Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council trims consent-decree spending by half, citing goal to resolve legal matter by Dec. 31
Summary
Ferguson City Council voted to reduce several consent-decree-related budget lines by 50%, lowering a roughly $412,100 annual allocation to about $206,350. Supporters framed the move as a fiscal signal to speed legal resolution; opponents warned it risks shortfalls if the decree remains unresolved.
The Ferguson City Council voted June 3 to cut consent-decree-related budget items across multiple lines by half, reducing the fiscal-year appropriation tied to the legal agreement from approximately $412,100 to $206,350.
The motion targeted specific consent-decree expenses: the court-appointed monitor budget (cut from $300,000 to $150,000), IT support for the monitor (cut from $55,000 to $27,500), a portion of litigation paid to outside counsel (Lewis Rice — reduced by $21,000 from a $170,000 allocation), and half of the consent-decree coordinator salary and office supplies (a combined reduction of $7,850). The cumulative reduction totals about $206,350 for the year.
Proponents — who argued the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
