Board Members

Showing 7 active board members (maximum 7)

Name	Role	End Date
Deborah Cohen Ph.D.	Member	12/31/2024
Kenneth Warner	Member	12/31/2024
Dominique Lockett	Member	12/31/2023 Serving Beyond Term
Lauren Pyatt	Member	12/31/2022 Serving Beyond Term
Rene Vega	Member	12/31/2022 Serving Beyond Term
Kathryn Heitzenroeder	Member	12/31/2021 Serving Beyond Term
Carrie Koeller	Member	12/31/2021 Serving Beyond Term

Authorizing Legislation

Ordinance 68038, 68039, 69292, 69293; Mo. Rev. Stat. Sections 71.790 through 71.808.

Board Duties and Purpose

For the purpose of paying for costs and expenses incurred in the establishment and operation of the District, the provision of services and facilities and improvements authorized in Sections Five and Six of this ordinance, and incidental to the leasing, construction, acquisition and maintenance of any improvements authorized herein or for paying principal and interest on bonds or notes authorized for the construction or acquisition of any said improvement, there may be imposed a tax upon all real property within the District which shall not exceed eighty-five cents ($.85) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) assessed valuation, subject to the provisions of Section Nine. Such tax shall be imposed during the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 tax years only subject to the renewal of such tax by the qualified voters of the District pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 71.800 RSMo. (2000).

Member Requirements

Appointments require Board of Aldermen approval.

There shall be a Board of Commissioners to administer the District. The Board of Commissioners shall be selected as follows:

A. Membership:

The Board of Commissioners shall consist of seven (7) members, and shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, of whom five (5) members shall be owners of real property within the District or their representatives and two (2) members shall be renters within the District or their representatives; provided, however, that no employee or elected official of the City of St. Louis shall be a member of the Board of Commissioners.

B. Term of Office:

Each member of the Board of Commissioners shall serve for a 4-year term (except as provided herein with respect to the initial members), with terms expiring as of December 31st of the designated year or when their successors are appointed as provided herein, whichever is later.

C. Initial Members and Terms:

The initial members shall be appointed for the terms set forth as follows:

One (1) member shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2009;

Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31,2010;

Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2011; and

Two (2) members shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2012.

D. Removal:

The Mayor with approval of the Board of Aldermen may remove any member of the Board of Commissioners for misconduct or neglect of duty upon written charges and after a public hearing.

E. Vacancies:

Vacancies on the Board of Commissioners, occasioned by removal, resignation, expiration of term, or otherwise, shall be reported in writing to the Mayor by the Board of Commissioners. The vacancy shall be filled in like manner as an original appointment no later than thirty (30) days after the date of said report to the Mayor. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired portion of a term only.

F. Compensation:

The members of the Board of Commissioners shall serve without compensation of any kind" (Ordinance 68038, Section Four).