Charter Commission

Note:   The 2023-2024 St. Louis Charter Commission completed its work on July 8, 2024 by transmitting to the Board of Alderman as the lawmaking body of the City of St. Louis the proposals of the Commission for amendment of the City Charter and submission to voters.

Pursuant to Article V, Section 7 (F)(1)(A) of the City Charter, the Charter Commission “stand(s) discharged and cease(s) to exist within one year of its first public meeting,”  and thus the 2023-2024 Charter Commission is discharged and ceases to exist as of August 30, 2024, its first public meeting having been held on August 30, 2023.

On April 4, 2023 voters in the City of St. Louis voted to establish a Charter Commission. As a charter city, the people of St. Louis have a unique ability to affect our form of government. The Commission will make recommendations for changes to the City Charter on a recurring basis through an inclusive process that includes listening directly to community members.

The Charter Commission’s mandate is to frame charter amendments for submission to the qualified voters. In order to fulfill this duty, the Charter Commission solicits input from the public and from experts, publish a draft set of proposed charter amendments not more than 10 months into its term, and hold at least one public hearing before and after the publication of the draft proposed charter amendments. The draft of proposed charter amendments shall be made publicly available no less than two weeks prior to the required public hearing.

In accordance with the provisions of the Missouri Constitution, proposed amendments shall be submitted to the qualified voters for approval, which amendments shall go into effect subject to a three-fifths vote in favor.