Aldermen’s Contempt for Ethics Updates Highlights Laziness
If aldermen simply have issues with “drafting errors”, they could have sent a fix to voters years ago. Instead, their actions appear purposeful.
If aldermen simply have issues with “drafting errors”, they could have sent a fix to voters years ago. Instead, their actions appear purposeful.
Despite previous promises to the contrary, the Board of Aldermen does not appear to be complying with the expanded ethics requirements in the Reform St. Louis charter reform.
The Spencer administration has changed direction and reinstated the city’s Minority-owned Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program that it dramatically suspended in August.
Public record requests answer some questions surrounding the mayor’s decision to suspend the city’s MWBE contractor diversity program.
The mayor does not appear to have the legal authority needed to unilaterally halt the city’s contractor diversity program.
The decision to suspend the city’s contractor diversity program has ignited a firestorm at City Hall.
President of the Board of Aldermen Megan Green’s office says voter-approved ethics rules will be implemented, despite many aldermen opposing the new measures.