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Do not fill this in! ==Government== St. Louis is one of the 41 [[Independent city (United States)|independent cities in the U.S.]] that does not legally belong to any [[County (United States)|county]].<ref name="USDoC2001">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|title=Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas; Change Notice No. 7|access-date=May 27, 2006|year=2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929074056/http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|archive-date=September 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> St. Louis has a strong [[mayor–council government]] with legislative authority and oversight vested in the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen|Board of Aldermen]] and with executive authority in the [[Mayor of St. Louis|mayor]] and six other elected officials.<ref name="citygovt">{{cite web |url=http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/elected-officials.cfm |title=City of St. Louis Elected Officials |publisher=Stlouis-mo.gov |date=July 8, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406092135/http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/elected-officials.cfm |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Board of Aldermen is made up of 28 members (one elected from each of the city's wards) plus a board president who is elected citywide.<ref>[http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/about/index.cfm Guide to the Board of Aldermen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028005547/http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/about/index.cfm |date=October 28, 2013}}, StLouis-mo.gov</ref> The 2014 fiscal year budget topped $1 billion for the first time, a 1.9% increase over the $985.2 million budget in 2013.<ref name="2014budget">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2014/07/citys-budget-tops-1-billion-for-first-time.html |title=City's budget tops $1 billion for first time |work=[[Business Journal]] |date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235017/http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2014/07/citys-budget-tops-1-billion-for-first-time.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> 238,253 registered voters lived in the city in 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0012 |title=SoS, Missouri – Elections: Registered Voters in Missouri 2012 |publisher=Sos.mo.gov |access-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025023240/http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0012 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> down from 239,247 in 2010, and 257,442 in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0008 |title=SoS, Missouri – Elections: Registered Voters in Missouri 2008 |publisher=Sos.mo.gov |access-date=April 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116213949/http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0008 |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Structure=== {| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin: .46em 0 0 1em" |- ! Citywide office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/|title=City of St. Louis Departments|website=Stlouis-mo.gov|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811005650/https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/|archive-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/Wards-1-28.cfm |title=Wards and Aldermen |access-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026194115/https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/Wards-1-28.cfm |url-status=live}}</ref> !Elected official |- |[[Mayor of St. Louis]] |[[Tishaura Jones]] |- |President of the [[St. Louis Board of Aldermen|Board of Aldermen]] |[[Megan Green]] |- |City Comptroller |Darlene Green |- |Recorder of Deeds |Michael Butler |- |Collector of Revenue |Gregory F.X. Daly |- |License Collector |Mavis T. Thompson |- |Treasurer |Adam Layne |- |Circuit Attorney |Gabe Gore |- |City of St. Louis Sheriff |Vernon Betts |- |} [[File:Tishaura Jones crop.jpg|thumb|St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones in 2017]] The mayor is the chief executive officer of the city and is responsible for appointing city department heads including; the director of public safety, the director of streets & traffic, the director of health, the director of human services, the director of the airport, the director of parks & recreation, the director of workforce development, the director of the Community Development Agency, the director of economic development, the director of public utilities, the director of the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency, the register, and the assessor, among other department-level or senior administrative positions. The President of the Board of Aldermen is the second highest-ranking official in the city. The President is the presiding officer of the Board of Aldermen which is the legislative branch of government of the city. Municipal elections in St. Louis are held in odd-numbered years, with the primary elections in March and the general election in April. The mayor is elected in odd-numbered years following the United States presidential election, as are the aldermen representing odd-numbered wards. The president of the board of aldermen and the aldermen from even-numbered wards are elected in the off-years. The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] has dominated St. Louis city politics for decades. The city has not had a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] mayor since 1949, and the last time a Republican was elected to another citywide office was in the 1970s. {{as of|2015}}, all 28 of the city's aldermen are Democrats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/2015/05/first-time-all-28-aldermen-are-democrats/|title=First Time All 28 Aldermen Are Democrats – UrbanReview - ST LOUIS|website=webcache.googleusercontent.com|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616121145/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AN5ob6C_jyuAJ%3Awww.urbanreviewstl.com%2F2015%2F05%2Ffirst-time-all-28-aldermen-are-democrats%2F+&ct=clnk&gl=us|archive-date=June 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Forty-seven individuals have held the office of mayor of St. Louis, four of whom—[[William Carr Lane]], [[John Fletcher Darby]], [[John Wimer]], and [[John How]]—served non-consecutive terms. The most terms served by a mayor was by Lane, who served 8 full terms plus the unexpired term of Darby. The current mayor is [[Tishaura Jones]], who took office April 20, 2021, and is the first African-American woman to hold the post. She succeeded [[Lyda Krewson]], the first female mayor of the city, who retired in 2021 after serving for four years. The longest-serving mayor was [[Francis Slay]], who took office April 17, 2001, and left office April 18, 2017, a total of 16 years and six days over four terms in office. The shortest-serving mayor was [[Arthur Barret]], who died 11 days after taking office. Although St. Louis separated from St. Louis County in 1876, some mechanisms have been put in place for joint funding management and funding of regional assets. The St. Louis Zoo-Museum district collects property taxes from residents of both St. Louis City and County, and the funds are used to support cultural institutions including the [[St. Louis Zoo]], [[Saint Louis Art Museum|St. Louis Art Museum]] and the [[Missouri Botanical Gardens]]. Similarly, the Metropolitan Sewer District provides sanitary and storm sewer service to the city and much of St. Louis County. The Bi-State Development Agency (now known as Metro) runs the region's [[MetroLink (St. Louis)|MetroLink]] light rail system and bus system. {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = St. Louis City Sheriff's Department | commonname = | abbreviation = STL-SO | patch = | badge = STLCSO.jpg | patchcaption = The current patch of the St. Louis City Sheriff's Office | motto = Professionalism, Honesty, Integrity, and Courage | mottotranslated = | formedyear = 1876 | preceding1 = | employees = 216 | budget = [[United States dollar|US$]] 9,690,784 [FY 2021]<ref name=StLgovt>{{cite web |url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/budget/documents/upload/FY20-AOP-Courts.pdf |title=Public Safety: Annual Operating Plan |publisher=Board of Aldermen |page=3 |date=June 29, 2019 |accessdate=June 29, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113010659/https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/budget/documents/upload/FY20-AOP-Courts.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> | legaljuris = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | governingbody = [[Missouri Circuit Courts|22nd Judicial Circuit]] | constitution1 = | police = | local = | headquarters = [[Civil Courts Building]], 10 N Tucker Blvd 8th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101 | sworntype = Deputies | sworn = 165 | unsworntype = Corrections and Civilian | unsworn = | electeetype = | minister1name = | minister1pfo = | minister4name = | minister4pfo = | minister5name = | minister5pfo = | chief1name = Vernon Betts ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) | chief1position = Sheriff | chief2name = | chief2position = | chief3name = | chief3position = | chief4name = | chief4position = | chief5name = | chief5position = | chief6name = | chief6position = | parentagency = [[Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis|Board of Aldermen's Committee on Public Safety]], [[Missouri Circuit Courts|22nd Judicial Circuit]] | child1agency = | lockuptype = Justice Center | lockups = St Louis City Justice Center, 200 S. Tucker Blvd, [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | vehicle1type = Marked and Unmarked | vehicles1 = Ford Transport Vans, Chevrolet Transport Vans, Ford Police Interceptor | boat1type = | boats1 = | aircraft1type = | aircraft1 = 0 | aircraft2type = | aircraft2 = | animal1type = | animals1 = | animal2type = | animals2 = | person1name = | person1reason = | person1type = | programme1 = | officetype = | officename = | unittype = Division | unitname = {{collapsible list |title=5 | Civil Process Information |Court Information | Land Tax Sales | Conceal and Carry Firearm Permit| Sheriff's Office Events | Eviction Procedures and Policy | Courtroom Security | stationtype = | stations = | anniversary1 = | website = https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/sheriff/index.cfm / Sheriff's Office - City of St. Louis official website] }} }} The City of St. Louis Sheriff's Office (STLSO or STLCSO) primarily provides security services for the courtrooms, as well as serving court documents and issuing gun carry permits. In 2022, they gained the ability to make arrests and traffic stops.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=S |first1=Nicole |last2=ers |title=New certification to allow St. Louis City deputies to make arrests, traffic stops |url=https://www.kmov.com/2022/05/24/new-certification-allow-st-louis-city-deputies-make-arrests-traffic-stops/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=KMOV |date=May 24, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113010653/https://www.kmov.com/2022/05/24/new-certification-allow-st-louis-city-deputies-make-arrests-traffic-stops/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ===State and federal government=== {{PresHead|place=St. Louis, Missouri|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=October 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|21,474|110,089|2,809|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|20,832|104,235|7,420|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|22,943|118,780|2,343|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|24,662|132,925|1,517|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|27,793|116,133|712|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|24,799|96,557|3,396|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|22,121|91,233|8,649|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|25,441|102,356|19,607|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|40,906|110,076|732|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|61,020|112,318|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|50,333|113,697|6,721|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|58,367|118,703|2,714|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Democratic|72,402|119,817|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|58,252|143,010|19,652|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|59,604|207,958|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|101,331|202,319|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|130,045|202,210|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|144,828|235,893|427|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|120,656|220,654|2,460|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|134,411|204,687|821|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|168,165|233,338|948|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|127,887|260,063|8,880|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|123,448|226,338|7,319|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|161,701|176,428|1,065|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|139,433|95,888|29,276|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|163,280|106,047|13,325|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|83,798|74,059|4,175|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|46,509|58,845|34,973|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|74,160|60,917|5,473|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|57,547|51,858|6,387|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|60,597|59,931|4,046|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|65,708|50,091|1,197|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|35,528|34,669|942|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Republican|33,656|27,401|1,969|Missouri}} St. Louis is split between 8 districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]: the 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 84th districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Maps/StatewideHouseMap(FilingOnly).pdf|title=Statewide House Map|publisher=[[Missouri Secretary of State]]|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=August 9, 2023|archive-date=August 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232028/https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Maps/StatewideHouseMap(FilingOnly).pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The 5th [[Missouri Senate]] district is entirely within the city, while the 4th is shared with St. Louis County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections//Maps//2022JRCStatewideSenateDistrictMap.pdf|title=Statewide Senate Map|publisher=[[Missouri Secretary of State]]|date=Mar 15, 2022|accessdate=August 9, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307011319/https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections//Maps//2022JRCStatewideSenateDistrictMap.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> At the federal level, St. Louis is the heart of {{ushr|MO|1}}, which also includes part of northern St. Louis County.<ref name="districtmaps"/> A Republican has not represented a significant portion of St. Louis in the U.S. House since 1953. Correspondingly, despite voting Republican prior to 1928 in presidential elections, from then on the city has become a Democratic stronghold at the presidential level. [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1988 was the most recent Republican to win even a quarter of the city's votes in a presidential election. The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] and the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri]] are based in the [[Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse]] in downtown St. Louis. St. Louis is also home to a [[Federal Reserve System]] branch, the [[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]. The [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] (NGA) also maintains major facilities in the St. Louis area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are |publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] |date=August 4, 2008 |url=https://www1.nga.mil/About/WhoWeAre/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=January 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226234207/http://www1.nga.mil/ABOUT/WHOWEARE/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR) located at 9700 Page Avenue in St. Louis, is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/veterans|title=Veterans' Service Records|website=Archives.gov|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095003/https://www.archives.gov/veterans|archive-date=July 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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