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County outreach liaison warns Saint Ann residents Proposition B would shift firing power from county executive to council
Summary
Danielle Spradley, Saint Louis County community outreach liaison, told the Saint Ann Board that Proposition B on the April 8 ballot would amend the county charter to allow the county council to remove department heads, and she warned of operational and continuity risks; county staff supplied informational packets and open‑house dates.
Danielle Spradley, community outreach liaison for Saint Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, addressed the Saint Ann Board of Aldermen on March 3 to brief residents and elected officials about upcoming county initiatives and a county charter amendment on the April 8 ballot known locally as Proposition B.
Spradley told the board that Prop B would change the county charter so the county council could remove department heads — including the county police chief — and warned that the change could create conflicting directives and threaten continuity during a crisis. "If passed, Prop B would grant the county council unchecked power to fire department heads without cause…
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