St. Louis Board of Aldermen

Members of the Board of Aldermen hope to send the legislation to Mayor Cara Spencer within two weeks. It would mark the largest investment of city funds specifically for tornado relief to date.

Amendments to the budget for fiscal 2026 include more money for the City Emergency Management Agency, which will allow it to hire another staff member and buy more supplies.

The current ballot for the July 1 special election to fill the 8th Ward seat at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen lists the five candidates with their names only, despite two candidates being officially nominated by parties.

The legislation makes renters forced to move from tornado-damaged buildings eligible for assistance from the Impacted Tenants Fund. It is not clear when the money will be available.

The St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery backtracked on a plan to stop transporting sick and injured detainees to the hospital at a budget committee meeting Monday. He’d previously told Mayor Cara Spencer his office did not have the resources to do that transportation.

The special election to fill the vacant 8th Ward seat is set for July 1.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen did not wait long enough after making changes to the proposal before sending it to the mayor.

Alisha Sonnier won a full four-year term in April with 66% of the vote.

Bills to help renters and property owners will likely get Board of Aldermen consideration later this week.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will soon discuss a bill to make more people eligible for a displaced-tenants fund and a measure that would lower property tax bills on buildings made uninhabitable by the tornado.