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Commission debriefs committee-of-the-whole, outlines data and messaging needs for senior tax levy
Summary
St. Louis County Older Adults Commission members who attended a committee-of-the-whole meeting reported broad support to place a senior tax levy (senior fund) on the ballot but said council members asked for concrete data — average dollars per client, means testing, and provider vetting — and urged more individual testimonials and clearer messaging to win voter support.
Members of the St. Louis County Older Adults Commission on their virtual meeting debriefed a packed committee-of-the-whole session on a proposed senior tax levy and said the next steps are ordinance drafting, legal review and targeted outreach to council members and voters.
Commissioners who attended said the committee meeting was generally positive and that sponsors are drafting an ordinance to be reviewed by counsel. "Then it goes to the council and legal looks at it," a participant summarized; commissioners noted the ordinance must be read three times under council procedure, which creates a multi-week calendar to advance the measure.
But members emphasized councilists asked for concrete programmatic detail. "They were looking for something fairly specific as opposed to just an anecdotal answer," one commissioner said,…
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