Editing Wentzville, Missouri (section)

=="In God We Trust" insignia controversy==

Sally Hunt of [[Maryland Heights, Missouri|Maryland Heights]] spoke to the Wentzville Board of Aldermen on February 28, 2018, regarding an "[[In God We Trust]]" insignia recently mounted on the dais. Hunt's speech to the council was interrupted and she was forcibly removed from the room by police acting on the order of the mayor. Hunt and the mayor differ on whether Hunt had exceeded her allotted time to speak. The [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]] sued Wentzville in April 2018 on behalf of Hunt which was settled in November 2018. City of Wentzville insurance will pay $2,670 to the ACLU to offset lawyers' fees and legal cost. According to the terms of the settlement, Wentzville law enforcement officers will not remove a person from a council meeting without probable cause. Wentzville agreed not to censor speech due to content in future open forums.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joel |title=ACLU settles lawsuit with Wentzville removal of activist who opposed 'In God We Trust' sign |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/aclu-settles-lawsuit-with-wentzville-removal-of-activist-who-opposed/article_b9ded33e-f9b8-5de6-8f0e-24fa077a4e9e.html |website=STL Today |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115202752/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/aclu-settles-lawsuit-with-wentzville-removal-of-activist-who-opposed/article_b9ded33e-f9b8-5de6-8f0e-24fa077a4e9e.html |archive-date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Braden |first1=Carrie |title=ACLU pleased with 'In God We Trust' settlement with City of Wentzville |url=https://stlrecord.com/stories/511641801-aclu-pleased-with-in-god-we-trust-settlement-with-city-of-wentzville |website=St. Louis Record |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ACLU of Missouri settles lawsuit with city of Wentzville |url=https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-missouri-settles-lawsuit-city-wentzville |website=ACLU Missouri |date=November 13, 2018 |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121215616/https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-missouri-settles-lawsuit-city-wentzville |archive-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>