Proposition B

The Democratic official is accused of illegally using county funds to campaign against a measure that would have given the St. Louis County Council the power to dismiss department heads.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office is investigating the county executive’s use of public funds to mail out pamphlets about Proposition B before the April election.

The result is a major win for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, who argued that the proposal amounted to a power grab by the county council.

A Missouri appeals court ruled that Proposition B votes will be counted but that opponents of the measure are allowed to file a lawsuit challenging its implementation if voters approve it on Tuesday.

Proposition B would allow the St. Louis County Council to fire department heads and the county counselor.

Proposition B would allow members of the county council to fire department directors and the county counselor with five out of seven votes.

Page calls the proposal to give the county council the power to fire directors a power grab.

Passage of Proposition B makes it clear that the county executive cannot hold an outside job and must forfeit the office if he or she does.

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