Council Chair Shalonda Webb on Monday proposed using Rams settlement money because other funds promised to the groups have been delayed for more than a year.
The legislation follows a spat between County Executive Sam Page and council Chair Shalonda Webb, who claimed Page instructed department leaders not to communicate with members of the county council.
The appointment of Kurt Becker as county director of administration has stalled at the County Council over allegations of a "pay-to-play" scheme at his last job.
A St. Louis County Council member on Tuesday began an effort to channel $20 million in NFL Rams settlement money toward repairing county roads and subdivision streets.