The Missouri Senate approved five appointments to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday.
The appointees are:
- Brad Artega, who owns a photography company.
- Sonya Jenkins-Gray, former St. Louis personnel director who was fired by then-St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones last March.
- Chris Saracino, the owner and operator of Bartolino’s Hospitality Group, which runs several restaurants in the St. Louis area.
- Edward McVey, who owns Maggie O’Brien’s restaurant in St. Louis.
- Don Brown, a car dealer who will serve as a nonvoting member.
Mayor Cara Spencer serves on the board, but her position doesn’t require confirmation.
The legislature passed a law last year to place the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control for the first time since 2013…