The Fenton Board of Aldermen voted to ask the mayor to sign a letter urging the Missouri State Auditor to audit St. Louis Countys administration and distribution of certain sales taxes after the city flagged a roughly $200,000 discrepancy in payouts and noted county fiscal strain.

The Board of Aldermen approved a motion asking the mayor to sign a letter to the St. Louis County auditor supporting scrutiny of the county’s sales-tax distribution after members said the city may have received roughly $200,000 more than expected.