Guests: House reps Gary Bonnaker, Renee Reuter, Phil Amato.
Topics: Meeting Jefferson County’s legislators
October 2022
Date & Time: 10/18/2022 5:30 pm
Guests: Trade Union Representatives
Topics: Apprentice programs, Building code issues
August 2022
Date & Time: 08/16/2023 5:30 pm
Guests: None
Topics: Police staffing
April 2022
Date & Time: 04/19/2022 5:30 pm
Guests: Dave Marshak, Jefferson County Sheriff
Topics: Law Enforcement
March 2022
Date & Time: 03/15/2022 5:30 pm
Guests: Sarah Jacobs, Economic Development Manager, Spire
Topics: Utilities; Economic Development
February 2022
Date & Time: 02/15/2022 5:30 pm
Guests: None
Topics: Commercial Development
November 2021
Date & Time: 11/16/2021 5:30 pm
Guests: Dennis Gannon, County Executive
Topics: Funding: ARPA, Wayfair
October 2021
Date & Time: 10/19/2021 5:30 pm
Guests: Jim McNichols, from Blaine Leutkemeyer’s office; Jennifer Hoskins, from Roy Blunt’s office
Topics: Federal Infrastructure Bill
September 2021
Date & Time: 09/22/2021 5:30 pm
Guests: Mike Kelley, The Kelley Group
Topics: Wayfair Use Tax
Previous Meeting Topics
Group Purchasing
Could all the cities get a discount on purchasing bulk commodities such as road salt if we pooled our resources?
Alphabet Soup
There are various financing tools available for public and public/private projects: Tax Increment Financing, Community Improvement Districts, Neighborhood Improvement Districts, Chapter 100 bonds... how do they work?
State Representatives
Cities are "political subdivisions" of state government, so the decisions made in Jefferson City have a huge impact on what we can (and cannot) do.
Municipal Fire Departments
Could we provide better fire service by combining several municipal departments into a single, larger fire district?
Gasoline Tax
What is going on with legislative efforts to change the way that fuel is taxed? How will the cities be affected if it passes?
Economic Development
What is going on in our communities and around the county? How can we support what each other is doing? What can we do to encourage more development? What grant programs are available?
Homebuilders
What could we do to unify the building codes and make it easier for building projects to get done in our cities?
Wayfair Tax
As local retail sales stagnate and online sales surge, what can we do to make sure that city revenues (and services) remain on a stable footing?
Emergency Management
What resources are available from the County, State and Federal Emergency Mangement Agencies when there is a flood (or other disaster) in our communities?
