Meeting Agenda – November 13, 2017

Legislative Update: A regular feature of West County Democrats general meetings is the Legislative Update presented by Glenn Koenen.  Have you ever wondered what our elected officials do aside from raising money for their next campaign?  Glenn provides a compact view of legislative initiatives proposed by our lawmakers at the national and state level.  If it is important to understand exactly what our officials are doing or not doing to improve the well being, health and safety of our community, you can always find his summary on the Legislative Issues page or for his latest summary click here.

Presentation Topic:  The State Auditor’s Office: Its Missions and Activities”

Speaker:   Nicole Galloway, Missouri State Auditor

Description:  “It is an honor to serve you as Missouri State Auditor. As a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, I lead the office charge with being the watchdog holding government accountable, shining light throughout the state and bringing innovation to the forefront. When I see fraud I will expose it, when I see waste it will be brought to light, and when I see opportunity we will seize on it.”

About the speaker:  Nicole Galloway, CPA, ACFE, is a University of Missouri-Columbia College of Business alumna. She served on the board of the Missouri County Employees’ Retirement Fund, as secretary/treasurer of the Missouri Technology Corporation, and as treasurer of the Boone County government. Ms. Galloway was appointed State Auditor by former Governor Jay Nixon in April 2015 following the death of Tom Schweich. Prior to her public service positions, she worked in several businesses as auditor and actuarial analyst.

As always, we will be collecting for Circle of Concern.  For info click here.

Please join us for lunch following the meeting at the Pasta House on Manchester just west of Weidman at 14007 Manchester Rd. Ballwin, MO. 63011

For the notes from the October meeting, click here.

Contact person:  Terry Gates / 314-991-2529