St. Louis Board of Aldermen

One more vote is needed to send the map to Mayor Tishaura Jones. Because of a 2012 charter change, the redistricting process cut the number of aldermen from 28 to 14.

St. Louis County, city and the sports and convention commission have to figure out how to divide about $500 million.

Aldermen also renewed a mask order for another 30 days and voted to further reduce penalties for marijuana usage.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s legislation committee released an updated draft of a redistricting map Thursday. It reduces the number of wards from 28 to 14, as approved by voters 10 years ago.

A 2012 charter amendment cut the number of wards from 28 to 14. Public hearings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

An election official said his agency is conferring with an attorney to see if the redistricting ballot measure will go before city voters in April or August 2022.

The resolution allows the order from health director Frederick Echols to remain in place longer than 30 days.

The city's top fiscal body failed Friday to approve a proposed $168 million spending plan ahead of a summer recess at the Board of Aldermen.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen gave initial approval to a coronavirus relief bill that lays out how to spend the first wave of the latest round of federal aid.

Mayor Tishaura Jones outlined her priorities for the first $80 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.