St. Louis County Council May Block Pensions For Officials Convicted Of Felonies
The St. Louis County Council is looking into eliminating pensions for county officials who commit a felony.
The proposal came from Councilman Tim Fitch, R- St. Louis County, who said it would apply to those who pleaded or are found guilty of a felony while in office.
The proposal comes a few weeks after former County Executive Steve Stenger pleaded guilty to federal public corruption charges. He resigned as county executive in late April. Fitch said the proposed legislation could affect Stengers pension.
I do believe that its wrong for someone to be convicted of a felony, of multiple felonies, while serving an elected office and then be able to at some point collect their pension, Fitch said.
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