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St. Louis County Council designates park rangers as first responders, says duties remain park-limited
Summary
The County Council adopted substitute bill 1 for bill 216 to designate St. Louis County Park Rangers as first responders. Council members clarified the change does not alter pay scale, expand jurisdiction beyond parks, or automatically add new training requirements; the measure passed 6–0 with one absence.
St. Louis County Council on final passage adopted substitute bill 1 for bill 216, an ordinance adding subsection 616.27 to Title 6 of the St. Louis County Revised Ordinances to designate county park rangers as first responders.
Council Member Archer moved for adoption of the substitute bill and during discussion said the ordinance would formally recognize park rangers’ role responding to incidents that occur within parks. Councilwoman Shalonda Webb asked for clarifications about pay,…
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