Governor Mike Kehoe unveiled his five nominees to sit on the newly formed St. Louis City Police Board:
Brad Arteaga, president and owner of Arteaga Photos Ltd., BAKM LLC., and Arteaga LLC. Artega will one-year term as a voting member.
Don Brown Dealer Operator of Don Brown Chevrolet. Brown will serve a four-year term as the only non-voting member on the board.
Sonya Jenkins-Gray the former Director of Personnel for the City of St. Louis. Jenkins-Gray will serve a two-year term as a voting member.
Edward McVey the owner and operator of Maggie O'Brien's Restaurant and Irish Pub in St. Louis. McVey will serve a three-year term as a voting member.
Chris Saracino is the owner-operator of Bartolino's Hospitality Group and co-founder of Campbell Security and Services Group. Saracino will serve a four-year term as a voting member.
There is a void of policing experience on the board, with Governor Kehoe saying this board will not dictate how the police do their jobs.
"The Chief is the Chief," said Governor Kehoe, "he and his command staff will run the city department. The board is not gonna run crime fighting... The Chief and his team have done a great job."
Governor Kehoe wants to see the new board tackle the biggest problem facing the Department.
"The number one objective is starting to work with the Chief and the Command staff on what they can do to attract and also retain men into the City Police Department."
Asked how they will measure the success of the board over the coming years, Governor Kehoe pointed to crime metrics and "investment back into the city," with jobs and population growth also being viewed as metrics Kehoe will watch.