State ex rel. City Council of Gladstone v. Yeaman

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

The removal by recall petition of four Gladstone, Missouri councilmen gives rise to this matter. Section 77.650, RSMo 1986. (All statutory references will be to the Revised Statutes of 1986). This court had issued a preliminary order in prohibition. The disposition of the writ is here combined with the direct appeals of the Gladstone Residents (“Residents”) who sought the recall and of the City Council (“Council”) and individual members of the Council.

The pertinent portions of § 77.650, dealing with recall procedure:

1. The holder of any elective office in a third class city…