78.430 to 78.640, by
nomination of candidates and election of councilmen as herein
provided. The elections shall be held at the next municipal election
following the date of adoption of sections 78.430 to 78.640. If the
plan is not adopted, the question of adopting the plan shall not be
resubmitted to the voters of the city for adoption for at least one
year thereafter, and then the question of adoption may be
resubmitted upon a like petition, proclamation and notice as
provided above.
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