Posted on Mar 3, 2023
Missouri House gives initial approval to state takeover of St. Louis Police Department
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Under the legislation, Missouri's governor would get to appoint four members to a St. Louis board of police commissioners. The state control system, which resembles the one that currently manages Kansas City Police, dates back to pro-slavery policies in the Civil War era.
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that would take away local control of the St. Louis Police Department and put it under a state-appointed board of police commissioners.
Members approved the bill on a voice vote on Wednesday. It needs one more vote to move on to the Senate.
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that would take away local control of the St. Louis Police Department and put it under a state-appointed board of police commissioners.
Members approved the bill on a voice vote on Wednesday. It needs one more vote to move on to the Senate.
Missouri House gives initial approval to state takeover of St. Louis Police Department
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."This bill is another example of the legislature considering action that singles out St. Louis. The House has already passed a bill that would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor to address crimes in cities that meet a homicide case threshold.
Currently, only St. Louis meets that threshold, and the bill is widely seen as targeting St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. She is facing an attempt from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove her from office.
“You want to take away the prosecutor's control of prosecution, and you want to take away the city's control of their police,” said Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis. “How do you think the folks that live in St. Louis city, especially the Black folks, are going to feel about that?”
Additionally, the bill bars the board from decreasing the annual salary of members of the police force. It also requires an increase in salary of $7,000 as of July 1, 2024.
Rep. LaKeySha Bosley, D-St. Louis, introduced the amendment that raised the salary from $4,000 to $7,000, though her amendment would have also required the state to pay for those increases. That state responsibility was later stripped out."
..."This bill is another example of the legislature considering action that singles out St. Louis. The House has already passed a bill that would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor to address crimes in cities that meet a homicide case threshold.
Currently, only St. Louis meets that threshold, and the bill is widely seen as targeting St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. She is facing an attempt from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove her from office.
“You want to take away the prosecutor's control of prosecution, and you want to take away the city's control of their police,” said Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis. “How do you think the folks that live in St. Louis city, especially the Black folks, are going to feel about that?”
Additionally, the bill bars the board from decreasing the annual salary of members of the police force. It also requires an increase in salary of $7,000 as of July 1, 2024.
Rep. LaKeySha Bosley, D-St. Louis, introduced the amendment that raised the salary from $4,000 to $7,000, though her amendment would have also required the state to pay for those increases. That state responsibility was later stripped out."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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