St. Louis Public Safety Department

The Public Safety Department - City of St. Louis is a municipal government department in the City of St. Louis. The Department of Public Safety is divided into three subordinate departments, six major divisions, two bureaus, a correctional institution and the city jail. The current Director of Public Safety is Charles Coyle. Departments, divisions, and bureaus under the umbrella of the Department of Public Safety are responsible for a wide array of city services, including: building code enforcement; emergency management planning (and execution); fire prevention and suppression; emergency medical services; zoning; permits for residential and commercial construction, business occupancy, and the sale of distribution of alcoholic beverages; law enforcement; correctional facilities; neighborhood safety; and special event planning.

The Department of Public Safety is subject to the legislative oversight and direction of the Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Committee. The Public Safety Committee considers all matters pertaining to the Department of Public Safety, the Police Department, The Corrections Division, Excise and Liquor Control Division, Neighborhood Stabilization Team, the Fire Department, the Division of Building and Inspections and the City Emergency Management Agency.

Organization
The Director of the St. Louis Public Safety Department is appointed by the Mayor of St. Louis. The director is assisted in managing the Department by the Deputy Director of Public Safety and several division heads.


 * Director
 * Deputy Director
 * Commissioner of Building & Code Division
 * Commissioner of Emergency Management Agency
 * Commissioner of Corrections Division
 * Commissioner of Excise & Liquor Control Division
 * Executive Director of Neighborhood Stabilization Division
 * Commissioner of St. Louis Police Department
 * Commissioner of St. Louis Fire Department – which includes the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

Mission statement
The published mission statement of the Department of Public Safety is: