Updated: 8:59 AM CST February 4, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners gave Chief Mary Barton a $12,000 raise during its December board meeting, but its chairman hung up on a reporter when asked about it.
Judge William Ray Price Jr. is the chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, which includes five civilian members appointed by County Executive Sam Page. The five members selected Barton to become chief in April 2020 and voted to raise her salary to $163,092.80 from $151,008 during their December meeting.
It's an 8% raise. Officers and sergeants got a 3% raise, professional staff got a 2% raise and all commanders with the rank of lieutenant and above got their annual step increases, but no raises.