Boy Scouts Working Badges Get Mayor's Attention

Two industrious 14-year-olds sat in on a Chesterfield City Council meeting Monday in the quest for Boy Scout Citizenship badges.

Tanner Caldwell, from Troop 554, sat with his father Shannon in the front row for the half-hour meeting at Chesterfield's City Hall Council Chambers. Tanner seemed to be taking some notes while Council members voted 8-0 on a raft of measures.

Patrick Enderle, Troop 809, was joined by his father Richard at the same council meeting.

The pair of 8th grade students chatted with Mayor Bruce Geiger after the meeting for another quarter-hour. Geiger had introduced them during the meeting, from the dais.

Prior to the short meeting, city council met 10 minutes in public hearing from business looking for liquor license and zoning changes.

Then the council met for about 45 minutes in closed session. It was not revealed immediately what the private session was about.

Legally, since government is conducting the people's business, closed sessions are reserved for property, personnel and litigation topics.