Florissant council approves two charter‑amendment ballot ordinances, makes appointments and advances several city measures
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Summary
The council passed two substitute bills to place charter amendments on the ballot, confirmed board and mayoral appointments, approved business permit transfers and endorsed a county waste‑reduction grant program; several other bills were read for first reading.
The Florissant City Council on Jan. 12 approved a package of formal actions including two proposed charter amendments to be submitted to voters, several appointments, and a set of administrative resolutions and first‑reading bills.
The council passed Substitute Bill No. 10157, an ordinance that would submit a ballot proposition to amend Article 6 (sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.8 and 6.9) of the city charter to eliminate the purchasing officer position, clarify appropriation requirements and provide that purchasing procedures be established or modified by ordinance. The bill was approved and became Ordinance No. 9152.
Council also passed Substitute Bill No. 10158, an ordinance to submit a proposition amending Article 9 of the charter to remove existing provisions governing public improvements and instead provide that procedures governing public improvements and special assessments be established or modified by ordinance; that measure became Ordinance No. 9153.
Under new business the council appointed Tayah Rodriguez to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the mayor’s appointment of David Laferriere to the Senior Commission was approved by voice vote.
The council accepted an application to transfer Special Use Permit No. 9030 from Gossip Pasta LLC to Circle Empire LLC for a restaurant at 557 Houdershell Road; the motion carried and the action is recorded as Resolution No. 1076. The council also adopted a resolution to change the city’s employee benefit program (the transcript references RSMO 70655 in that discussion) and voted to endorse St. Louis County’s grant program for waste reduction efforts.
Council members read multiple bills for first reading, including ordinances to authorize an agreement allowing Officer Andrew Hale to serve as an instructor at the St. Louis County Police Academy, an appropriation of $50,000 for a hazardous tree removal program, federal funding for Rue Saint Dennis improvements (project STP56622602), demolition services, rollover appropriations for incomplete projects, and a budget amendment. Several items were seconded and advanced to subsequent readings during the meeting.
The council concluded with routine announcements, a mayoral message about planning‑and‑zoning meeting time changes and a senior center meet‑and‑greet, and adjourned. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2026.
