CLAYTON – In 2017, St. Louis County voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition P. A public safety initiative which established a sales tax increase to help fund the St. Louis County Police Department. A proposed bill could divert those funds. During Tuesday […]
RELEASE: St. Louis County Police to unveil new Special Response Unit
Colonel Jon M. Belmar, Chief of Police, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, and the St. Louis County Police Department will be unveiling a new unit, the Special Response Unit. A press conference and meet and greet will occur on […]
RELEASE: St. Louis County Council misappropriating Proposition P funds
On Tuesday May 9, 2018 six of the seven County Council members violated the public trust and passed a liberal spending bill to give St Louis County Health Department employees salary increases from the funds that were raised from the […]
STL County Council to vote on legislation that would raise the requirements for county’s animal shelter director
Feature image by Dave Parker The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday may finally vote on legislation that would require the county’s animal shelter director be a licensed veterinarian. The bill sponsored by Councilwoman Hazel Erby stems from constituents voicing […]
St. Louis County Issues request for proposal for Police Body Cameras
St. Louis County on Wednesday announced that it issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to equip the county’s police officers and patrol cars with cameras with the funds allocated from Proposition P. Proposition P is a half-cent sales tax that’s […]
STL County Council passes legislation that would allow Mizzou to assist with county drug monitoring program
The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday passed legislation that would allow the University of Missouri to assist with the county’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The legislation was requested from Dr. Faisal Khan, the director of the St. Louis […]
Erby introduces legislation that would give Corrections Medicine employees a sizable raise
After months of public forum at the St. Louis County Council meetings some St. Louis County employees may finally have their sought out pay raise through Proposition P funds. Councilwoman Hazel Erby on Tuesday introduced legislation that would use Prop […]
STL Councilmember hopes to give certain Department of Health employees Prop P funds
Councilwoman Hazel Erby on Tuesday introduced legislation that would use Prop P funds to give Corrections Medicine employees at the St. Louis County Department of Public Health a 10 percent raise. Erby’s legislation comes as a response to County Executive […]
STL County Council still wrestle where Prop P funds should go to
St. Louis County Corrections Medicine staff at the St. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday asked for a pay raise through Proposition P, after debate between some councilmembers and St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger — a compromise will be […]
Stenger and Councilman Page clash over STL County Police Department raise
Clashes between St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and Councilman Sam Page are expected at Tuesday night’s Council meeting regarding a proposed pay raise for St. Louis County Police Department personnel. In an ordinance initiated by the county police union […]