Council appoints two residents to advisory commissions and proclaims Juneteenth and Pride Month

The Webster Groves City Council on June 2 interviewed a sustainability‑commission candidate and later included two appointments on the consent agenda.

Jill McGrder introduced herself to the council and said she has lived in Webster Groves for more than 10 years and has prior experience on the Police Community Engagement Board. “I lead sustainability strategy and reporting at the Signal Group,” McGrder said, describing her work with facilities to reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions and her volunteer experience with local Earth Day organizers.

The council also noted Julie Moyer’s prior interview for the sustainability commission and her interest in serving on the green space advisory commission. The mayor asked for a suggestion to appoint McGrder to sustainability and Moyer to green space; council members supported the recommendation and placed both appointments on the consent agenda.

Separately the council read two proclamations: one recognizing Juneteenth as an official city observance and inviting residents to a June 18 celebration at Ivory Crockett Park, and a second declaring June as Pride Month and naming June 28, 2026, as Pride Day in Webster Groves. The mayor and council invited representatives from the St. Louis Queer Support and Healing Organization (SQSH/Squish) to the dais for the Pride proclamation.

Council member Emerson Smith was nominated and approved by voice vote as mayor pro tempore for a one‑year term.