Board passes ordinance clarifying sheriff’s delegated powers after heated debate over statutory authority
Board Bill 33, clarifying powers delegated to the St. Louis City sheriff and prescribing certain duties, passed after floor debate about whether the board can direct the sheriff to provide prisoner hospital transports and other tasks covered by state law.
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The Board of Aldermen on third reading passed Board Bill 33, an ordinance setting out the powers delegated to the St. Louis City sheriff and defining activities not assigned to the office by the Missouri Constitution, state statute or city ordinance.
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