St. Charles County Council Backs Naming Bridge for Stan Musial

Council passed a resolution in support of the naming on Monday.

St. Charles County Council Keeps Original Ballot Wording for Smoking Ban

Councilman Joe Cronin called a second version with exceptions "weak and watered down."

(The following press release was issued by the St. Charles County Council.) The St. Charles County Council, at a special meeting Saturday morning, decided to stand by its original bill calling for a charter amendment in the form of a ballot proposition concerning a countywide ban on smoking in enclosed public places. The Council considered a new bill that would have changed the ballot language to merge the smoking ban with three exceptions: places requiring patrons and employees to be age at least 21 years of age, private clubs, and 20 percent of hotel rooms. Councilman Joe Cronin, the sponsor of both the original and second bill, said the Council did a lot of “soul-searching” and came to the conclusion that passing “something that was …

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Absent Council: Voters to Decide If Missing 12 Meetings is Too Many

The St. Charles County Council approved putting a number of charter amendments on the November ballot.

Should County Sheriff's Department Change to a Police Department?

St. Charles County approved a bill to ask voters whether the county Sheriff's Department should switch to a Police Department with an appointed police chief.

St. Charles County could have both an elected sheriff and an appointed chief of police in the future.  The St. Charles County Council voted Monday to put the issue on the November ballot and let voters decide whether to establish a county police department which would be responsible for law enforcement duties in the county.  Under the proposal, the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department would remain in charge of court services, prisoner transport, process serving.  Council members John White, Terry Hollander, Joe Cronin and Nancy voted in favor of putting the matter before the voters. Council members Joe Brazil and Jerry Daugherty voted against the bill. County Executive Steve Ehlmann said he would sign the bill putting it before voters…

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Council Members Split on a Countywide Smoking Ban Vote

Council members offered thoughts on a proposed ban introduced by Councilman Joe Cronin that would put the matter before voters Nov. 6.

St. Charles County Council members weighed in on Councilman Joe Cronin's third attempt at getting a countywide smoking ban placed on the Nov. 6 ballot. Cronin's proposed ban includes exemptions for Ameristar Casino, private residences, private clubs with no employees and retail tobacco stores. Read more about his proposal here. Council member Nancy Matheny, District 3, said the council will spend the next two weeks discussing whether they can come to an agreement on what types of exemptions should be included in the bill. "We have six members of the County Council that are present and Paul Wynn who is present by phone," she said. "Everyone is in a different place on this continuum... Our goal will be to find out if we can get four (votes) …

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Rich Pope

2:23 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Cigarette smoke and secondhand smoke has been shown to cause cancer. If your right to smoke keeps me from my rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, then you have gone too far and the government needs to step in. Go ahead an smoke. Just do it in the privacy of your own home where you aren't making everyone else around you sick to their stomachs.   more ›

Jerry Daugherty, Democratic Candidate for St. Charles County Councilman, District 6

Daugherty is an incumbent.

Name : Jerry Wayne Daugherty Also known as : N/A Age: 54 Place of residence : Portage Des Sioux Job titles held : Insurance Producer Employers : St. Charles Insurance Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: Local office Running for position: St. Charles County Council seat Chamber/district: District 6 Incumbent: Yes First elected: 04 November 2008 Previous elective offices : Alderman/Mayor Pro Tem Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: N/A Address P.O. Box 94 St. Peters, MO, 63373 Name : TBA Title :

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County Opts to Continue Tow Truck Driver Background Checks

Tow truck company owners upset at law that denies tow licenses to drivers convicted of felonies.

The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department will begin issuing licenses and performing background checks on tow truck drivers.  A measure approved by the St. Charles County Council March 26 allows the county to continue checking backgrounds of tow truck drivers. Previously, the county Registrar’s office issued the license and did the background checks. However, Roger Morgan, owner of Assured Towing in Wentzville, successfully sued St. Charles County by asserting that only law enforcement officials could perform background checks. After the March 26 meeting, Morgan argued that the judge in his case ruled the county could not use a closed court record to deny his license. A judgment in the case reads: “St. Charles County and (Registrar …

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Races Shape Up for Each St. Charles County Council Seat

Filings closed Monday for the county council positions.

Filings closed Monday for the St. Charles County Council elections with opposed races in each district. In District 2, Republican incumbent Joe Brazil will run in the primary against Republican Bob Stephens, who owns Compare Automotive Muffler in Wentzville. District 4 Council incumbent Paul Wynn will face a Republican challenger in Dave Hammond, formerly chief building inspector for St. Charles County. Michael Lloyd Boyd is unopposed in the Democratic primary for District 4 and will run in November against the winner of the Republican primary in August. Wynn has worked at a job as a military contractor in Afghanistan since October. He was laid off from a position at Scott Air Force Base. He participates in most meetings via telephone and …

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St. Charles County Council Considers Veto Override

County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed a voting machines purchase that would cost $1.2 million. Election Authority Director Rich Chrismer argues the veto interferes with him performing his duties.

The St. Charles County Council may vote on overriding a veto on purchasing voting system equipment for $1.2 million during its 7 p.m. meeting Monday. County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed the bill after the council approved it 4-1 during its last purchase. He objected to having one bidder on such a large purchase. Ehlmann blamed federal and state regulations for creating a system in which just one company is certified to sell voting machines in the state. Ehlmann said the county should hold off on the purchase until another company is authorized to sell the equipment so they can receive a competitive bid. Henry M. Adkins & Son was the only bidder. Election Authority Director Rich Chrismer said they are the only company certified to sell …

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