VIDEO: Coronavirus Special Committee October 13, 2020

Coronavirus Special Committee October 13, 2020
Coronavirus Special Committee Meeting
10/13/20, 10:00 AM

The Committee will meet to review and discuss the following:
Possible Discussion:
Previous legislation, updates, and various actions taken by government related to the Coronavirus.

Board Bills
Board Bill Number 134
Introduced by Alderman Jack Coatar, Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia

This Board Bill authorizes the Board of Elections to accept the Center for Tech and Civic Life (the “CTCL”) Covid-19 Response Grant of $1,034,200.00 to provide financial assistance to local election officials (“LEOs”) for expenses incurred between June 15, 2020 and December 31, 2020, associated with the safe administration of election responsibilities, including safe election day administration; poll worker recruitment, training and safety efforts; voter education and outreach for safe voting policies and procedures; and expanding and maintaining early in-person voting sites and expedited and improved vote-by-mail ballot processing. The grant limits reimbursement to expenses incurred between June 15 and December 31, 2020, in accordance with an assessment called “Safe Voting Plan” prepared by the STL BEC. The grant precludes supplanting previously appropriated funds to BEC or the reduction in budgeted funds to the BEC during the term of this grant unless CTCL grant funds are to be returned.

More information:
City of St. Louis: https://ift.tt/1mi93KN
Board of Aldermen https://ift.tt/1ZhZE6y

This video is the result of a law passed in 2016 by 21st Ward Alderman Antonio French. The historic “Transparency in Government Law” requires all public meetings of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen; the Board of Estimate & Apportionment; the Board of Public Service; and the Preservation Board be recorded and made available on an official City of St. Louis YouTube channel.