3 vie for aldermanic post
By Tim Bryant
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/24/2007
ST. PETERS — Three candidates — including one who sought the job this spring — remain in the running to fill the aldermanic seat vacated by Bruce Holt, who resigned to take a state job.
Mayor Len Pagano said at Thursday night's aldermanic meeting that he will interview the candidates during a closed session at the board's meeting Sept. 13. If he and aldermen agree on a candidate, the appointment could be made that night, Pagano said,
Candidates for the Ward 3 seat are Pat Houlahan, Lonnie Nasalroad and Ed Remillard. They qualified by meeting Pagano's requirement that they submit a nominating petition signed by 150 Ward 3 voters. Thomas Roberts Jr. also submitted a petition, but it was rejected by St. Charles County election authorities, Pagano said. Election officials determined that someone who does not reside in the ward signed the petition, the mayor said.
Houlahan and Roberts were among the candidates who lost the Ward 3 election in April to Gus Elliott, who won the aldermanic seat Pagano formerly held. Advertisement
The other 3rd Ward seat became available when Holt resigned in July to take a job with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Elliott and Alderman Dave Thomas, who also was elected in April, wanted the candidate interviews to be shown on the city's cable television channel. Aldermen rejected that idea by a 5-2 vote.
Pagano's choice for alderman will complete Holt's term, which expires next spring.
Thomas and Elliott also want future candidates to disclose whether they have been convicted of a felony. Thomas said a state law that declares felons unqualified for state office should be expanded to cover municipalities.
But only Alderman Rocky Reitmeyer supported them in a resolution asking the Legislature to pass a law prohibiting felons from qualifying as municipal candidates. Voting against the resolution were Aldermen Don Aytes, Judy Bateman, Patrick Barclay and Jerry Hollingsworth.
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St. Peters Aldermans Position has Growing Pains
Four, not three, to vie for seat on board
By Latreecia Wade
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:37 PM CDT
St. Peters officials said Monday that four candidates are eligible to fill a Ward 3 seat on the Board of Aldermen - contrary to a statement made during a recent board meeting.
Officials said Tommy Roberts Jr., an operating engineer for Local 513, meets all requirements to be considered as a candidate for the Ward 3 seat.
Mayor Len Pagano said during Thursday night's board meeting that only three candidates were eligible for the seat.
"I got all the information back from the (St. Charles) County Executive's office and three candidates were qualified and one was not," Pagano said.
Candidates Patrick Houlahan, Ed Remillard and Lonnie Nasalroad had met the qualifications to apply for an appointment to the seat, Pagano said Thursday.
Former Alderman Bruce Holt resigned from his Ward 3 seat in July after accepting a job with Gov. Matt Blunt. Blunt appointed Holt to serve as a special adviser for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
To be considered as a candidate, each person needed the signatures of at least 150 registered Ward 3 voters, Pagano said.
Previously, Pagano said Roberts was not eligible because voters who signed his petition had also signed other candidates' petitions.
On Monday, Roberts said it was not explained that having duplicate signatures disqualified a candidate.
"That wasn't a part of the rules," Roberts said.
Pagano said on Monday that duplicate signatures do not disqualify a candidate.
The confusion stemmed from St. Charles County and St. Charles appointment methods where a registered voter's signature can only be credited on one candidate petition. Any subsequent petitions turned in by other candidates with the same signatures on it would not go into the total, according to a St. Peters news release.
Roberts said when he was told he was disqualified, he discussed the matter with Rich Chrismer, director of elections with the St. Charles County Election Authority.
"Rich Chrismer assured me that St. Peters was responsible for me not qualifying, so I went to talk to (City Clerk) Rhonda Shaw," Roberts said.
Shaw sat down with Roberts and went through his petition with him, he said.
"She was very helpful and that's where I found those discrepancies," Roberts said.
Pagano said Monday that the petition requirement was new for the city.
"It's something new for us," he said. "(Roberts) qualifies for an interview."
The next step in the process will be candidate interviews, which will take place Sept. 18 during an executive session, with Pagano and the Board of Aldermen.
By Latreecia Wade
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:37 PM CDT
St. Peters officials said Monday that four candidates are eligible to fill a Ward 3 seat on the Board of Aldermen - contrary to a statement made during a recent board meeting.
Officials said Tommy Roberts Jr., an operating engineer for Local 513, meets all requirements to be considered as a candidate for the Ward 3 seat.
Mayor Len Pagano said during Thursday night's board meeting that only three candidates were eligible for the seat.
"I got all the information back from the (St. Charles) County Executive's office and three candidates were qualified and one was not," Pagano said.
Candidates Patrick Houlahan, Ed Remillard and Lonnie Nasalroad had met the qualifications to apply for an appointment to the seat, Pagano said Thursday.
Former Alderman Bruce Holt resigned from his Ward 3 seat in July after accepting a job with Gov. Matt Blunt. Blunt appointed Holt to serve as a special adviser for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
To be considered as a candidate, each person needed the signatures of at least 150 registered Ward 3 voters, Pagano said.
Previously, Pagano said Roberts was not eligible because voters who signed his petition had also signed other candidates' petitions.
On Monday, Roberts said it was not explained that having duplicate signatures disqualified a candidate.
"That wasn't a part of the rules," Roberts said.
Pagano said on Monday that duplicate signatures do not disqualify a candidate.
The confusion stemmed from St. Charles County and St. Charles appointment methods where a registered voter's signature can only be credited on one candidate petition. Any subsequent petitions turned in by other candidates with the same signatures on it would not go into the total, according to a St. Peters news release.
Roberts said when he was told he was disqualified, he discussed the matter with Rich Chrismer, director of elections with the St. Charles County Election Authority.
"Rich Chrismer assured me that St. Peters was responsible for me not qualifying, so I went to talk to (City Clerk) Rhonda Shaw," Roberts said.
Shaw sat down with Roberts and went through his petition with him, he said.
"She was very helpful and that's where I found those discrepancies," Roberts said.
Pagano said Monday that the petition requirement was new for the city.
"It's something new for us," he said. "(Roberts) qualifies for an interview."
The next step in the process will be candidate interviews, which will take place Sept. 18 during an executive session, with Pagano and the Board of Aldermen.
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