Committed to serving businesses operating in the City to St. Louis
About Me
I, Mavis Thompson, am running for re-election as the License Collector in the City of St. Louis to continue my journey as a public servant leader. I stand firm on my record of providing good government, by implementing innovative programs to help better serve St. Louis business owners and residents.
As an incumbent, I will not rely on name recognition alone to earn votes. The campaign is another opportunity to remind voters of the vast improvements and advancements we have made in the License Collector’s Office.
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Accountability In Action
The License Collector’s Office is authorized by Missouri State Statute to license businesses that operate in the City of St. Louis. It is a fee-revenue-generating office which collects business license fees and distributes approximately $70 million annually to the city’s general fund and other city and state agencies, such as Saint Louis Public Schools, public libraries, MSD, and a state fund for the blind.
Pursuant to statute, a percentage of these fees are retained to operate the office. The office doesn’t receive any revenue or salaries from the City of St. Louis.
Since taking office, we have achieved major accomplishments, including but not limited to the following:
Drafted and implemented a Comprehensive Business Closure Policy. Because our #1 goal is to keep businesses in business, we enforce this policy only when we have exhausted all efforts to bring a business into compliance.
