Updated JSC Subcommittee List and Assignments

JSC Subcommittee Members List (06/30/06)

Library Subcommittee Summary Report

Library Subcommittee Summary Report for JSC 6/28/06

(Addendum: This summary report also serves as the Library Subcommittee's minutes for the June 21, 2006 meeting according to the co-chairs.)

Organizational Structure Subcommittee Summary Report and Potential Ward Scenarios

Organizational Structure Subcommittee Summary Report 6/28/06

Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #1

Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #2

Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #3

Infrastructure Subcommittee Summary Report

Infrastructure Subcommittee Summary Report for JSC 6/28/06

Presentations for JSC Meeting

The following presentations will be given at the JSC meeting this evening at the Center of Clayton:

Police Departments Presentation to JSC

Fire Departments Presentation to JSC

Information Technology Presentation to JSC

Finance Subcommittee Meeting Agenda and Minutes

June 29, 2006 - Finance SC Agenda

* Please note that the Finance Subcommittee will meet at 6:30 PM on June 29th at Richmond Heights City Hall.

June 8, 2006 - Finance SC Minutes (updated 6/30/08)

Public Awareness Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

June 28, 2006 - Public Awareness SC Agenda

Personnel Subcommittee Meeting Minutes

June 21 2006 - Personnel SC Minutes(draft copy as of 6/27/06)

Organization Structure Subcommittee Draft Report

The Organizational Structure Subcommittee (OSS) reviewed the respective government structures. Their charge, thereafter, was to follow the Joint Resolution the two cities adopted on July 27, 2005:
"a. The primary purpose of the JSC shall be to carefully study theadvantages and disadvantages of merging the two Cities.
b. This process may have other ancillary results such as considering further resource sharing, services consolidation, and new partnerships."

The Organization Subcommitte states as its purpose in their report:

"I. Purpose of Subcommittee. The purpose of the Organizational Structure Subcommittee includes reviewing and making recommendations regarding the administrative and legislative forms of government, the city charters, and the geography of legislative districts/wards if the Cities of Clayton and Richmond Heights were to merge."

For whatever its reasons, the OSS simply made up its own agenda and purpose and rather than submitting a report that addresses the advantages and disadvantages of merging, offers an implementation plan if the cities were to merge.

As representatives of the citizens of Clayton and Richmond Heights, it is incumbent upon the JSC to abide by the resolutions the cities adopted, repudiate this report, and instruct the OSS to reissue a report that respects the JSC purpose and delineates the advantages and disadvantages of merging or ancillary results.

Organizational Structure Subcommittee Agenda and draft Summary Report

June 28, 2006 - Organizational Structure SC Meeting Agenda

Organizational Structure Subcommittee Summary Report - a draft report that will be submitted during the JSC meeting on 6/28/06

Public Awareness Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

June 26, 2006 - Public Awareness SC Agenda

JSC Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes

June 28, 2006 - JSC Agenda (draft copy as of 6/23/06)

May 31, 2006 - JSC Minutes (draft copy as of 6/19/06)

Published News Article in West End Word

The following article written by Kara Krekeler was posted in the June 7th, 2006 West End Word edition:

Clayton-Richmond Heights merger talks caught in catch 22


(printable copy HERE)

6-21-2006 West End Word

Letter to the editor of West End Word: Merger committee needs to listen, not talk

Posted Wednesday, June 21, 2006

To the editor:

The June 7-13 West End Word spoke of the dilemma the Clayton Richmond Heights Joint Study Committee was experiencing regarding collecting public input. There is no dilemma. The real issue is not when and how to solicit opinion; rather, the Joint Study Committee cannot fairly represent the people in its merger decision until it understands the citizens’ concerns. The merger is the single most important issue these two cities have faced, and yet neither the cities nor the JSC has yet to solicit the citizens’ feelings.

Some JSC members believe it is premature to go to the public because they haven’t concluded the study and won’t be able to answer questions. The JSC does not need to speak. They don’t need to answer citizen questions. They need to listen.

The JSC spoke of conducting a survey. Will citizen issues be uncovered in a closed survey where citizens are requested to respond to specific questions or rank predetermined issues rather than stating their opinions? Even if such survey contains a comments section, many citizens are non-writers or experience difficulty distilling their thoughts in writing. The JSC needs to afford ample and straightforward opportunity for citizens to voice their concerns and feelings in an open forum.

Clayton and Richmond Heights citizens are urged to attend JSC meetings to request the JSC to host public forums with open microphones. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. June 28, at the Center of Clayton, 50 Gay Ave. Check http://www.mergerstudy.org/ for schedules.

Andy Rochman,
Clayton

Public Awareness Subcommittee Meeting is scheduled for June 26th

Public Awareness Subcommittee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 26th at 5:45 PM.

The meeting will be held at the office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC,
190 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton, MO

Personnel Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

June 21, 2006 - Personnel SC Agenda

Library Subcommittee Agenda

June 21, 2006 - Library SC Agenda

Public Awareness Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

June 15, 2006 - Public Awareness SC Agenda

Personnel Subcommittee Meeting is scheduled

Personnel Subcommittee Meeting - June 21 - 6:00 PM - Clayton City Hall - First Floor Conference Room

The agenda for this meeting will be posted when it becomes available.

Finance Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

June 8, 2006 - Finance SC Agenda

Updated JSC Subcommittee List and Assignments

JSC Subcommittee Members and Assignments (* as of June 5, 2006)

JSC Expense Report Update

May 30, 2006 Expense Report

Personnel Presentation to JSC

Personnel Presentation - Presented by Lenore Tozer-Aldaz(Clayton) and Bola Akande(Richmond Heights) on May 31, 2006

Updated JSC Subcommittee List and Assignments

JSC Subcommittee Members and Assignments (* as of May 31, 2006)

Organizational Structure Subcommittee Agenda

June 14, 2006 - Organizational Structure SC Agenda

NOTE: No quorum was attained at the May 31st Organizational Structure Subcommittee meeting.

Need For Multiple Public Forums

In the City of Clayton's June 2006 issue of City Views, Mayor Uchitelle announced that "the JSC plans to hold a public forum in the Fall to give status reports and invite additional citizen comments." Given that the population of the combined cities is nearly 25,000, a one-time forum would fall short of offering fair opportunity for all interested citizens to attend. If say 2% of the population were interested, that's 500 citizens. Personal scheduling and space considerations alone would preclude a large number of these 500 from attending. The potential merger is the single most important issue the two cities have ever and may ever face and citizens should be offered a reasonable opportunity to speak.