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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - The St. Louis County Council has declared in a split vote that it has has no confidence in county Police Chief Mary Barton.
The council’s 4-3 vote Tuesday fell along party lines, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The nonbinding resolution condemned Barton’s leadership, saying the chief was incapable of leading the St. Louis County Police Department “in the right direction.”
The move follows widely publicized complaints of racial misconduct within the department and allegations of retaliation against officers who raised concerns. Barton has served as chief of the department for about a year, and council members who voted in favor of the resolution acknowledged that many department issues preceded Barton’s hiring. But, they said, Barton has shown to be ineffective in enacting change.