THANKS FOR THE RULES
I sit here this evening trying to write while fighting a cold. I am also watching the St. Peters Board of Alderman meeting. Their meetings are on Thursday evenings and they can be seen on Charter Cable 10. If you have an opportunity to watch you will easily understand why the St. Charles City Council and County Council have set limits on people speaking before the boards.
The purpose of the meetings is for the elected members to conduct business. In O’Fallon and St. Peters the meetings have been taken over by residents who have their own agendas. Attempts have been made recently to take over the St. Charles City Council meetings but the attempt have failed because of rules in place that prevent such action.
JEFF MORRISON
St. Charles County Councilman Jeff Morrison resigned recently as County Councilman and also as City Prosecutor for the City of St. Peters. Morrison said that he had a professional opportunity he wanted to take. He would give no other information . Rumors abound but the one that comes from the forefront and appears to be most likely is that he has accepted a position with the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Good luck Mr. Morrison.
RECALL LEADERS WANT TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL
It is being bandied about that Linda Meyer, the wife of a St. Charles Police Officer and leader of the recall effort against Mark Brown and Dottie Greer, has her sights set on Greer’s City Council seat. David and Cheryl Paxton who live in Mark Brown’s Ward and in his subdivision are working with Meyer in the attempt to recall Brown. Rumors have it that Paxton, who is a mechanic with American Airlines, where the Mayor’s husband Lionel is employed as a pilot, wants to take over Brown’s seat on the City Council. We are told His wife Cheryl is a flight attendant for AA and also worked at Ozark and TWA with the Mayor. Hmmmmmmm
RON BROCKMEYER REPRESENTS COUNCIL AT HEARING
Attorney Ron Brockmeyer represented members of the City Council last Friday at a hearing before Judge Ted House on a Writ of Mandamus that the recall committee filed in an effort to force the recall election of Dottie Greer in February rather than April. Some people have asked why he was there. Mike Valenti, the City Attorney had notified the City Council members that because the Council members were split on a five to five vote he was not going to represent the interests of the City in this matter.
Council members Riddler, Gieseke, Greer, Koester and Brown asked Brockmeyer to represent them because they felt there would be no one protecting their interests as City Council members. Several of the Council members pointed out to Valenti his oath of office and duties to the City. He relented and did appear in court.
WIN – WIN – WIN
Check page 11 for all the details on how to be eligible to win one of five $100 Gift Certificates. You will be able to use the certificates at any of the merchants who have ads on that page. You can enter as many times as you want and as many merchants as you want but you can only enter once during each visit. The winner will be announced in the January 14, 2006 edition of the First Capitol News. In the event of any disputes the decision of the First Capitol News is final
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