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New Public Safety director seeks AEDs, a program manager and staffing to expand oversight
Summary
Public Safety Director Sean Dace, newly appointed, asked the Budget Committee on May 6 for $25,000 to buy seven Stryker AEDs for City Hall and asked to restore a Program Manager II position to improve oversight across the department’s eight divisions; he also outlined use of Proposition P funds and Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) allocations.
Sean Dace, the city’s new public safety director, told the Board of Aldermen Budget Committee on May 6 he is seeking targeted additions to the Department of Public Safety budget: $25,000 to purchase seven Stryker automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for City Hall and restoration of a Program Manager II position to provide oversight of multiple programs across the department’s eight divisions.
Dace, a 35‑year St. Louis City Police Department veteran who retired as a major, said the department’s FY26 request totals roughly $1.3 million across funds and that most of the general fund request supports personnel. He said a portion of the department’s work is funded through local sales tax propositions (Prop P and Prop S) and that the department also receives the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG),…
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