Thursday, March 8, 2012
Councilmen approved a motion that assures people are mentioned by name instead of by their disabilities.
The City of Arnold became one of Missouri’s more progressive cities during the City Council meeting on March 1. At that City Hall meeting, at 2101 Jeffco Blvd., councilmen approved guidelines for writing and reporting about people with disabilities. “Write about the people first, only mention the disability if it’s needed,” Bill Knittng, Director of the Jefferson County Developmental Disabilities Resource Board, said about the motion. Disabilities are a part of life, he said. Knittng was also reappointed to the Arnold Commission on Aging and Disabilities for a three-year term. As people age, their eyesight may deteriorate, they may need more time to make decisions and physical movements slow, for example. By approving the motion, …
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Ward 1 Councilwoman Borgelt questions need for ordinance and how it was passed
The City of Arnold has joined the phalanx of local municipalities battling methamphetamine production by requiring a prescription to purchase pseudoephedrine in the city, but the manner in which the ordinance was passed is raising some questions on the council. Pseudoephedrine is an ingredient in some cold medicines and is a key ingredient in the manufacture of methaphetamine. Methamphetamine, or meth, can increase sexual arousal and reduce inhibitions, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control website. Council members voted 4-to-4 on the ordinance at the Nov. 3 council meeting. Since Mayor Ron Counts was absent from the meeting, Ward 2 Councilman Bill Moritz, as mayor pro tem, cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the measure. Moritz had …
Friday, October 7, 2011
Council members Phil Amato and Sandra Kownacki asked for a minute of silence in tribute to the deaths of Jim Edwards, children of Arnold Police Department officers, and for Apple Founder Steve Jobs.
Arnold Ward 3 Councilman Phil Amato was succinct in the last minutes of the Arnold City Council meeting at City Hall, at 2101 Jeffco Blvd., on Thursday night. "It's been a difficult year," Amato said to the council. Ward 2 Councilman Jim Edwards died of stroke complications on Aug. 25, and the children of two Arnold police officers also died earlier this year, Amato said. He did not identify the police officers. Arnold Police Chief Robert Shockey said to Amato, "Thank you for asking for that moment in tribute to my officers." Ward 4 Councilman Sandra Kownacki asked council members to remember Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs. "We have lost a visionary and a genius," Kownacki said. Kownacki said she had no intention of mentioning the …
