Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.110 (2026)

Mayor and board

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  79.110.  Mayor and board — duties. — The mayor and board of aldermen of each city governed by this chapter shall have the care, management and control of the city and its finances, and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the city, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade and commerce and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry such powers into effect, and to alter, modify or repeal the same.

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(RSMo 1939 § 7168)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7018; 1919 § 8469; 1909 § 9371

CROSS REFERENCES:

Licenses, certain businesses and occupations subject to tax and regulation, 94.230, 94.270

Public utilities, certain cities may own and operate, 91.450

Taxing powers--may provide for public works, 88.670, 94.200

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2021 · leading case: City of Moline Acres v. Charles W. Brennan, 470 S.W.3d 367 (Mo. 2015).
City of Moline Acres v. Charles W. Brennan, 470 S.W.3d 367 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 4× “” Similarly, section 79.110 authorizes fourth-class cities (including Moline Acres) to “enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the city ….”
Mark Atkinson v. City of Mountain View, 709 F.3d 1201 (8th Cir. 2013). “’” (second alteration in original) (quoting Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.110 )). Second, Atkinson’s argument that the city had a custom of delegating final policymaking power to Sanders is unsupported by any evidence in the record.”
Hawkins v. City of Fayette, 604 S.W.2d 716 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “The duties of the mayors are contained in several sections therein: § 79.110 provides that the mayor and board of aldermen shall have the care, management and control of the city and its finances; § 79.”
Engelage v. City of Warrenton, 378 S.W.3d 410 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “Section 79.110 contains the statutory delegation of police powers to municipalities of the fourth class, such as Warrenton.”
Collins v. Vernon, 512 S.W.2d 470 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 5× “Section 79.110 RSMo 1969, V. A.M.S., entrusts to the mayor and board of aldermen of fourth class cities the duty to govern the “care, management and control of the city and its finances.”
Copeland v. City of Union, 534 S.W.3d 298 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “220 may be exercised through a duly enacted ordinance, as Respondent did in this case.”
Burks v. City of Licking, 980 S.W.2d 109 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “110 gives municipal officers the “power to enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the city, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade…”
Fidler v. Pers. Comm. ex rel. City of Raytown, 766 S.W.2d 158 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3× “Section 79.110, RSMo 1986. The mayor, with the consent of the majority of the members of the board of aldermen, is entitled to appoint and to remove officers in the service of the city.”
Mosher v. Beirne, 237 F. Supp. 684 (E.D. Mo. 1964). · cites it 2× “Section 79.110, Revised Statutes of Missouri 1949, V.”
State Ex Rel. Croy v. City of Raytown, 289 S.W.2d 153 (Mo. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 2× “On the other hand they alleged that they would be greatly damaged by the action of “the Council” in rezoning the area in question.”
Thunder Oil Co. v. City of Sunset Hills, 349 S.W.2d 82 (Mo. 1961). · cites it 2× “470 authorizes cities of the fourth class to prescribe fines for the enforcement of all ordinances enacted for any of the purposes mentioned in that chapter, which, of course, include the general powers mentioned in Section 79.110. The enforcement of city ordinances by fines,…”
Miller v. City of Town & Country, 62 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). “The specific statutory delegation of police powers to municipalities of the fourth class, such as Town and Country, is found in § 79.110. That section defines the powers and duties of mayors and boards of alderman as follows: The mayor and board of aldermen of each city governed…”
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