Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs ruled Monday that CPS violated state statute in former State Rep. Chuck Basye’s Columbia school board filing case. The Rocheport Republican tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that he’s confident and hopeful that his name will appear on the April school board ballot. Mr. Basye wants CPS to pay for his legal expenses, which he says are substantial. He also blasts the district, saying they don’t want any diversity of thought on the board. The district has said that Basye didn’t follow their filing instructions. Judge Jacobs says CPS’ requirement for Basye to have made an appointment by December 22 violates state law:
Missouri’s Senate leader optimistic about funding for Wooldridge
Missouri’s Senate President Pro Tem has met with Governor Mike Parson’s chief of staff to discuss possible state assistance for fire-damaged Wooldridge.
State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is optimistic. The October blaze destroyed at least 23 structures in Wooldridge, damaging at least 3,000 acres of land in the rural Cooper County village.
“You know, kind of the ongoing trying to figure out ways to plug in resources that are available when it makes sense and where it makes sense,” Rowden says.
There were no fatalities nor serious injuries in the October fire, a point both Governor Mike Parson and Senator Rowden have emphasized. Pro Tem Rowden joined the governor and State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) during a late October tour of Wooldridge. Smoke permeated the air that day.
Senate President Pro Tem Rowden tells 939 the Eagle’s “Randy Tobler show” that he discussed Wooldridge this month with Governor Mike Parson’s chief of staff, Aaron Willard.
“You know part of it is just an uncertainty at this point as to exactly in some cases what the need is, who’s going to rebuild who’s not. You know, how you tap into dollars for that purpose. You know there’s community-wide dollars potentially available for certain types of kind of revitalization,” Rowden says.
Senator Rowden says part of the struggle is fully understanding what Wooldridge residents want the community to look like. Rowden says Wooldridge residents are resilient.
CPD seeking charges against Columbia shooting suspect
One person has been shot and one arrest has been made after a Monday evening incident at a trailer court near Columbia’s Business Loop and Cosmo park.
Columbia Police say the victim was transported to a local hospital. His condition has not been released.
ABC-17’s Marina Diaz reports nearly every CPD officer on-duty responded to last night’s shooting. CPD investigators have tweeted that 21-year-old Sean Colton of Columbia has been arrested, and police are seeking charges of domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
CPD’s Criminal Investigations division is still working the case.
Columbia Police Lt. Scott Alpers tells our news partner ABC-17 that there is no threat to the public at this time.
UPDATE: Boone County court rules in favor of Basye in Columbia school board filing case
A Boone County judge has ruled that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in the Chuck Basye school board filing case. While CPS can appeal Judge Brouck Jacobs’ decision, the Rocheport Republican tells 939 the Eagle that he’s confident and hopeful that name will appear on the April school board ballot.
Judge Jacobs issued his ruling Monday afternoon after a two-hour bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse. The trial was contentious at times.
Former Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chair Basye filed a 16-page lawsuit against CPS and the board this month, alleging they broke state law when they didn’t accept his candidate filing on December 27. The district says Basye didn’t follow CPS rules about making an appointment by December 22. Judge Jacobs ruled that requiring an appointment violated state law.
The state law in question reads, in part: “If the closing date for filing a declaration of candidacy for any office in a political subdivision or special district is not required by law or charter, the closing filing date shall be 5 pm, the fourteenth Tuesday prior to the election.” CPS attorney Natalie Ann Hoernschemeyer told Judge Jacobs that there is nothing in that statute requiring Columbia Public Schools to be open up until 5 pm on December 27, saying Basye could have made an appointment by December 22. Counselor Hoernschemeyer also says the district didn’t want to make special rules for one candidate.
Bayse attorney Brent Haden told Judge Jacobs that CPS’ refusal to certify Basye’s candidacy exceeded the district and the board’s authority. The court agreed.
CPS could appeal to the Western District, but the deadline for Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon to prepare ballots for the April election is February 7. Judge Jacobs has given Basye until 5 pm tomorrow (Tuesday) to file a judgment.
CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark has issued a statement about Judge Jacobs’ ruling. She notes Missouri lawmakers in 2022 changed state law, moving the closing date for candidate filing to a date that regularly falls around the Christmas holiday. She says CPS’ procedures aligned with those of school districts across Missouri to set business hours and access when districts are closed. She also says the district remained consistent with current procedures for all candidates “rather than change them for certain individuals.”
“The district is pleased that this issue appears to be on the legislative agenda for this session, with the General Assembly already introducing bills to make the candidate filing process for board elections clearer and more uniform for school districts across Missouri,” Baumstark writes, in part.
UPDATE: Boone County court rules in favor of Basye in Columbia school board filing case
A Boone County judge has ruled that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in the Chuck Basye school board filing case. While CPS can appeal Judge Brouck Jacobs’ decision, the Rocheport Republican tells 939 the Eagle that he’s confident and hopeful that name will appear on the April school board ballot.
Judge Jacobs issued his ruling Monday afternoon after a two-hour bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse. The trial was contentious at times.
Former Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chair Basye filed a 16-page lawsuit against CPS and the board this month, alleging they broke state law when they didn’t accept his candidate filing on December 27. The district says Basye didn’t follow CPS rules about making an appointment by December 22. Judge Jacobs ruled that requiring an appointment violated state law.
The state law in question reads, in part: “If the closing date for filing a declaration of candidacy for any office in a political subdivision or special district is not required by law or charter, the closing filing date shall be 5 pm, the fourteenth Tuesday prior to the election.” CPS attorney Natalie Ann Hoernschemeyer told Judge Jacobs that there is nothing in that statute requiring Columbia Public Schools to be open up until 5 pm on December 27, saying Basye could have made an appointment by December 22. Counselor Hoernschemeyer also says the district didn’t want to make special rules for one candidate.
Bayse attorney Brent Haden told Judge Jacobs that CPS’ refusal to certify Basye’s candidacy exceeded the district and the board’s authority. The court agreed.
CPS could appeal to the Western District, but the deadline for Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon to prepare ballots for the April election is February 7. Judge Jacobs has given Basye until 5 pm tomorrow (Tuesday) to file a judgment.
CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark has issued a statement about Judge Jacobs’ ruling. She notes Missouri lawmakers in 2022 changed state law, moving the closing date for candidate filing to a date that regularly falls around the Christmas holiday. She says CPS’ procedures aligned with those of school districts across Missouri to set business hours and access when districts are closed. She also says the district remained consistent with current procedures for all candidates “rather than change them for certain individuals.”
“The district is pleased that this issue appears to be on the legislative agenda for this session, with the General Assembly already introducing bills to make the candidate filing process for board elections clearer and more uniform for school districts across Missouri,” Baumstark writes, in part.
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