By Tony Brockmeyer
Acting on a tip, an investigation conducted by the First Capitol News has discovered Ken Kielty and Glennon Jamboretz have formed a new political committee in an apparent attempt to take control of St. Charles City Government.
Kielty is a former City Councilman and the immediate past chairman of the St. Charles County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority. He was also the operator of the St. Charles State License Office on Randolph until his recent removal by Governor Blunt. Blunt who replaced him with Ernie Dempsey, the owner of Pio’s Restaurant and the father of State Representative Tom Dempsey.
Kielty is a supporter of Mayor Patti York and was a campaign consultant for her last reelection campaign. His company, Kielty Enterprises, also donated to Citizens For Responsible Community a group of people who do not live in St. Charles but who have attempted to control city government through their campaigns for Mayor York and other City Council candidates.
Jamboretz operates the Glennon Company, a public relations company in St. Louis. He has handled public relations for the Fraternal Order of Police headed by former St. Charles Police Sergeant Tommy Mayer. Mayer was fired recently by Chief Tim Swope. Mayer had stopped City Administrator Allan Williams and had ordered Williams out of his vehicle at gun point and made him lay on the ground. Mayer and his group also supported the Mayor in her reelection campaign. The Mayor has called Mayer, “The Top Cop In The State,” and has traveled around the state promoting Mayer and the FOP. Jamboretz is a member of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance and a contributor to Citizens for Responsible Community.
Our investigation revealed on June 10, 2005, Kielty and Jamboretz filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission a Statement of Committee Organization. Their group is called, St. Charles Citizens For Responsible Government (SCRG) and gives a post office box in St. Charles as their address. (SEE COPY OF FORM THEY FILED ON PAGE 13).
Kielty gives a home address on Dev- onshire in St. Charles and Jamboretz gives an address on Geyer in the City of St. Louis.
The stated purpose of the St. Charles Citizens For Responsible Government is given as SUPPORT RECALL ELECTED OFFICES ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI.
On the filing form the Official Fund Depository for the checking account for the St. Charles Citizens For Responsible Government is PREMIER BANK at 815 West Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City, Missouri. This is the parent bank of the Premier Bank recently opened in a store front on South Fifth Street in St. Charles.
This is the Premier Bank involved in projects with T.R. Hughes a local homebuilder and member of the board of Great Rivers Habitat for Humanity. Hughes and Kielty are members of a group formed to solicit donations for a legal defense fund for the Mayor who allegedly signed a contract with Express Scripts without the approval of the City Council as required by the Charter and City Ordinances. It has been reported the alleged illegal signing of the contract by the Mayor could indebt the City to Express Scripts for approximately $200,000.
The St. Charles City Council recently rejected an attempt by members of the County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority to name Premier Bank as the depository for the Convention Center. City ordinances and charter leave that authority with the City Council.
We were unable to contact Keilty or Jamboretz prior to going to press.
