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O'Fallon committee narrows city‑administrator residency language to 'encouraged' within 10 miles

O'Fallon City Council (committees: Finance/Committee of the Whole, Community Development, Public Works) · October 28, 2025
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Summary

After public comment and debate, the committee amended a draft ordinance to state the city administrator is "encouraged" to live in O'Fallon and must not live more than 10 miles from the city's corporate limits; the amendment and the motion as amended passed committee and will go to the full City Council.

The O'Fallon Finance/Committee of the Whole on (committee date) amended and approved a proposed change to Title 3, Chapter 31 relating to residency expectations for the city administrator, sending the revised language to the full City Council for final action.

The committee accepted an amendment that makes clear the city administrator is “encouraged” to establish residency in O'Fallon but may not reside further than 10 miles from the city's corporate limits. The amendment was proposed and put on the floor by Alderperson Todd Roach; the committee then voted to pass the amendment and later approved the motion as amended to forward to council.

City staff told the committee the revision was pulled out of a…

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