ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Work to clarify and codify the role of the city of St. Louis sheriff, amid the state’s ongoing effort to remove the sheriff from office, reaches a compromise to go before the Board of Aldermen in September, but not without criticism.

Expense oversight

Alderman Matt Devoti presented an amendment to his Board Bill 33 requiring the sheriff to submit requisitions for necessary expenses to the city comptroller, with written explanations, and provide monthly expense reports to the Public Safety and Budget committees.

Casey Millburg, policy director for the mayor’s office, cautioned against language in the original bill that would have prohibited the sheriff from entering into contracts without Board approval, calling it an overreach beyond state law.

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