A series of bills passed Tuesday by the St.Louis Board of Alderman bring to a close a year-long public process conducted by the Charter Commission. This was the 3rd read for the bills, and they now head to the Mayor’s desk for approval…. according to Board President Megan Green, the 4 bills would first, expand the Board’s budget authority to add and remove items, so long as a balanced budget is maintained…. consolidate several city departments to create a unified Dept. Of Transportation, remove a $500 cap on municipal ordinance violations in order to hold owners of vacant and distressed properties accountable, and replace pronouns in the Charter, with specific titles, and to rename the Board of Alderman, to City CouncWith the mayors approval. , those 4 bills will be placed on the November 5th ballot, where they will need a 60% approval from voters to pass. Steve Potter, KTRS news.