This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 27, 2013 - On the same day the interim chairman of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners announced his intention to step down, the St. Louis County Council delayed a vote to approve two new members to the embattled panel.
Councilmembers decided on a 4-2 vote to hold off on the nominations of Republican Dave Spence and Democrat Freddy Clark to the five-person board. Spence – a Ladue businessman who was the GOP nominee for governor last year – replaces Gregory Sansone, who resigned last week. Clark replaces Floyd Warmann, who stepped down from the board earlier this month.