St. Louis Board of Aldermen Meeting - May 29, 2026

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen convened on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Aldermen Chambers. Vice President Cohn presided with 15 members present. The meeting included introductions of honored guests, approval of minutes, first readings of several board bills, debate and perfection of a compensation plan for city employees, adoption of resolutions, and approval of mayoral appointments.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the meeting on Friday, May 21, 2026, were approved unanimously.
• Third Reading and Final Passage of Board Bills: Board Bill 2 (introduced by Alderwoman Schweitzer and others) and Board Bill 11 (introduced by Alderwoman Clark Hubbard and Alderman Cohn) were passed on the consent calendar with a unanimous 15-0 vote.
• Courtesy Resolutions: A consent calendar of courtesy resolutions (including Resolution 32, 33, and 35) was adopted unanimously.

Introductions and Recognitions

• Alderwoman Boyd introduced Theodore Noel D'Souza, a newborn attending his first board meeting.
• Alderwoman from the 10th introduced Samantha Williams, new lead government relations manager for Amherst Missouri, and thanked the St. Louis Sports Commission.
• Alderwoman from the 10th also recognized the 225 residents of Council Tower Senior Apartment Building, who experienced a water outage over the past two weeks. She thanked numerous volunteers, including the Area Agency on Aging, the Urban League, the Federation of Block Units, the Red Cross, AmeriCorps, and others who provided water and meals. The water has been restored.
• The Chief Clerk's children's birthdays were celebrated.

First Reading of Board Bills

The following board bills were introduced and referred to the appropriate committees:

• Board Bill 28 (Alderman Devotee): Requiring water meters on certain service connections, with enforcement mechanisms.
• Board Bill 29 (Alderwoman Clark Hubbard): Accepting disaster relief funding from the Missouri Department of Public Safety and Missouri Housing Development Commission.
• Board Bill 30 (Alderman Aldric): Removing a loophole requiring the city to create a sunshine portal but not post to it.
• Board Bill 31 (Alderwoman Clark Hubbard): Appropriating $21,379,967 for the parking division's operating and capital expenses, including $1,475,768 for capital improvements, for FY2026-2027.
• Board Bill 32 (Alderman Cohn): Authorizing a sub-award from Bloomberg Philanthropies American Sustainable Cities Initiative for a youth climate action fund.

Discussion Items

• Referral of Board Bill 24: Alderwoman from the 6th moved to refer Board Bill 24 back to the Budget and Public Employees Committee. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote of 15-0.
• Board Bill 12 – City Employee Compensation Plan: Alderman from the 14th sponsored the bill, which repeals and replaces the previous 3% pay increase with a new 3% increase based on a citywide classification and compensation study by Evergreen Solutions. The bill establishes open pay ranges, raises minimum salaries for many positions, and applies to all classified employees. Discussion included questions from Alderwoman from the 12th about the open range pay scale and the determination of pay levels. The bill was perfected with a unanimous 15-0 vote.
• Resolution 33: Alderwoman from the 1st moved to refer Resolution 33 to the Transportation and Commerce Committee, which was approved.
• Resolution 35 – Pride Month: Alderwoman from the 8th introduced a resolution commemorating Pride Month in St. Louis, noting the kickoff at Forehand Brewery and Pride Fest downtown from June 27-28. The resolution was adopted after being added to the consent calendar, with a unanimous vote of 15-0.

Key Outcomes

• Board Bill 12 was perfected and will proceed to final passage.
• Board Bill 24 was referred back to the Budget and Public Employees Committee.
• Board Bills 2 and 11 received final passage.
• Resolution 35 was adopted.
• Mayor's appointments were approved: Margaret McDonald to the Airport Arts Advisory Committee, and Stephen Westbrooks and Emily Andrews to the Clean Energy Development Board.
• The meeting adjourned to Friday, June 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Aldermen Chambers.