St. Louis Board of Aldermen

Fifth Ward Alderman Matt Devoti says cumbersome contracting processes have been the biggest impediment to pushing relief to survivors of the May 16 tornado.

Jami Cox Antwi won a special election in July to replace Mayor Cara Spencer as the alderwoman for the 8th Ward. The ward includes several big development projects.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen was expected to begin its winter break after Friday’s meeting, but members will be back in the chamber on Wednesday to pass utility assistance before the end of 2025.

Alderman Michael Browning’s 9th Ward includes the Central West End and Cortex Innovation District. He says that incentives are needed to bring certain kinds of development to St. Louis, but that the city needs to be more creative in the tools it uses, and the Board of Aldermen needs to leave the level of incentives up to the experts.

A fight is brewing even as a judge considers whether St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery will get to keep his job.

The Board of Aldermen took early steps toward approving an April ballot measure that would ask voters to renew the city’s earnings tax.

While the city of St. Louis’ benefits package was generally competitive with public and private sector employers of a similar size, salaries for almost all positions were lower, especially at the bottom of the pay scale.

Mayor Cara Spencer’s office said she is reviewing the legislation, which would take effect immediately upon her signature.

“We don't need a sheriff in the city of St. Louis, but we especially don't need this sheriff,” Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Thursday.

Two of Shameem Clark Hubbard’s constituents died in the tornado, and all eight of the neighborhoods in the 10th Ward north and east of Forest Park sustained some level of damage.