The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the St. Louis Police Department

St. Louis Police Department

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for serving St. Louis City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Daniel Isom....

. The Board sets policy, makes promotions, holds both closed and open meetings and coordinates with the Chief of Police

Chief of police

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 in providing police services to the citizens. Four of the five members of the board are selected by the Governor

Governor

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 of the state of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, following approval of the Missouri Legislature, with the Mayor of St. Louis serving as the fifth member. Commissioners serve four year terms, however they serve at the pleasure of the Governor and can be replaced.

Currently, those Commissioners are:

Current Membership

Member	Term Began	Term Ends
Mayor Francis Slay	April 17, 2001	End of mayoral term
Thomas J. Irwin	May 3, 2011	January 31, 2015
Bettye Battle-Turner	February 25, 2009	January 31, 2013
Jerome D.Lee	August 19, 2010	January 31, 2012
Richard H. Gray	April 20, 2010	January 31, 2014