Tag: Municipal Courts

Ferguson Commission Co-Chairs Urge Supreme Court of Missouri to Act on Behalf of Citizens

0Statement from Rev. Starsky Wilson and Rich McClure [For a PDF version click here] While our duties as co-chairs of the Ferguson Commission sunsetted along with the commission at the end of 2015, the alarming conclusions of the March 1, 2016 report of the Municipal Division Work Group to the Supreme Court of Missouri compels…

Alignment Analysis – Working Group Report for the Supreme Court of Missouri

The Signature Priority Alignment Analysis is a tool to gauge the alignment of a given set of priorities or initiatives with the calls to action issued in the Ferguson Commission Report. Click here for the Alignment Analysis of the Municipal Court Division Working Group Report for the Supreme Court of Missouri. (PDF) How to read the…

Thomas

A reliance on revenue generation for small municipalities from traffic violations and municipal courts paired with regional fragmentation is not only costly and grossly inefficient, but more importantly presents as an impediment to justice for many of our region’s citizens.