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Council authorizes agreements to accept state grant for regional law enforcement training facility
Summary
The council approved Bill 5403 authorizing intergovernmental agreements needed to accept a state grant to build a regional law enforcement training facility; related county executives reported neighboring counties' actions in support of the project.
St. Charles County Council on July 28 passed Bill 5403, authorizing the county executive to execute intergovernmental agreements and related documents necessary to accept a state grant for construction of a regional law enforcement training facility.
The ordinance authorizes the execution of a joint cooperation and development assistance agreement and other documents "in furtherance of the acceptance of a state grant to construct a regional law enforcement training facility." The council approved the measure by recorded vote.
In later remarks during announcements, the county executive updated the council on the project's regional progress: Franklin County passed its approval last Thursday, St. Louis County completed a first reading and "perfected" the item, and Jefferson County was expected to pass the item at its August meeting. The executive said these actions will allow the project to move forward.
The ordinance authorizes the county to enter intergovernmental arrangements and accept the grant; the meeting record does not include final grant amount or detailed project budget at this session.
Formal action: Bill 5403 passed on final reading; the county is authorized to execute the necessary agreements to accept the state grant and proceed with project planning and coordination with partner counties.
Next steps: execution of intergovernmental agreements and grant documents by the county executive and coordination with partner counties on project implementation and timing.
