Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor Adams and City Council <br /> <br />From: Julie Feier, City Manager <br /> <br />Date: January 10, 2008 <br /> <br />Subject: Weekly Update <br /> <br />On February 9, the public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony of the <br />Post Office and Civic Plaza for late Harriett Woods, who was an outstanding <br />leader in University City and the State: <br /> <br />Danita Aquiningoc, District Manager, United States Postal Service <br />Senator Kit Bond <br />Senator Claire McCaskill <br />Congressman Russ Carnahan and <br />Congressman William “Lacy” Clay, Jr. <br />Cordially invite you to attend a dedication ceremony for the University City <br />Post Office and University City Civic Plaza in honor of <br />Harriett F. Woods <br />Lieutenant Governor <br />State of Missouri <br />1985 - 1989 <br />Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the Washington University, 560 <br />Music Center Bldg, located at 560 Trinity across the street from University <br />City, City Hall <br /> <br />Reception immediately following ceremony <br />Please RSVP by Monday, February 4, 2008 <br />By e-mail: beverly.i.lambert@usps.gov or (314) 436-4280 <br /> <br /> <br />On January 8, the Cole County Circuit Court ruled that the minimum wage and overtime <br />Proposition B <br />requirements enacted by in 2006 do not apply to local governments. <br />The decision is based on the determination that a municipality is not a “person” or a <br />“corporation” for the purposes of the minimum wage law. Case law indicates that for <br />this new law to apply to cities, the ballot language must specifically say so and not <br />merely refer to “persons” or “groups of persons”. This is the outcome both <br />municipalities and fire unions have been wanting. Paul Martin and Kevin O’Keefe <br />argued the case on behalf of area municipalities and benefits Districts and local <br />governments statewide. The Attorney General has 40 days to appeal the decision we <br /> <br />