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Committee member says city cannot verify St. Louis County payout formula
Summary
A committee member said the county's payout formula is opaque and that the city has been unable to replicate county calculations despite hiring accountants since the mid-1990s; the board authorized a letter seeking further scrutiny.
A committee member told the Board of Aldermen that it has been difficult for the city to understand how Saint Louis County calculates its sales-tax distributions and that "we just take St. Louis County's word" because the city cannot independently back up the county's numbers. The comment came during discussion of a draft letter the board authorized for the mayor to sign in support of an audit.
The chair said the city and the city of Fenton previously hired accountants dating to 1995–96 to attempt verification but that those efforts did not resolve how the county computes distributions. The exchange underscored officials’ stated desire for greater transparency in how county revenues are allocated to municipalities.
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