An amendment added by Ward 21 Alderman John Collins-Muhammad included $5M in direct cash payments Author: Alex Fees (KSDK), Sam Clancy Published: 8:02 PM CDT July 13, 2021 Updated: 9:21 PM CDT July 13, 2021
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Tuesday advanced the city’s COVID-19 relief package funding.
On Tuesday night, the board gave initial approval to Board Bill 2, the American Recovery Act funding bill, putting it one vote away from final passage.
Mayor Tishaura Jones wanted $5 million, a relatively small portion of the funding, to go to up to 10,000 families who qualify for assistance. Aldermanic President Lewis Reed pushed back on the idea in his initial plan, but the bill that passed Tuesday included an amendment for direct payments.
Aldermen pass controversial firefighters pension change; spy plane bill dies
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Feb. 6 ST. LOUIS
The Board of Aldermen on Friday gave final approval to legislation giving a firefighter-controlled board supervision of all city fire pensions over the objections of two key city financial officials.
Aldermen passed the bill, 19-3, despite warnings from Comptroller
Darlene Green and Budget Director
Paul Payne that the measure reverses some of the reforms passed in 2012 that put a check on the city s pension liabilities.
The issue, backed by the politically influential firefighters union, now goes to Mayor
Lyda Krewson, who has yet to take a position on it.