Missouri Bankers Association, Inc., and Jonesburg State Bank v. St. Louis County, Missouri, and Charlie A. Dooley

I respectfully dissent from the principal opinion’s holding that the County’s foreclosure ordinance is void because it exceeds the County’s legislative power granted by article VI, section 18(c) of the Missouri Constitution. I would hold that the ordinance is a valid exercise of the County’s legislative power because the ordinance is precisely tailored to the local symptoms of the foreclosure crisis.1

Article VI, section 18(c) authorizes a charter county to enact legislation concerning “any and all services and functions of any municipality or political subdivisions, except school…