Saint Louis County, MO Ballot

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to add a statement that English shall be the language of all governmental meetings at which any public business is discussed, decided, or public policy is formulated whether conducted in person or by communication equipment including conference calls, video conferences, or Internet chat or message board?

It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities.

Yes

Amendment 4 Proposed by the 94th General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SJR 45

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to change provisions relating to the financing of stormwater control projects by:

limiting availability of grants and loans to public water and sewer districts only;
removing the cap on available funding and existing restrictions on disbursements;
requiring loan repayments to be used only for stormwater control projects?

It is estimated the cost to state governmental entities is $0 to $236,000 annually. It is estimated state governmental entities will save approximately $7,500 for each bond issuance. It is estimated local governmental entities participating in this program may experience savings, however the amount is unknown.

Yes

Proposition A Revision of Statutes Relating to Casinos and Gambling 2008-035

Shall Missouri law be amended to:

repeal the current individual maximum loss limit for gambling;
prohibit any future loss limits;
require identification to enter the gambling area only if necessary to establish that an individual is at least 21 years old;
restrict the number of casinos to those already built or being built;
increase the casino gambling tax from 20% to 21%;
create a new specific education fund from gambling tax proceeds generated as a result of this measure called the "Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Fund"; and
require annual audits of this new fund?

State governmental entities will receive an estimated $105.1 to $130.0 million annually for elementary and secondary education, and $5.0 to $7.0 million annually for higher education, early childhood development, veterans, and other programs. Local governmental entities receiving gambling boat tax and fee revenues will receive an estimated $18.1 to $19.0 million annually.

Yes

Proposition B Missouri Quality Homecare Council

Shall Missouri law be amended to enable the elderly and Missourians with disabilities to continue living independently in their homes by creating the Missouri Quality Homecare Council to ensure the availability of quality home care services under the Medicaid program by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the home care workforce?

The exact cost of this proposal to state governmental entities is unknown, but is estimated to exceed $510,560 annually. Additional costs for training are possible. Matching federal funds, if available, could reduce state costs. It is estimated there would be no costs or savings to local governmental entities.

Yes

Proposition C Initiative Petition

Shall Missouri law be amended to require investor-owned electric utilities to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equaling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 increasing incrementally to at least 15% by 2021, including at least 2% from solar energy; and restricting to no more than 1% any rate increase to consumers for this renewable energy?

The estimated direct cost to state governmental entities is $395,183. It is estimated there are no direct costs or savings to local governmental entities. However, indirect costs may be incurred by state and local governmental entities if the proposal results in increased electricity retail rates.

Yes

Local Propositions

Proposition 1 Community Children's Service Fund -- County of Saint Louis (Simple Majority Required)
Pass: 315,078 / 61.54% Yes votes ...... 196,894 / 38.46% No votes

Shall St. Louis County, solely for the purpose of establishing a community childrens services fund for the purpose of providing services to protect the well-being and safety of children and youth nineteen years of age or less and to strengthen families, be authorized to levy a sales tax of one-quarter of a cent in the County of St. Louis?

Yes

Proposition C Charter Commission -- County of Saint Louis (Simple Majority Required)
Fail: 212,377 / 45.37% Yes votes ...... 255,710 / 54.63% No votes

Shall there be a Charter Commission to revise and amend the Charter?

Yes

Proposition H Use Tax -- County of Saint Louis (Simple Majority Required)
Fail: 224,868 / 44.60% Yes votes ...... 279,274 / 55.40% No votes

For the purposes of enhancing county and municipal public safety, parks, and job creation and enhancing local government services, shall the county be authorized to collect a local use tax equal to the total of the existing county sales tax rate of one and eighty-five hundredths percent (1.85%), provided that if the county sales tax is repealed, reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be repealed, reduced or raised by the same voter action? Fifty percent of the revenue shall be used by the county throughout the county for improving and enhancing public safety, park improvements, and job creation, and fifty percent shall be used for enhancing local government services. The county shall be required to make available to the public an audited comprehensive financial report detailing the management and use of the countywide portion of the funds each year. A use tax is the equivalent of a sales tax on purchases from out-of-state sellers by in-state buyers and on certain taxable business transactions. A use tax return shall not be required to be filed by persons whose purchases from out-of-state vendors do not in total exceed two thousand dollars in any calendar year.

Yes

Proposition I Improvements to County Buildings & Facilities -- County of Saint Louis (Special Bond Election - Four-Sevenths Majority Required)
Pass: 252,968 / 50.82% Yes votes ...... 244,830 / 49.18% No votes

Shall St. Louis County, Missouri, issue general obligation bonds up to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars for the purposes of constructing various capital improvements to County buildings and facilities, and making improvements to County safety/security and communication facilities?

Yes

Proposition L Special Bond Election -- West County Ems & Fire Protection District (Four-Sevenths Majority Required)
Pass: 13,995 / 69.31% Yes votes ...... 6,197 / 30.69% No votes

Shall the West County EMS and Fire Protection District of St. Louis County, Missouri, incur an indebtedness of said District in the amount of Nineteen Million Dollars ($19,000,000) and issue the bonds of said District in evidence thereof for the purpose of purchasing real property, constructing, equipping, and maintaining fire stations and purchasing and equipping ambulances and fire protection and fire-fighting apparatus and auxiliary equipment therefor?

YES

Proposition M Public Transportation -- County of Saint Louis (Simple Majority Required)
Fail: 249,089 / 48.45% Yes votes ...... 265,027 / 51.55% No votes

Shall St. Louis County, Missouri impose, in addition to an existing County-wide sales tax of one-quarter of one percent for the same purpose, a county-wide sales tax of one-half of one percent (0.50%) which shall have a sunset date twenty years from the date on which the tax is first imposed, for the purpose of providing a source of funds for public transportation purposes, with the revenues from one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) to be used for expansion of a light rail system and revenues from the remaining one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) to be used for the maintenance and operation of existing public transit facilities?

Yes

Proposition P Tax levy -- Affton Fire Protection District (Simple Majority Required)
Fail: 7,574 / 44.29% Yes votes ...... 9,528 / 55.71% No votes

Shall the Board of Directors of the Affton Fire Protection District be authorized to levy an annual rate of 18 cents per one hundred dollars valuation, the revenues from which shall be deposited in a special fund and used only for the Pension program of the District?

Yes

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