Several candidates across the county have been removed from the April 2 ballot for failing to pay taxes or municipal services fees by Jan. 15, the day filings for the election closed.
Two candidates who filed for seats on the Arnold City Council were disqualified, eliminating races in wards 1 and 3. A candidate for the Pevely Board of Aldermen also was disqualified, as well as a candidate for North Jefferson Ambulance District.
Shaun Missey, who filed for Arnold's Ward 1 council seat, is reported to be delinquent paying his personal property taxes, Arnold city clerk Diane Waller said. So, Jason Fulbright will run uncontested in that race.
In Ward 3, incumbent Phil Amato will be uncontested, after candidate Rodney D. Mullins was disqualified for reportedly having a delinquent bill with the city for sewer and stormwater services, Waller said.
In Pevely, J.R. Graham was disqualified from running for a Ward 2 seat for reportedly having unpaid personal property and real estate taxes, leaving that office uncontested, said city clerk Stephanie Haas.
North Jefferson Ambulance District disqualified Ron Woehrle from running for a seat on its board because he, too, allegedly had unpaid personal property taxes, Chief Jamie Guinn said. Now, there are two candidates for two seats in that district, eliminating a race.
After candidates file at individual municipalities and political entities, those entities must certify the candidates and send their names to the Jefferson County Clerk's Office, which has them printed on ballots.
According to state law, candidates must meet certain criteria, such as a minimum age and length of residency in the city or other jurisdiction. In addition, candidates must have all their state and county taxes paid, and candidates for city seats must also have municipal bills paid by the last date of filings.
However, fire districts are excluded from the section of state law that requires that all taxes be paid, High Ridge Fire's attorney Frank Vatterott said.
That's why Woehrle was disqualified from running for a seat on the North Jefferson Ambulance board, but will be allowed to run for a seat on the High Ridge Fire Protection District Board of Directors, Chief Mike Arnhart said.
He said the fire district has requirements for minimum age and length of residency, but not one for being current on taxes and municipal fees.
Several others candidates withdrew their names before filings ended Jan. 15, leaving races uncontested or narrowing the field of candidates.
Arnold Ward 4 Councilman Ken Moss dropped out of the city's mayoral race. That leaves incumbent Ron Counts facing Ward 1 Councilwoman Doris Borgelt.
In Herculaneum, John LeBoube withdrew his name as a candidate for a Ward 2 seat, so incumbent Terry Thomas will face just one challenger, Norm Seithel.
Also, Linda Van de Riet decided against a run for one of two seats on the Northwest school board, leaving Gary Bonacker and Nancy Bergfeld, both incumbents, and Scott E. Reed in that race.
A list of filings as follows. Incumbents are denoted with an (I) behind their names.
CITIES:
■ Arnold: mayor (four-year term) - Doris Borgelt, Ron Counts (I); City Council (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Jason Fulbright; Ward 2, Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Jeffrey A. Fitter; Ward 3, Phil Amato (I); Ward 4, Sandra Kownacki (I), Butch Cooley.
■ Byrnes Mill: mayor (two-year term), Susan Gibson (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Robert Prado (I); Ward 2, Jerry Klipsch (I); Ward 3, Mary Scheble (I).
■ Crystal City: treasurer (two-year term), Tom E. Tucker (I); City Council (two-year terms in each of four wards) - Ward 1, Kim Friedmeyer, Jack Ginnever; Ward 2, Tony Becker (I); Ward 3, Larry Rice; Ward 4, David Picarella (I).
■ De Soto: City Council (three-year term, members serve at large) - Rich McCane (I), Ray Chilton.
■ Festus: City Council (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Paul Schaffer (I); Ward 2, Tim Montgomery (I); Ward 3, Robert "Bobby" Venz (I); Ward 4, Sam Richards.
■ Herculaneum: mayor (two-year term) - William C. Haggard (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms in each of three wards) - Ward 1, Mike Burlage (I), Ward 2, Norm Seithel, Terry Thomas (I); Ward 3, Gabriel Novak (I).
■ Hillsboro: mayor (two-year term), Frank A. Roland (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Brenda L. King (I); Ward 2, Michael Stork; Ward 3, Nancy K. Maxwell (I); Ward 4, Joyce A. Twiggs (I).
■ Kimmswick: mayor (two-year term) - Patricia Reno (I), Kevin D. Kraemer Jr.; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Connie Schmitt (I), Michael T. Dubis; Ward 2, Sarah R. Keech (I).
■ Olympian Village: treasurer (one-year term); Board of Alderman (two two-year terms, one one-year term; members serve at large); marshal (one-year term) - no filings.
■ Pevely: Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) - Ward 1, Glenn "Ed" Ziegelmeyer (I), Debbie Hurley; Ward 2, Marlin Hahn (I); Ward 3, Freddie A. Busch (I), Ilda Kennon; (one-year term) - Ward 3, Donald Menkhus.
BOARDS OF EDUCATION: Unless otherwise noted, each school board has two seats available, each for a three-year term.
■ Crystal City: Paul Pilliard (I), Daniel R. Portell.
■ De Soto: Tarrole Milfeld, Bruce Howard, Jeffrey Russell (I), Larry Sanders Sr.
■ Dunklin: two seats (three-year terms) - Danny G. Williams (I), Oscar James "Jim" Kasten (I), Rick Arnold; one seat (one-year term) - Dawn Warner, Michael Hicks, Tammy L. Heidland.
■ Festus: Mark A. Johnson (I), Todd Oetting (I), Tracy L. Anderson.
■ Fox: Ruth Ann Newman (I), Pete Nicholas (I), Mark S. Jones, Anthony W. Thebeau, Steve P. Holloway, Dan Kroupa, Bill Holloway.
■ Grandview: Billy Fitzsimmons (I), Pamela J. Tisher, Rick Taggart, Tim Brown, Peter Faust.
■ Hillsboro: John C. Stewart, James W. Sucharski (I), Monty Kennedy, Melissa Hindle, Charles "Bo" Harrison, Randy A. Hargis Sr.
■ Jefferson R-7: Jason S. Dowd, Jon E. Eisenbeis.
■ Northwest: Gary Bonacker (I), Nancy Bergfeld (I), Scott E. Reed.
■ Sunrise: two seats (three-year terms) - Stacy J. Werner (I), Joe Williams; one seat (two-year term) - Terri L. Klaus.
■ Windsor: Steve Meinberg (I), Margaret "Margie" Passmore (I).
JEFFERSON COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Two seats (six-year terms) - Krystal L. Hargis (I), Ronald Scaggs (I), Avery A. Fortenberry.
AMBULANCE: Each district has two seats available, each with a three-year term.
■ Big River (serves 125 square miles in areas north of Hillsboro): Jim Terry (I), Joshua Malson, Linda Schroeder.
■ Joachim-Plattin (serves 180 square miles in southeast Jefferson County): Sam Richards (I), Darryl Reed (I).
■ North Jefferson (serves 32 square miles in northwest Jefferson County): Diana Davis (I), Rebecca Cowley (I).
■ Rock Township (serves 108 square miles in northeast Jefferson County): Frank Kutilek, Charles Groeteke.
■ Valle (serves 250 square miles in southwest Jefferson County): Carey S. Manning (I), Dustin M. Lowry.
FIRE: Six fire districts will have one seat available, each with a six-year term. The Antonia, Cedar Hill, Dunklin, Goldman, Jefferson R-7 and Rock Community fire protection districts will not have board elections in April 2013.
■ De Soto Rural (serves 260 square miles south and southwest Jefferson County): Marc Landau (I).
■ Hematite (serves 48 square miles in rural Festus and Hematite): Harold Hurtgen (I).
■ High Ridge (serves 92 square miles in northern Jefferson County): Jim Daniels (I), Ron Woehrle.
■ Hillsboro (serves 42 square miles in the city of Hillsboro and the surrounding area): Donald F. Brown (I).
■ Mapaville (serves 22 square miles in parts of Pevely, Hillsboro and Festus areas): Ronald R. Beckett (I).
■ Saline Valley (serves 19 square miles in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton and other nearby areas): Larry Dean (I).
SEWER: Three districts have one seat available, each with a five-year term.
■ Glaize Creek (serves the Barnhart area): Patrick J. Lamping (I).
■ Lake Adelle (serves Lake Adelle area near Cedar Hill): Doug Mosley.
■ Valle Lake (serves Valle Lake south of De Soto): Michael Goodwin (I).
WATER:
■ Public Water Supply District C-1 (serves Imperial and nearby areas): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 4, Michael D. McElrath (I); Subdistrict 5, David D. Baer (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 1 (serves the city of Arnold): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, Kurt T. Rose (I); Subdistrict 4, Mary E. Kennedy (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 2 (serves the High Ridge area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, Mark Miller, Tom Willey; Subdistrict 4 - no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 3 (serves the Fenton area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, Jerry Jones (I); Subdistrict 4, Ralph Ott (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 5 (serves the Hematite area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, Donald E. Bay (I); Subdistrict 4, Paul Portell (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 6 (serves the House Springs area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, John Redel (I); Subdistrict 4, Nancy Orphan; one seat (two-year term) - no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 7 (serves the Hillsboro area): one seat (three-year term) - Subdistrict 4, Jerry Gray (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 8 (serves the Cedar Hill area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 2, James C. White (I); Subdistrict 4, Patrick McCart.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 10 (serves a portion of the Imperial area): two seats (three-year terms) - Subdistrict 1, Virgil Morice (I) Subdistrict 4, Bob Morrow (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 12 (serves southeast Jefferson County): one seat (three-year term) - Paul Young (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 13 (serves Lake Tishomingo): one seat (three-year term) - no filings.
ROADS:
■ Festus Special Road District: one seat (three-year term) - Lee E. Womack (I), Steve Hunt.
■ Hillsboro Special Road District: one seat (three-year term) - Matt Woods (I).
--Story by Kim Robertson
