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Personnel committee authorizes office upgrades, approves 30-day posting for Ward 2 legislative assistant
Summary
At its March 20 meeting the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen Personnel and Administration Committee authorized estimates for office flooring, furniture and chairs, and approved posting the Ward 2 legislative assistant position for 30 days; staff provided updates on building access, a new PA system and a temporary air duct.
Vice Chair Jeremy Cone presided over the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen Personnel and Administration Committee on Thursday, March 20, where members authorized staff to obtain estimates for office flooring and furniture, approved replacement chairs for the Kennedy Hearing Room and voted to post a legislative assistant position for Ward 2 for 30 days.
The committee approved the posting after Chair Cone said the Ward 2 incumbent faces no election challenge and recommended moving forward. "I would recommend a motion that we post the legislative assistant position for Ward 2 for a period of 30 days," Cone said. The motion was moved by the alderman from the 14th Ward and seconded by the alderman from the 10th Ward; committee members raised no objection and the motion carried.
Director Angracia, who manages board facilities and staff requests, gave a status update on several deferred-maintenance projects. She said the board’s badge-pass entry system "is underway," that window treatments will begin March 24 and that the board’s new public-address system "is due to be delivered on March 28." Angracia also reported a temporary air duct installed in office 234 in December is still in place and that she has followed up with facilities about a permanent fix.
Committee members and staff discussed replacing worn carpeting in several offices and the option of installing laminate flooring instead. Alderman Aldridge raised concerns about noise and fall hazards on hard floors; Director Angracia said work would be scheduled during a recess when possible. Ryan, a financial analyst for the board, advised that if the committee obtains bids and the board obligates funds via purchase orders, asbestos remediation and other work could be encumbered across fiscal years. "If it's obligated, and the project starts...the asbestos work...wouldn't need to be completed during this fiscal year," Ryan said.
After clarifying that these purchases would use estimates from approved vendors rather than an open competitive bid process, the committee voted to authorize Director Angracia to obtain estimates for flooring in rooms 230, 232 and 234; for new office furniture for those spaces; and for replacement chairs for staff and members in the Kennedy Hearing Room. Cone said staff would begin scheduling vendors immediately.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of March 13, 2024 meeting minutes: Motion moved by the alderman from the 14th Ward; seconded by the alderman from the 10th Ward. Roll call produced three recorded "aye" votes; motion sustained.
- Post legislative assistant, Ward 2 (30 days): Motion moved by the alderman from the 14th Ward; seconded by the alderman from the 10th Ward; no objection on voice vote; motion carried.
- Authorize Director Angracia to obtain estimates for flooring, furniture and chairs (rooms 230, 232, 234; Kennedy Hearing Room): Motion moved by Vice Chair Jeremy Cone; seconded by the alderman from the 10th Ward; no objection on voice vote; motion carried.
What happens next
Director Angracia said she would begin scheduling vendors immediately to obtain estimates. Committee members discussed completing larger work during the summer recess to limit disruption; staff noted the city’s fiscal year begins July 1 and that funds must be obligated in time to avoid losing them.
