The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted on Friday to define Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s duties and place his office under financial monitoring for the next year.

Thirteen of the 15 board members (including President Megan Green) voted in favor of passing Board Bill 33 . 12th Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus opposed the measure. 13th Ward Alderwoman Pam Boyd was not present for the vote.

Montgomery and his office’s spokesperson John Gieseke sat in the gallery during the vote.

"I think what we did today is we removed any dispute about what the sheriff shall do and what he should not do, and I think that's a major step forward,” said 5th Ward Alderman Matt Devoti, who sponsored the legislation. “We are not creating a new responsibility or a new duty. What we are doing is we're clarifying that

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