Board of Police Commissioners - October 21, 2026

The City of St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners met on October 21, 2026. The board approved agreements including a $93,224 HDR Engineering sound study at the firearms range, a $1,700 agreement with 3A for sign-language interpretation, and a $51,000 Optimum Technology upgrade to the Swift Protect crime-reporting system. It also approved an agreement with the Missouri Department of Public Safety for a forensic science grant that reimburses department costs; no grant amount was stated. The board postponed consideration of the Lucky 8 agreement until its next meeting after concerns were raised about missing packet information and a letter from the mayor. Mitch McCoy described the proposed production as a no-cost opportunity to feature St. Louis and the department, and commissioners said they would review the contract language and protections for victims before reconsideration.

The board also approved creating a civilian grant-administrator position in the traffic safety division, replacing a vacant commissioned sergeant role. The position’s salary range is $54,340–$85,150; the associated grant provides about $882,000, with 95% of salary and benefits funded through the grant and the remaining estimated annual department share stated as $4,933.70. A separate resolution creating 15 annual police pre-recruit positions passed; the stated salary is $56,732 per position, with estimated maximum annual salary expenditure of about $283,660. The department said the roles would help retain candidates between hiring and academy entry and would be funded within its existing commissioned salary budget. The budget committee had not met, and its September budget and expenditure reports were expected at the next regular meeting.