St. Louis County residents voting in the election Tuesday, Aug. 4 will not only be deciding primary races for county executive and governor, but whether or not to adopt a new Charter.
St. Louis County...
Republican County Council members are seeking to restrict the power of the county executive to issue stay-at-home and public health orders without the consent of the County Council.
Two of the three...
After a year marred by a late start, absentee members and conflict over procedures, the St. Louis County Charter Commission has wrapped up its job of studying and recommending changes to the county Charter...
An effort to add a “citizens’ bill of rights” to the St. Louis County Charter was struck down by the county Charter Commission.
The bill of rights, introduced by Commissioner Chris Grahn-Howard,...
Minimum police standards are one step closer to being enshrined in the St. Louis County Charter after the county Charter Commission voted last week to advance the county’s first police requirements.
The...
The St. Louis County Charter Commission is exploring the idea of adding minimum police standards to the county Charter, but representatives of the county’s 52 municipal forces oppose the idea.
Codifying...
By Erin Achenbach
Staff Reporter
eachenbach@callnewspapers.com
A Charter Commission proposal to make elections in St. Louis County nonpartisan failed to move forward last week.
The idea of making...
St. Louis County will continue to have a strong county-executive form of government for the likely future after a Charter Commission proposal to switch to a county manager died in discussion.
The county...
By Erin Achenbach
Staff Reporter
eachenbach@callnewspapers.com
Officials in St. Louis County are looking at various initiatives to give unincorporated county residents more representation on the county...
