Moore’s committee last week voted to table the Krewson list and met again Tuesday without taking any action on it.

The deadlock kept the city from meeting a deadline spelled out in the Missouri Constitution for completing the appointments for the 19-member freeholders board. It’s legally unclear how that will affect the freeholders process.

Meanwhile, Krewson told reporters Wednesday that she wants each of her nine nominees to be voted on by the full aldermanic board before she will make further substitutions. She made one last month when one of her appointees withdrew.

“We really need for the Board of Aldermen to take action,” she said. “And when they approve or disapprove these nominees, we’ll go from there.”

Reed’s top aide, Tom Shepard, said that was the first he had heard of such a demand from the mayor.

All discussions with committee members and the mayor’s office, Shepard said, had focused on trying to come up with a compromise list that could win the committee and Krewson’s approval by the Wednesday deadline.