ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Aldermen opened the application process for hiring an “interim” St. Louis City Sheriff on Friday, a contentious move in the showdown over who ultimately appoints the next sheriff.
Earlier this week, a judge ruled to permanently remove former sheriff Alfred Montgomery from office in the Missouri Attorney General’s quo warranto case, following several allegations of misconduct in office.
Now, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen and St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer are in a legal duel over who picks Montgomery’s replacement.
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Aldermen will meet Monday to set a special election to fill Montgomery’s four-year term. The current deadline to submit applications for the “interim” role prior to that election is Jan. 2…