Voters in St. Louis County will decide on three charter amendments on the ballot on Election Day Aug. 2. 

There are three amendments that require a simple majority to pass: Proposition A, Proposition M and Proposition V. 

Prop A, a “whistleblower” act, would permit employees to discuss internal county operations to the media and other parties or individuals if they believe those operations amount to mismanagement and would prohibit disciplinary action from being taken against certain county employees or the reporting employee for making such disclosures. 

Prop M would create a “Council Compensation Commission” to study current council member compensation and come up with recommendations or amendments to the compensation. The commission would meet every five years on the last Monday in February in the year immediately following voter approval of the commission’s establishment. The panel would be made up of five members.

Prop V addresses appointments by the county executive to fill vacancies in certain offices, departments or boards and commissions. Prop V would require that no individual appointment by the county executive to fill a vacancy in one of those areas will assume the role until going through the confirmation process and getting an affirming vote by the County Council. The vote to confirm or deny the appointment must be made within 30 days of the county executive’s appointment.