Comptroller's Office News from July 2024
Links to local news articles about the Office of the Comptroller in July 2024
The Office of the Comptroller was featured in two recent news articles regarding the City's Charter Commission proposal.
From St. Louis Magazine:
Last month, the city’s Charter Commission put forth seven proposals to amend the document that serves as the city’s constitution—with a goal no less than remaking St. Louis government. The most ambitious of the proposals, if approved by voters, would have eliminated the job held by Darlene Green for almost three decades.
But at Monday’s meeting at the Julia Davis Library on Natural Bridge Avenue, the commission took 90 minutes of heated public feedback.
From the St. Louis American:
When the St. Louis Charter Commission released its draft proposals earlier this month, the two that sparked immediate debate – both in support and ire – were elimination of the city Board of Estimate and Apportionment and the Comptroller’s office.
Comptroller Darlene Green quickly warned in a July 1 statement that an end to the office she holds could quickly lead to “closed door meetings, …removing transparency, and weakening checks and balances.”
The proposals were also opposed by Mayor Tishaura Jones and several members of the Board of Aldermen.
Last week, the Charter Commission released a list of proposals that will be sent to the BOA for debate. The changes to the Comptroller’s office and Board of Estimate and Apportionment have been removed.
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