St. Louis警察委员会与局长Robert Tracy续约至2030年 年薪29.5万美元
位于密苏里州的圣路易斯市，St. Louis 警察委员会10月17日（周六）在特别会议上批准新雇用合同，与 St. Louis 都会警察局（SLMPD）局长 Robert J. Tracy 续约，把他的任期锁定到2030年10月，年薪基本工资为29.5万美元。SLMPD 当天发布消息称，其他城市正积极招揽 Tracy，委员会因此把留住他列为当务之急。
据 SLMPD 公布，Tracy 2023年到任以来，全市整体犯罪下降45%，谋杀案减少43%，青少年枪击事件下降60%。Tracy 同时担任全美大城市警察局长协会和警察行政研究论坛的执行理事会成员，并与联邦酒精、烟草、火器和爆炸物管理局（ATF）局长同为国家犯罪枪支情报委员会成员。
警察委员会主席 Chris Saracino 说：「其他城市看到了我们拥有的 Tracy，我们决心把他的领导力留在 St. Louis。当你拥有全美最出色的警察局长之一时，你就行动起来留住他。这是对本市未来的一项有时效性的投资——为了更安全的社区、兴旺的企业和每一位以 St. Louis 为家的人。」
Tracy 表示：「St. Louis 就是我的家，我和家人为在这里扎根深感自豪。与这里的人们建立的关系让这份承诺有了个人意义。我感谢委员会的信任，也珍惜继续与本局敬业的男女同仁并肩服务、为以 St. Louis 为家的家庭建设更安全未来的机会。」
据《St. Louis Post-Dispatch》报道，新合同相当于为 Tracy 加薪11万美元，另含每年4%的调薪和每年2.4万美元的养老金供款，其年薪将高于 Chicago、New York 和 Kansas City 的警察局长；Tracy 此前靠非营利捐助和一份大学咨询工作补足收入。市长 Cara Spencer 对加薪提出批评，认为这与委员会「增聘上街巡逻警员」的目标背道而驰，并批评谈判方式仓促、不透明。SLMPD 在发布中表示，稳定的警务领导对 St. Louis 至关重要，该市正筹备承办2028年美国奥运选拔赛。
St. Louis Police Board Secures Chief Robert Tracy Through 2030 on a $295,000 Salary
St. Louis is an independent city in Missouri. The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners approved a new employment agreement with Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) Chief Robert J. Tracy at a special meeting on Saturday, October 17, securing his leadership through October 2030 at an annual base salary of $295,000. In its announcement the same day, the department said other cities had been actively recruiting Tracy, and the citizen-led board made keeping him an immediate priority.
Since Tracy arrived in 2023, overall crime in St. Louis has declined 45%, murders have decreased 43% and juvenile shooting incidents have fallen 60%, according to the SLMPD. Tracy serves on the executive boards of the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the Police Executive Research Forum, and on the National Crime Gun Intelligence Board alongside the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
"Other cities recognized what we have in Chief Tracy, and we were determined to keep his leadership here in St. Louis," said Board of Police Commissioners President Chris Saracino. "When you have one of the top police chiefs in the country, you act to keep him. This was a time-sensitive investment in our city's future — in safer neighborhoods, thriving businesses, and the people who call St. Louis home."
"St. Louis is home, and my family and I are proud of the roots we've put down here," Tracy said. "The relationships we've built and the people we've come to know make this commitment personal. I am grateful for the Board's confidence and the opportunity to keep serving alongside the dedicated men and women of this department as we build a safer future for the families who call St. Louis home."
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the deal amounts to a $110,000 raise, with annual 4% increases and a yearly pension contribution of $24,000, putting Tracy's pay above that of the police chiefs in Chicago, New York and Kansas City; he had previously relied in part on nonprofit support and a university consulting arrangement. Mayor Cara Spencer criticized the raise as antithetical to the board's stated goal of hiring more officers for the streets and called the negotiation haphazard and secretive. The SLMPD said stable public-safety leadership matters as the city prepares to host the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
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