Knob Noster board adopts conflict-of-interest disclosure ordinance

The Knob Noster Board of Aldermen passed Bill No. 080525-A, an ordinance establishing procedures to disclose potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests for certain municipal officials, at its Aug. 5 meeting. The measure passed 5-0 and was assigned Ordinance No. 927.

The ordinance, described in the meeting as "An Ordinance of the City of Knob Noster, Missouri, to Establish a Procedure to Disclose Potential Conflicts of Interest and Substantial Interest for Certain Municipal Officials and Repeal Ordinance 895," was presented by the city clerk by title only. Alderman Palmer moved for first reading, seconded by Alderman Thering; the first-reading motion carried 5 ayes to 0 nays. On the second reading Alderman Stauffer-Baum moved the bill with a second from Alderman Thering; a roll call recorded Aldermen Palmer, Thering, Smith, Charrette and Stauffer-Baum voting "Aye." The transcript records no amendments or an effective date.

Board members did not record substantive changes to the ordinance in the excerpted minutes. The passage repeals Ordinance 895 and replaces it with the newly numbered Ordinance No. 927. The board’s approval follows the board’s standard process of first and second readings by title and a roll call vote for final passage.

No implementation timeline or effective date is specified in the minutes. The board completed other routine business and adjourned at 7:27 p.m.