• August 26th - Final certification date for November 4th general election
• September 15th - Deadline to re-adopt the City's professional financial disclosure policy for cities with annual operating budgets over $1M (§ 105.483(11) & 105.485.4)
• October 1st - Deadline to set property tax levy for municipalities in St. Louis County. Cities must publish public notice for the hearing 7 days in advance (§ 67.110 RSMo)

• Roth v. City of St. Louis - The RULING states the City of St. Louis' unattended vehicle ordinance (ORDINANCE 15.133.010) requiring firearms left in unattended vehicles to be stored in a lockbox, violated a state statute (§ 21.750 RSMo) that says the Missouri General Assembly preempts local legislation regulating firearms, including their transportation and storage

• Arch Energy v. Brentwood - The RULING prevents the common practice of continuing a public hearing by motion and requires new publication of public notice. These new publication requirements may potentially delay the process for setting property tax rates.

• Robust Missouri Dispensary v. St. Louis County, et al - The RULING eliminated "stacking" of municipal and county local option sales taxes on marijuana. This case stemmed from ambiguous language within the CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT that authorized the sale of recreational marijuana and allowed local governments to impose up to an additional 3% local option sales tax with voter approval. Municipal revenues are unaffected, but counties may now only collect their local option sales taxes in unincorporated areas.

• The National League of Cities and the International Municipal Lawyers Association recently held a webinar outlining recently decided cases that affect municipalities to varying degrees. NLC members may watch the recording HERE. Notable cases mentioned include:
• Barnes v. Felix - The RULING requires that an excessive force claim against a police officer must be evaluated based on the totality of the circumstances, not solely the moment an officer perceives a threat.
• Ames v. Ohio Dept of Youth Services - The RULING found that if an employer discriminates against any individual of a protected class, regardless of if they are in a minority or majority group, they violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
• Other cases mentioned include Trump v. Casa, Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, Bondi v. VanDerStok, Stanley v. City of Sanford, EMD Sales v. Carrera, San Francisco v. EPA, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Lackey v. Stinney, Perttu v. Richards, Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, FCC v. Consumers Research, and McGlaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp

• Exemplary Accomplishment by a Local Government Jurisdiction, Agency, or Individual
• Exemplary Collaboration, Partnership, or Regional initiative
• Leadership in Planning and Design Innovation
• Gateway Lifetime Achievement Award

Former Springfield Mayor Ken McClure was appointed by Governor Kehoe to serve on the Missouri Ethics Commission, which promotes information related to lobbying, campaign finance, and conflict of interest laws. After recently filling two vacancies, the MEC now has enough commissioners on their board to investigate complaints of ethical misconduct. Mr. McClure's history of public service includes serving as a veteran, with City Utilities of Springfield, the Missouri Public Service Commission, and Chief of Staff for former Governor Matt Blunt.