Ameren Missouri Franchise Renewal

At a glance

• What: Bill 2026-034 renews for 20 years a non-exclusive franchise for Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri to use city streets and public places for electric and gas facilities.
• Where it stands: Passed September 8, 2026 as Ordinance 16628, 9-0 (Young absent), after rules were suspended for third reading and final passage.

Details

• Sponsor Ahlers; presented by City Attorney Nickolaus. Ahlers asked to suspend the rules, with no objection.
• Aye: Ahlers, Allen, Dulle, Holt, Hoselton, Job, Kampeter, Lester, Leuckel. Absent: Young.

Sources

• Council minutes, September 8, 2026: https://portal.laserfiche.com/Portal/DocView.aspx?id=862207&repo=r-49e9e584

Log

2026-09-08 - City Council

Passed 9-0 as Ordinance 16628.

• 2026-09-08 - City Council - Added language keeps Ameren paying relocation costs if state law shifts them to cities (from auto-captions).