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Council approves $10,000 commitment to Parade of Hearts after legal review of conflict allegation
Summary
The Independence City Council voted 7-0 April 21 to approve resolution 25-7-45 committing $10,000 from the tourism budget to the Parade of Hearts initiative after a city-commissioned legal opinion said the cited conflict statutes did not apply.
The Independence City Council on April 21 voted 7-0 to approve resolution 25-7-45, authorizing a $10,000 commitment from the tourism budget to support the Parade of Hearts initiative.
The vote followed public remarks urging the council to pause the item and a legal opinion read into the record that concluded Missouri conflict statutes did not apply to the facts as presented. The council recorded seven votes in favor; none opposed.
Lee Phillips, an Independence resident and Jackson County committee woman, urged the council to table the resolution and requested a state forensic audit, saying the proposed resolution “presents a clear and…
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