HB802--MUNICIPALCODES
SPONSOR: Mayhew
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
LocalGovernmentbyavoteof16to0.
Currently,municipalclerksarerequiredtokeepatleastthree
copiesofthepublishedbookofthegeneralordinancesofthe
municipalityonfileintheofficeoftheclerkandavailablefor
inspectionbythepublic.
Thisbillallowsmunicipalclerkstokeeponlyonecopyofthe
publishedbookofthegeneralordinancesonfileiftheordinances
arealsoavailableonlineforinspectionwithoutcostbythe
public.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatmanymunicipalgovernmentsprovide
onlineaccesstotheircodessorequiringthemtokeepthree
physicalcopiesisunnecessary. Requiringonlyonecouldsave
significantprintingcostsandspaceinamunicipaloffice.This
billsimplybringsthestatuteup-to-datewithmoderntechnological
capabilities.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Mayhew;
MunicipalLeagueofMetroSt.Louis;andMissouriMunicipalLeague.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.