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City attorney advises clarifying public-hearing notices after Court of Appeals decision
Summary
Olivette's city attorney told the council the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued a decision about continuing public hearings; staff will add language to public-hearing notices for zoning matters to address the ruling.
City Attorney Miss Carr told the Olivette City Council that a recent decision by the court of appeals addressed procedures when a public hearing is opened at one meeting and continued to a subsequent meeting. She recommended adding a small amount of extra language to the city's public-hearing notices for zoning matters to ensure procedures align with the decision.
"Just last week, the court of appeals issued a decision addressing the procedures when you do want to have a public hearing opened at 1 meeting, but you want to continue that and leave it open as a subsequent meeting," Miss Carr said. She said the city’s notices of public hearing should be updated to respond to that decision and that the City of Olivette should be fine once the additional language is added.
Mayor Missy Waldman referenced the municipal executive board meeting where the issue arose and said she had discussed the matter with the attorney; no further action was taken at the March 25 meeting other than the attorney's recommendation that staff update notice language.
Councilors did not vote on a formal ordinance related to the court decision during the meeting; the attorney's recommendation was advisory and intended to protect procedural compliance for zoning public hearings going forward.
