Committee engrosses $2.52 million reappropriation for water infrastructure; summary corrected before engrossment

The St. Louis City Legislation Rules Committee on July 1 engrossed Board Bill 43, a reappropriation of $2,520,436 for water infrastructure replacement and repair that carries an emergency clause, after the clerk corrected and circulated an updated summary during the meeting.

Clerk Hegs read the original summary and several ordinance cross-references; she then stated that she had noticed the summary required correction and would update it and circulate the corrected version to the committee before final engrossment. The clerk uploaded the revised document (a Word/PDF file) to a shared drive during the meeting so members could view the corrected language.

Committee members asked clarifying procedural questions about whether the corrected summary would mirror the engrossed bill text; the clerk confirmed she would send the corrected text within about a minute for review. After members indicated they had no further substantive questions, a motion was made and seconded to engross Board Bill 43 contingent on the updated summary; the committee approved by unanimous consent.

The bill references multiple ordinance numbers and was presented as recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment; the clerk read an aggregate reappropriation amount of $2,520,436 and noted the inclusion of an emergency clause. The engrossment was contingent on the clerk’s correction and distribution of the final summary for the committee record.