密苏里州州长Kehoe要求总检察长调查圣路易斯警察委员会：局长续约被指闭门快速通过
密苏里州州长办公室10月23日宣布，州长 Mike Kehoe 已正式要求州总检察长 Catherine Hanaway 彻查圣路易斯警察委员会，调查该委员会在10月17日前后举行的会议中是否违反了州《阳光法》（公开会议法）。该委员会被指在一次闭门、不透明的程序中快速通过了市警局局长 Chief Robert Tracy 的续约；警局10月17日宣布，新协议将 Tracy 的任期延长至2030年10月。
密苏里州法律要求公共机构的决策公开透明。Kehoe 在声明中说：「我仍然支持由市民领导的圣路易斯警察委员会的权威，但他们最近在一次闭门、不透明的程序中快速通过 Chief Tracy 续约的决定，令人严重关切。为警察部门提供资金的纳税人，理应获得完全的透明。」他表示，正要求州首席执法官员就这次合同谈判期间可能违反公开会议要求的行为展开彻底调查，并采取一切必要的执法行动，确保法规得到全面遵守。
Kehoe 还表示：「作为一个在警察家庭中长大、土生土长的圣路易斯人，我深切关心圣路易斯大都会警局的一线警员和文职员工，并支持警察委员会按照法律规定的程序行事。」
来源：GSM·美国
Missouri Gov. Kehoe Asks Attorney General to Investigate St. Louis Police Board over Chief's Contract Extension
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Office of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced on October 23 that the governor has formally requested that Attorney General Catherine Hanaway conduct a thorough investigation of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners for potential violations of the state's Sunshine Law (open meetings law) during meetings held on or about October 17. The board fast-tracked a contract extension for police Chief Robert Tracy in what the governor described as a closed-door process; the department announced on October 17 that the new agreement extends Tracy's tenure through October 2030.
"While I remain supportive of the authority of the citizen-led St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, their recent decision to fast-track Chief Tracy's contract extension during a closed door, non-transparent process raises serious concerns," Kehoe said. "Taxpayers, who fund the department, deserve complete transparency. I am requesting our state's chief law enforcement officer initiate a thorough investigation into potential violations of open meeting requirements during this contract negotiation and take any necessary enforcement actions to ensure full compliance with the law."
"As a proud born-and-raised St. Louisan who was brought up in the police family, I care deeply about the rank-and-file officers and civilian employees of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and support the board operating within the process established by law," he added.
Source: GSM · America
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