Dan Borgmeyer recall, St. Charles, Missouri (2025)

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An effort to recall Mayor Dan Borgmeyer is underway in St. Charles, Missouri.

Recall supporters

The recall effort is organized by a group of five St. Charles residents. The group's website lists the following as grounds for recalling Borgmeyer.[1]

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1. Suspected Undisclosed Financial Interest & Property Ownership

Based on the existence of an outstanding mortgage and a special warranty deed through one of the Mayor’s LLC’s, Galt House, we have reason to suspect that Mayor Dan Borgmeyer has financial interest and may benefit from the development of the Katy Trail Place Luxury Townhomes, currently under development by Katy Trail Development & NJL Custom Homes. Mayor Dan did not abstain from voting at a Planning & Zoning Meeting on this project. He has not yet clarified his ownership (or lack thereof) of the townhome lots.

2. Suspected Failure to Follow Charter in Hiring Process

By failing to appoint a city official directly, as shown in the closed session Council meeting minutes from October 1, 2024, the Mayor neither directly hired the Director of IT, nor required the Council to vote to approve the hiring of the Director of IT.

3. Suspected Disclosure of Private City Information and Confirmed Knowledge of Data Center Land Ownership by Relatives

In August of 2019, Mayor Dan was cc’d on emails from a (at the time non-contracted city consultant) private citizen, Adam Glosier. These emails discussed plans of developing the land around 370 (better known for being the proposed Cumulus data center site) and named the Hollrah family in particular (a relative of Mayor Dan’s). These emails represent a breach in privacy and a clear indication that Mayor Dan was, and is, aware of his relation to the land’s owners.

4. Suspected Acceptance of Gifts in Connection with Appointments, Kickbacks and Secret Commissions

On March 6, 2023, Adam Glosier (mentioned above in Issue 3) donated $5,000 to Mayor Dan's 2023 Mayoral Campaign for the City of St. Charles. At this time, Adam Glosier was under (and is still under) a consulting contract with the City of St. Charles through Scout Realty Group.

5. Suspected Conflict of Interest, Engaging in Private Interest, Disclosing Private Interest in City Legislation

Mayor Dan has appointed both the father of Adam Glosier (see Issues 3 and 4) and the uncle of Adam Glosier to the C3 & Comprehensive Plan Citizen's Advisory Task Force and the Parks & Recreation Board, respectively, where both of these individuals currently serve. Adam Glosier remains under active contract with the City of St. Charles through Scout Realty Group, which has an annual consulting contract with the city in the amount of $72,000.

6. Suspected Violation of City Charter, Failure to Reappoint Parks & Recreation Board Members

The terms of the following members of the St. Charles Parks & Recreation Board expired in May of 2025: Mike Ryan, Ann Zerre, and Larry Muench. No alternate members for appointment have yet been before Council for approval by the Mayor. The Charter requires suggested alternates within 30 days of a term's expiration and/or within 60 days of a term's vacancy.[2]
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Recall opponents

In a response to the recall, Borgmeyer said, "There's six points in the document and every point starts off...it's possible this, it's possible that. Every one of those points is unqualified in some particular way."[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Missouri

Missouri allows the following grounds for recall: misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform duties prescribed by law. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of registered voters in the jurisdiction in 60 days.[4]

Organizers would need to submit about 10,000 valid signatures to put the recall against Borgmeyer on the ballot.[3]

Recall context

See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report

Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.

The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Recall Mayor Daniel J. Borgmeyer, "Home," accessed October 14, 2025
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spectrum News, "St. Charles residents lead effort to recall Mayor Dan Borgmeyer," September 25, 2025
  4. ↑ Revisor of Missouri, "77.650. Recall of elected officials — procedure — limitations." accessed October 16, 2023
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