Council approves routine grants and a road nonuse resolution, withdraws a school‑election resolution; several bills introduced

At its March 9 meeting the St. Charles County Council handled routine legislative business alongside public hearings. Council members approved two grant ordinances to the Election Authority and passed Resolution 2603 recognizing nonuse of Stalschmidt Road; they also introduced several ordinances for later consideration and withdrew a proposed resolution related to school board election timing.

Bills 5468 and 5469 — authorizing acceptance of Secretary of State grants totaling $60,382.33 for election‑authority purposes (an election efficiency grant and a small training grant) — were called and passed by roll call. The council also approved a consent agenda after a motion to remove a Family Arena item for brief discussion and clarification about bid deductions.

Resolution 2603, acknowledging nonuse of a 40‑foot strip historically identified as Stalschmidt Road and noting applicable Missouri statute on abandonment after five years of nonuse, passed on a unanimous roll call. Resolution 2604, which would have expressed support for a state bill to move school board elections to the November general election (SB1002), was tabled when the council lacked full membership and later withdrawn following procedural motions and the required concurrences.

The council introduced several ordinances to be considered at a future meeting, including intergovernmental cost‑reimbursement agreements with the cities of O'Fallon and Wentzville, a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security affecting the police department (under 8 U.S.C. §1357), and Bill 5475 to further regulate kratom sales (raising the legal sale age to 21 and requiring behind‑the‑counter handling).

No major fiscal controversies were finalized on March 9; some items were tabled or scheduled for final action at the March 30 meeting.