Richmond Heights City Council Appoints 13 Residents to Joint Study Commission

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RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO (Wednesday, September 7 2005) — The Richmond Heights City Council has appointed 13 residents to work with the Joint Study Commission (JSC) that will study the benefits and drawbacks of merging the cities of Richmond Heights and Clayton. Seven of the nine elected City Council members will also serve as voting members on the JSC.

The 13 citizens representing the City of Richmond Heights on the JSC are:

Jerome Bollato (Richmond Heights Co-Chair)
Dr. Susan Culican
Lori Fiegel
Doug Fluchel
Marcus Holmes
Sally Kopman
Mark Livingston
Joan Newman
Ed Notter
Alice Provaznik
Thomas Smallwood
Jim Thompson
Greg Vatterott

The following Richmond Heights City Council members will also serve as voting members of the JSC: Timothy Gallagher and Paul Lore of District 1; Michael Jones of District 2; James Beck and Gina Mitten of District 3; Camille Greenwald and Constance Williams of District 4. Mayor Betty Humphrey and City Council Member Lillian Underwood (District 2) will serve as non-voting, ex-officio members of the committee. The Council also appointed Kay Basta to represent the Richmond Heights Chamber of Commerce as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the JSC.

Bollato will represent the city as co-chair of the JSC. He will work with Daniel L. Human, who was selected to serve as Clayton’s co-chair. Clayton also has a total of 20 representatives on the 40-member study commission. Mayor Ben Uchitelle will serve as a non-voting member of the JSC for Clayton.

When completed, the JSC’s findings will be turned over to the governing bodies of both municipalities. If both city governments approve the JSC’s recommendations, each City will submit the matter to voters.

Citizens can make comments and review feedback from others by visiting www.mergerstudy.org. This site is independently maintained. Information is also available on each of the city’s Web sites, which are www.richmondheights.org and www.ci.clayton.mo.us.