Board Members

Showing 8 active board members (maximum 8)

Name	Role	End Date
Thomas (Tom) Campbell Esq.	Treasurer	12/31/2024
Darnetta Clinkscale	Vice Chairperson	12/31/2024
Thomas Mummert Esq.	Member	12/31/2023 Serving Beyond Term
Jill Nowak	Member	12/31/2023 Serving Beyond Term
Patricia (Pat) Coleman	Member	12/31/2022 Serving Beyond Term
Robert Eggmann Esq.	Chairperson	12/31/2022 Serving Beyond Term
Christine Chadwick	Member	12/18/2022 Serving Beyond Term
Michelle Harris	Member	12/31/2021 Serving Beyond Term

Authorizing Legislation

Mo. Rev. Stat. 184.354, Mo. Rev. Stat. 184.350 through Mo. Rev. Stat. 184.388.

Previous legislation:

Ordinance 55075 (prior tax), City Code 5.26.060., City Charter Article XIV - ART MUSEUM AND ZOOLOGICAL PARK
Legislation pertinent to the Board's Code of Ethics: Rev. Mo. Stat. 105.485.4

Board Duties and Purpose

184.356. District to collect revenues — employees, appointment and compensation — operating costs limited — funds, distribution. —

The Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District shall collect all revenues on behalf of such sub-districts and shall deposit same in separate sub-district funds respectively. All funds collected for a sub-district shall be kept separate and apart from any other funds and shall be drawn upon by the proper officers of the sub-district upon submission of properly authenticated vouchers.

The district may render common services to the various sub-districts including but not limited to auditing, accounting, pension servicing and payroll. In performing such services the board is hereby authorized to employ and appoint such persons as are deemed necessary, to fix compensation and to cause the removal of employees and appointees of the board. The cost of operating the district shall be borne out of the tax funds of the sub-districts based on the ratio of each sub-district's tax rate to the total of the tax rates of all the sub-districts. In no event shall such operating cost ever exceed five percent of the total authorized tax revenues received by all of the sub-districts.

Member Requirements

Said board members shall serve without compensation for a term of 4-years and until their successors are appointed and qualified;
provided, however, that of the initial appointments by each of said chief executives one (1) shall be for a term of 1-year, one (1) shall be for a term of 2-years, one (1)for a term of 3-years, and one (1) shall be for a 4-year term respectively. Any vacancy shall be filled by the chief executive officer for the unexpired term.

Each member appointed by the chief executive officer of the city shall have been a qualified voter of the city for at least 1 year next before his appointment and shall continue to reside therein during his tenure in office.

Each member appointed by the chief executive officer of the county shall have been a qualified voter of the county for at least 1 year next before his appointment and shall continue to reside therein during his tenure in office.

The legislative body of the constitutional charter city upon the petition of the chief executive officer of such city may remove any member appointed by said chief executive officer of that board for misconduct or neglect of duties and the legislative body of the county may upon petition of the chief executive officer of the county may remove any member appointed by him of the board for misconduct or neglect of duties. No member so removed shall be eligible for appointment to said district board thereafter.

Rev. Mo. Stat. 184.354.