{"id":5130,"date":"2011-03-08T14:16:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2011-03-08T14:16:49","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T20:16:49","slug":"florissant-city-council-reschedules-hearing-on-definition-of-a-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=5130","title":{"rendered":"Florissant City Council Reschedules Hearing on Definition of a Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florissant City council is studying the city\u2019s definition of a family. The city staff had recommended that the city study the issue to avoid problems that may arise as the definition of a family changes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city of Black Jack went through an expensive lawsuit regarding this,\u201d City Attorney John Hessel explained. The staff is asking the city \u201chow to address the myriad of issues that can occur in today\u2019s society.\u201d He said there were several situations where unrelated people were living under the same roof, such as families with nannies, caretakers, or foreign exchange students.<\/p>\n<p>Hessel said the city staff would like the council to come up with the definition of a family and then change the zoning and housing codes to reflect the definition.<\/p>\n<p>Councilwoman Karen McKay asked that the city study other ordinances, including Black Jacks. \u201cThey have an ordinance that has withstood the scrutiny of the ACLU,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The public hearing was postponed until March 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong> In other matters,<\/strong> the council at its last meeting:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Passed a bill clarifying the wage range, job classification and 2011 salary increase for full-time employees. Councilman Tim Lee explained that this will change the date used for the 2% raise that the council approved for employees in this year\u2019s budget. \u201cUnder the old plan, employees were eligible on the first of the year,\u201d he said. \u201cThis plan is tied to the hire date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Passed a bill appropriating $5,800 to pay for services from the St. Louis County Municipal League. The city is joining a lawsuit organized by the League against Ameren about a rate hike that Ameren is proposing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0 Postponed a vote on the proposed Dollar General at Plaza Madrid Shopping Center. Councilman Mark Schmidt said that the developer was still negotiation with Dollar General. The issue of upgrading the parking lot has caused \u00a0part of delay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carol Arnett The Florissant City council is studying the city\u2019s definition of a family. 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