Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1757
In each county of the first classification with a charter form of government having a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants, a municipal grant commission shall be established for the purpose of awarding grant proceeds to municipalities for park and recreation purposes. The municipal grant commission shall establish rules and shall evaluate, approve and distribute grants and ensure the proper management of the municipal grant program described in subdivision (2) of section 67.1754. In making its grant distribution decisions, the municipal grant commission shall consider such factors as the population of municipalities within a county, the level of intergovernmental cooperation on grant requests to the municipal grant commission, the amount of grant funds provided to specific municipalities in prior years and the park and recreation needs in the municipality requesting the grant. The municipal grant commission shall consist of one voting member from each county council district, none of whom shall be municipal officials. Members of the municipal grant commission shall be elected by the chief elected officials of the municipalities located predominately by population in such county council district. The municipal grant commission shall also have two nonvoting members. One of the nonvoting members shall be a full-time city administrator and the other shall be a full-time municipal parks and recreation employee. The municipal grant commission shall also establish a nine-member advisory committee. The nonvoting member of the municipal grant commission who is a full-time municipal parks and recreation employee shall serve as chair of such advisory committee.
§ 67.1757, RSMo