Department of Public Safety - Missouri Secretary of State

Truman State Office Bldg.PO Box 749Jefferson City 65102Telephone: (573) 751-4905 / FAX: (573) 751-5399

MissionEstablished in 1974, the Department of Public

Safety is responsible for coordinating statewidelaw enforcement, criminal justice and public safe-ty efforts for the purpose of ensuring a safe envi-ronment for Missouri citizens. The department’smission “will provide a safe and secure environ-ment for all individuals through efficient and effec-tive law enforcement, national defense, disasterpreparedness, service to veterans and education.”

The department is organized into 11 separatefunctional agencies: Office of the Director, Mis-souri Capitol Police, Division of Fire Safety, Divi-sion of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, MissouriState Highway Patrol, Missouri State WaterPatrol, Missouri National Guard (Office of theAdjutant General), State Emergency Manage-ment Agency, Missouri Veterans’ Commissionand the Missouri Gaming Commission.

Office of the DirectorThe Director of Public Safety is appointed to

this cabinet-level position by the governor, withthe advice and consent of the Senate. The direc-tor is responsible for developing public safetyprograms, peace officer training and certificationand providing legislative guidance on criminaljustice issues. Additionally, the director is re-sponsible for overseeing distribution of state andfederal resources and funds in contracts for nar-cotics control, victims’ assistance, crime preven-tion and juvenile justice. As the department’scentral management unit, the director’s officecoordinates departmental budget, personnel,legislative matters and related financial andadministrative activities. The director’s office isalso responsible for the administration of specif-ic programs conferred upon it by the legislatureor governor. These programs are:

• Administration of federal Juvenile Justiceand Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)

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funds, Delinquency and Youth ViolencePrevention (Title V) funds and JuvenileAccountability Block Grant (JABG) fundsfrom the U.S. Department of Justice forprojects to improve juvenile justice in Mis-souri and provide staff support for the stateJuvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG).

• Administration of federal Narcotics Con-trol Assistance Program (NCAP) fundsfrom the U.S. Department of Justice,Edward Byrne Memorial State & LocalLaw Enforcement Justice AdministrativeGrant Program (JAG) for state and localprojects in the area of drug enforcement,crime control and community policing.

• Administration of federal Victims of CrimeAct (VOCA); federal STOP Violence AgainstWomen Act (VAWA); State Services to Vic-tims Fund (SSVF); grants that provide fundsto local victim service providers, lawenforcement agencies, prosecutors andother public and private non-profit agenciesto assist crime victims in Missouri.

• The Office for Victims of Crime is to ensurethat people affected by crime are treatedwith fairness, dignity and respect, to openup lines of communication between thevictim organizations and the government,and to maintain the statewide automatedcrime victim notification system (MoVANS)within the criminal justice system.

• Administration of the Domestic ViolenceShelter Tax Credit Program, which pro-vides state income tax credits to business-es and individuals who contribute at least$100 to shelters for victims of domesticviolence in Missouri.

• Administration of the Peace Officer Stan-dards and Training (POST) Program,which deals with the certification of peaceofficers who have received training speci-fied by Chapter 590, RSMo and providestaff support for the Peace Officer Stan-dards and Training (POST) Commission.

• Administration of excess military surplusproperty distributed to state and local lawenforcement agencies to be used in count-er-narcotics operations through the U.S.Department of Defense (DOD) LogisticalSupport Program and the Law Enforce-ment Procurement Program (1122).

• Administration of the Crime LaboratoryAssistance Program including the dis-bursement of state funds to aid in the oper-ation of the regional crime labs as speci-fied in Chapter 650, RSMo, subject to ap-propriations.

• Administration of the Missouri Crime Lab-oratory Upgrade Program including thedisbursement of state funds to aid in theoperation of state crime labs as specifiedin Chapter 595, RSMo, subject to appro-priations.

Missouri Juvenile JusticeAdvisory Group

James Braun, Diego Chojkier, Senator RitaDays, Benje Douglas*, Bea Dovin, Shanna Dun-kle*, Colly Durley, Esq., Brittany Fletcher*, JavaiFletcher*, Debra Foster, Dr. Margaret Harlan,William Heberle, Dr. Ed Katcher, JenniferKollmeyer*, Suzanne Kissock, Esq., Donald Lee,Lisa Lewis*, Honorable Hal Lowenstein, Dr. EdMorris, Honorable John Parrish, Pili Robinson,Cliff Sargeon, Annessa Wieners*, Dr. TanyaWhipple, Donald Wolff, Esq., Keith Wood.

*Youth Members.

Peace Officer Standards and TrainingCommissionToelke, Sheriff Gary, chair, Congressional Dis-

trict 9Vacancy, Congressional District 1;

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Jamerson, Lt. Londell II, member, CongressionalDistrict 2;

Vacancy, Congressional District 3;Webster, Chief Laura R., member, Congression-

al District 4;Vacancy, Congressional District 5;Martin, Sheriff Dennis D., member, Congres-

sional District 6;Hill, Sheriff Richard L., member, Congressional

District 7;Byington, Mark, member, Congressional District

8;Ballenger, Rev. David P., member, statewide.

MARK JAMESDirector

MARGARET BILYEUAdministrative Assistant

JILL LaHUEGeneral Counsel

MICHAEL CHAPMANDirector of Homeland Security

SANDY REMPEJuvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention (JJDP)Program Manager

ERIC SHEPHERDNarcotics ControlProgram Manager

PATTY RELLERGERTVictim Services Grant Program Manager

MARC PEOPLESDirector, Missouri Office forVictims of Crime

JEREMY SPRATTPeace Officer Standards andTraining (POST) Program Manager

TERRI DURDALLERDirector of Communications

Division of Homeland SecurityThe Division of Homeland Security works

with and through others — including federal,state, and local officials, as well as the privatesector, to develop a seamless, coordinated secu-rity and preparedness strategy for Missouri.

The Director of Homeland Security coordi-nates activities to promote unity of effort amongfederal, state, local, private sector, and citizenactivities related to homeland security and pre-parednes. Further, the Director is the governor’sprincipal advisor for homeland security. Thedirector works with federal officials to obtainfederal resources and coordinate policy devel-opment and information exchange, approvesstate homeland security grant requests, educatesthe public on homeland security and overall pre-paredness issues, supports volunteer effortsthroughout the state, and ensures that stateresources are directed toward safeguarding Mis-souri’s citizens.

Missouri Capitol PoliceTruman State Office Bldg., Rm. 101301 W. High St.Jefferson City 65102-0036Telephone: (573) 751-2764 / FAX: (573) 526-3898

Since 1983, Missouri Capitol Police has beenthe primary law enforcement agency for the 72-acre state office building campus known as theCapitol Complex. Located within that area are:the State Capitol Building, Jefferson Building,Transportation Building, Supreme Court, JamesC. Kirkpatrick State Information Center, Broad-way Building, Truman Building, Social ServicesElectronic Data Processing Building, StateHealth Laboratory, Governor’s Mansion, Jeffer-son Landing historic site, associated parkingfacilities and grounds. In recent years, CapitolPolice has expanded their services to includestate agencies and facilities that have movedfrom the Capitol Complex to other areas in Jef-ferson City. Capitol Police has statute authority

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on all state owned/leased property in ColeCounty. Capitol Police oversee a computerized,centrally-monitored, fire/life safety/after-hoursentry control system in the Capitol Complexbuildings. Closed circuit television monitoringin strategic locations and automatic ring-downemergency telephones have been among severalsecurity improvements added since 1983.

Field OperationsMissouri Capitol Police officers patrol the

buildings and grounds in their jurisdiction, 24hours a day, seven days a week. Patrols are madeon foot, by vehicle and on bicycle. Criminalinvestigations, medical emergencies, traffic acci-dents, security and fire alarms and securityescorts are only a few of the many incidents andcalls for service that officers provide to over15,000 state employees and over 200,000 annu-al visitors to the seat of government.

Executive ProtectionSince 1978, officers have staffed the Missouri

Governor’s Mansion. From this origin, officersbranched out to the Capitol and became a fullfunctioning police department. A team of spe-cially trained and certified police officers areassigned on a full-time basis to the MissouriGovernor’s Mansion. Officers on this team pro-vide residential security for the state’s first fami-ly 24-hours a day. A stand-alone fire and securi-ty system with redundant monitoring at theCapitol Police communications office is comple-mented by a closed circuit television monitoringsystem used for the security and safety at thehouse and the grounds. Training has been pro-vided for these officers by the U.S. Secret Ser-vice, Pennsylvania State Police and other execu-tive protection agencies.

Communications OperationsCapitol Police Communications and Com-

mand Center is a point of contact for those who

Todd HurtChiefCapitol Police

Paul MinzeCaptain, Operations Comman-der, Capitol Police

Dan HoerschgenLieutenantUniformed Patrol

Terry EhrsamLieutenantExecutive Protection Detail

need police services in the Capitol Complex 24hours a day, seven days a week. Communica-tions operators utilize computer terminals thatinterface with the Missouri Uniform LawEnforcement System (MULES), the NationalCrime Information Center (NCIC), the MissouriDepartment of Revenue Motor Vehicle andOperator files, and other information systems. Inaddition to radio and telephone communica-tions with the public and other agencies, com-munications operators are responsible for man-agement of a fire/life safety monitoring systemwhich includes fire, intrusion and “panic”alarms; after-hours building access for mostcomplex facilities; and collection of weather-related information for implementation and dis-semination of the State Employee’s HazardousTravel Policy.

Special ServicesCapitol Police members provide specialized

training and services on request. Special investi-gations involving suspected criminal conduct,site security surveys and programs covering per-sonal safety and other safety-related issues havebeen provided at several sites in Jefferson Cityand other locations throughout the state.


Missouri Division of Fire SafetyOffice of the State Fire Marshal2401 E McCarty St., PO Box 844Jefferson City, 65102Telephone: (573) 751-2930/FAX: (573) [email protected]

The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office wasestablished by the 76th Missouri General Assem-bly in 1973. Effective September 1985 throughlegislative reorganization, the office wasrenamed the Division of Fire Safety and washoused within the Missouri Department of Pub-lic Safety.

The Division is charged with oversight andenforcement of various programs to maintain thesafety and well-being of the general public.Responsibilities include providing fire safetystandards and inspections for all state licensedfacilities; investigating all suspicious fires andexplosions in the state for cause and origin asprovided by law; regulating the use and sales offireworks and licensing qualified fireworks oper-ators (shooters); training and certification of firefighters and emergency response personnel;inspecting and licensing of nonexempt boilers

Capitol Police Sergeant Stacy Skiles (Han-dler) and Explosives Detection K-9 (Abby) are apart of the Department of Public Safety. Sgt.Skiles is a department delegate for workplaceviolence prevention, public relations andcrime prevention, acts of liaison between Capi-tol Police and Facilities Management concern-ing safety and security equipment and issueswith the Capitol Complex, analyzing, testing,acquiring and implementing officer equipmentfor field operations, making presentations inthe areas of crime prevention and safety, coor-dinating with other police agencies to organizepublic events in support of public relations andfunctions as a shift sergeant.

Sgt. Skiles researched federal grants toacquire the Capitol Police Canine and imple-mented the explosives detection programwhich has literally saved countless dollarswhen buildings were not evacuated. She isresponsible for the training, care, maintenance,and performance of the Capitol Police Explo-sives K-9. She and Abby are on call 24 hours aday, seven days a week. They work specialevents and high security details within theMCP jurisdiction, and are available to assistother local, state and federal law enforcementagencies when requested.

Sergeant Stacy Skiles (Handler) and Explosives Detection K-9(Abby)

and pressure vessels; inspecting and issuance ofoperating permits for elevator-related equip-ment; inspecting and issuance of operating per-mits for amusement rides operating in the stateof Missouri; and evaluation and issuance ofpracticing licenses for private fire investigatorsdoing business in Missouri.

Fire Service TrainingThe Division of Fire Safety’s Training Unit is

responsible for the training and certification ofover 25,000 fire fighters in the State of Missouri.In addition, the Training Unit’s customersinclude representatives from law enforcement,private industry, emergency response personnel,and other state agencies. Since the implementa-tion of the certification program in 1986, and asa result of HB 230, the division has trained andtested over 40,000 individuals, while offering 14different courses and 15 levels of certification.The Missouri Division of Fire Safety is accredit-ed through the International Fire Service Accred-itation Congress and the Peace Officers Stan-dards and Training Commission.

The training unit is also responsible for theFire Fighter Training Contracts, National FireIncident Reporting System, the State Fire MutualAid System and Fire Department Registration.When appropriated, the division also providesfunding for cost-free training for all of the state’sfire fighters and emergency response personnel.

Fire InspectionThe division has a well established Inspec-

tion unit comprised of two regional chief inspec-tors and eleven inspectors who are positionedstatewide. The unit is statutorily responsible forconducting fire safety inspections offacilities/locations requiring licensing by variousstate agencies to include Department of MentalHealth, the Department of Health and SeniorServices, and the Division of Family Services.The inspections involve licensed/religious childcare, senior citizen nutrition centers and state

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operated mental health homes/facilities. The unitalso conducts courtesy inspections of publicbuildings to include county jails and publicschools when requested. Each year the unit con-ducts approximately 12,500 fire safety inspec-tions.

Fire InvestigationThe Investigation Unit provides fire and

explosive related investigative services to Mis-souri’s fire service and law enforcement agen-cies. Sixteen field Fire Investigators and twosupervisors are strategically located throughoutthe state and are on call 24 hours a day, sevendays a week. Under RSMo, 320.230, the StateFire Marshal and his appointed investigators areresponsible for investigating incidents involvingthe possibility of arson, explosion or relatedoffenses as requested by the fire service, lawenforcement and prosecuting attorneys withinthe state. Division investigators process an aver-age of 1,300 scenes annually.

In addition, the Investigation Unit has six cer-tified Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)operators who assist federal, state and local gov-ernment when requested. The program also uti-lizes two accelerant detection and two explosive

RANDY COLEState Fire MarshalDivision of Fire Safety

JIM WILSONLaw Enforcement ManagerDivision of Fire Safety

SHERRY HOELSCHERFiscal/Administrative ManagerDivision of Fire Safety

JIM PRATTPublic Safety Manager–Boilersand Pressure VesselsDivision of Fire Safety

LARRY WATSONPublic Safety Manager–ElevatorsDivision of Fire Safety

KIM BECKERPublic Safety Manager–TrainingUnit, Division of Fire Safety

detection canines. These specially trainedcanines and their handlers respond to incidentsthroughout the state as requested.

FireworksThe Division of Fire Safety is charged with

enforcing RSMo, 320.106, which regulates theinspection and permitting of businesses relatingto the fireworks industry in the State of Missouri.This statute requires prospective fireworks ven-dors and anyone requesting special fireworksdisplays to apply to the Division of Fire Safety foran annual permit to do business in Missouri.Over 1,500 permits were issued in 2004, gener-ating $106,550 in revenues.

The division’s duties include the testing andlicensing of those individuals who dischargefireworks for outdoor public display and proxi-mate (indoor) fireworks shows, such as thoseused in theaters, ballgames and concerts, whichwere previously exempt from the law. As of April2005, 629 operators had been licensed generat-ing $62,900, which will be deposited to thecredit of the Fire Education Fund for no cost firefighter training.

Along with permitting and licensing, the divi-sion is also responsible for the inspection of Mis-souri’s fireworks vendors or display sites for safe-ty and compliance with Missouri laws. Divisioninvestigators and inspectors are trained in theidentification of illegal fireworks and explosivesas well as proper handling procedures.

Private Fire Investigator LicensureIn the 2004 legislative session, House Bill

1195 was passed, creating the Licensed PrivateFire Investigator program. This newly createdprogram will allow for better oversight of indi-viduals performing fire investigations for a fee inthe State of Missouri. This legislation will allowthe division, and the new Board of Licensed Pri-vate Fire Investigators, the authorization tolicense only qualified individuals. It will alsoallow for the ongoing monitoring of their per-formance to ensure ethical work practices, theinvestigation of any violations that may arisefrom their practice, and the implementation ofany necessary measures against these individu-als or organizations. No members are currentlyassigned to the the Board.

Boiler and Pressure Vessel RulesEffective November 12, 1986, the division

began enforcement of periodic inspections ofboilers, including many hot water heaters andpressure vessels located in Missouri. All newinstallations or reinstallation and repair of usedboilers and pressure vessels are required to meetthe ASME Code and be registered with the


National Board or receive a variance from theBoiler and Pressure Vessel Unit prior to opera-tion. Objects that were in operation prior toNovember 12, 1986, may be grandfathered butstill require periodic inspections. A certificateinspection is required every one or two years,depending on the type of object. Accidents toobjects are investigated by the boiler and pres-sure vessel unit with repairs to be made by anational board “R” stamp holder.

Currently, the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Unitconsists of six full time employees, includingfour Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors whowork throughout the state. To date, approximate-ly 38,000 objects have been located and regis-tered. Each year the unit generates an average of$420,000 in revenue for the state.

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Mueller, Wayne, chair, St. Louis;Belfi, Vergil, vice chair, St. Louis;Abbott, Dan, St. Louis;Creager, Dorothy, Independence;Link, Donald, St. Louis;Milbourn, Gerry W., St. Joseph;Vacancy.

Amusement Ride Safety ActIn 1997, the 89th General Assembly enacted

House Bill 276 relating to amusement ride safe-ty. This legislation places certain requirementsupon amusement ride owners/operators when adeath or serious physical injury occurs as a resultof the operation of an amusement ride. If aninjury or death occurs under the purview of thestatute, the Division of Fire Safety initiates aninvestigation into the cause of the accident. Thelegislation also places certain restrictions on therider of an amusement ride. A violation of anyrestriction may result in criminal prosecution.

State law also requires the division to requireannual safety inspectors on all amusement ridesand for those rides to obtain state operating per-mits before being operated in the state. Addi-tionally, the division staff has the authority toconduct spot-check inspections on the rides.

In 2004, the Division issued over 1,500amusement ride operating permits grossing ap-proximately $23,000 in revenues. Staff from theElevator Safety program perform the dutiesrequired to support the Amusement Ride SafetyAct. This program is overseen by a nine-memberAmusement Ride Safety Board.

Amusement Ride Safety BoardEvans, John L., Lathrop;Cole, Randy L., Jefferson City;Harig, James M., St. Louis;Mills, Hugh L., Kansas City;

Edwards, Dave, Branson; Nisbett, J. Keith, Ph.D., St. James;Runyan, Jack, Kansas City;Birlingame, James, Joplin;Vacancy.

Elevator Safety ActIn 1994, the 86th General Assembly enacted

House Bill 1035 creating the Elevator Safety Act.The legislation requires periodic safety inspec-tions of every elevator and similar devices asspecified in the statute. Upon an approvedinspection, an operating certificate is issued.

Currently the Elevator Safety Unit employsnine full time employees including six Eleva-tor/Amusement Ride Safety Inspectors. To dateapproximately 17,000 elevator type objects havebeen registered with the division. The programgenerates over $350,000 annually in state rev-enue.

This act established an Elevator Safety Boardto develop and adopt a code of rules and regu-lations relating to the construction, mainte-nance, testing and inspection of all elevators andsimilar devices, as well as the evaluation of vari-ance requests.

Elevator Safety BoardCorso, Tom, Kansas City;Donavan, Kay, St. Louis;Foster, Clarence (Junior), Kansas City;Haasis, John, St. Louis CountyJames, Mark S., Jefferson City;Kielhofner, Gerri, Springfield;Lodes, George, St. Louis;Marchack, J.A. (Jay), St. Louis;McNerney, John J., Kansas City;Mehalko, Susan, Grandview;Winn, Wilson, Kansas City;

Missouri Fire Safety Advisory BoardThe Missouri Fire Safety Advisory Board

makes recommendations to the State Fire Mar-shal and monitors programs within the Divisionof Fire Safety.

Missouri Fire Safety Advisory BoardMembersAitch, Aaron L., Union;Bollinger, Jim, Marble Hill;Mahler, Michael, St. Louis;Sventanics, Neil, Lemay;Wylie, Rob, St. CharlesVacancy.

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Fire Education CommissionThe Missouri Fire Education Commission

works to provide continuing education to fireservice throughout Missouri.

Fire Education Commission MembersBrown, Greg, EurekaDorsey, Tim, St. Charles;Halmich, Bill, Washington;Jagger, Ray, Kirksville;Sayer, Phil, chair, Galt;

Missouri Division of Alcohol andTobacco ControlTruman State Office Bldg., 8th Fl.PO Box 837Jefferson City 65102Telephone: (573) 751-2333 / FAX: (573) 526-4369

The Department of Liquor Control was estab-lished by the Liquor Control Act in 1934 andwas restructured as a division within the Depart-ment of Public Safety in 1974. The Division ofLiquor Control’s name was changed to the Divi-sion of Alcohol and Tobacco Control in 2003.The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control’sresponsibilities are to enforce the liquor controllaws under Chapters 311 and 312, RSMo, theyouth access tobacco laws under Chapter 407,RSMo, and the rules and regulations of theSupervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Theresponsibilities are primarily threefold: revenuecollection agency, liquor licensing agency, andliquor and tobacco enforcement agency.

The liquor control laws and the state’s systemof alcoholic beverage regulations are designedto ensure the public health and safety as affect-ed by intoxicating beverages. The division super-vises the state’s revenue derived from the collec-tion of excise taxes on alcoholic beverages andlicense fees. Additionally, state statute mandatesthat the division protect the consumer from taint-

MIKE SCHLER, C.P.A.Deputy State Supervisor, Mis-souri Division of Alcohol andTobacco Control

DALE HARDY ROBERTS, J.D.State Supervisor, MissouriDivision of Alcohol andTobacco Control

ed alcoholic products and the liquor industryfrom infiltration and exploitation by the criminalelement.

The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Controlis headed by the supervisor of alcohol andtobacco control, who is authorized to appointand employ all agents and assistants as are nec-essary for the proper enforcement and adminis-tration of the Liquor Control Law, Non-intoxicat-ing Beer Law and Youth Access Tobacco Law.The Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Controlhas the authority under Chapters 311 and 312,RSMo, to promulgate regulations, issue liquorlicenses, suspend, revoke or fine liquor licensesfor liquor control law violations. The Supervisorof Alcohol and Tobacco Control also has theauthority under Chapter 407, RSMo, to issuecitations prohibiting outlets from selling tobaccoproducts for violations of youth access tobaccolaws.

Administration, audit and collectionsection

The main function of the administration,audit and collection section of the Division ofAlcohol and Tobacco Control is to assure gener-al compliance with liquor control laws requiringthe supervisor to collect excise taxes on all alco-holic beverages sold in this state. This sectioncollects approximately $28 million annuallyfrom liquor, wine and beer taxes for deposit intothe general revenue fund. This is achieved byauditors regularly conducting audits of licensedmanufacturers, wineries, breweries and whole-salers. Auditors also perform retail audits todetermine food sales qualifications of resortsand restaurants licensed to sell intoxicatingliquor by the drink on Sundays. The auditing sec-tion is also responsible for overseeing the prop-er enforcement of Missouri price posting sys-tems, primary American source of supplyenforcement, product testing and registration.

In addition, this section annually collectsand processes $3.8 million in license fees,processes 25,000 license applications and issueslicenses after they are approved by the enforce-ment section and the supervisor. This sectionalso acts as support to all aspects of the divisionwith record retention, fiscal processing and dataprocessing support.

Enforcement sectionThe Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Con-

trol’s enforcement section consists of three dis-tricts. The enforcement section is staffed withtwo district supervisors, thirty special agents andfive agents. Special agents and agents areassigned territories within the district. Allenforcement personnel are required to attend


the basic and advanced basic law enforcementclasses conducted at the Missouri State HighwayPatrol Law Enforcement Academy.

The enforcement section fulfills its responsi-bilities of enforcing the liquor control and tobac-co laws by conducting routine inspections andinvestigations; following up on citizen com-plaints; taking applications for over 25,000 newor renewal liquor licenses annually; working ina cooperative and coordinating effort with locallaw enforcement; and providing information tolicensees concerning liquor control laws, tobac-co laws and regulations.

As of August 28, 2001 the division assumedenforcement of tobacco laws with the passage ofHB 381. The division has implemented and en-forces the provisions of Sections 407.924 to407.934. The division is charged with enforcingyouth access to alcohol and tobacco productsand enforcing the laws to vendors who sell tominors.

Badges in BusinessThe Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Con-

trol, in partnership with the Division of HighwaySafety, has successfully introduced an innovativeenforcement program called Badges in Business.Badges in Business allows State Alcohol andTobacco Control Agents to periodically be pres-ent on a licensed premise at the request of theretailer. Agents assist store employees in thedetections of underage patrons and false identi-fications. As minors enter and attempt to pur-chase alcoholic beverages, they are detainedand taken into custody. The division has found avast majority of underage youth attempting topurchase alcohol using fake IDs. The success ofthis project is largely attributable to the assis-tance and cooperative efforts of the Division ofHighway Safety, local prosecutors, licensedretailers and local law enforcement agencies.

Educational programsIn recent years the division has taken a more

proactive stance by providing industry educationand law enforcement education programs. Sem-inars for thousands of retail servers across thestate have been conducted to reduce incidencesof underage drinking and the over serving ofintoxicating liquors to customers and the sale oftobacco products to underage individuals. Infor-mational pamphlets are also provided to assistliquor licensees and tobacco outlets in compli-ance with liquor control laws and tobacco laws.The division provides liquor control and tobaccolaw training to local law enforcement personnel.Training includes providing booklets that presentliquor control and tobacco laws and elements of

making cases on various liquor control andtobacco law violations.

SummaryIn recent years the division has streamlined

the liquor application process, began enforcingthe youth access tobacco laws, modernized rev-enue collections and enhanced the professional-ism of personnel. Greater information is provid-ed to the public, liquor and tobacco industryand local law enforcement to achieve anunprecedented level of efficiency and cost-effec-tiveness for Missouri citizens.

Alcohol and Tobacco Control DistrictsDistrict I, Joe Hodgin, 615 E. 13th St., Rm. 506,

Kansas City, (816) 889-2574;Central Office, Steve Shimmens, 301 W. High

St., Rm. 860, PO Box 837, Jefferson City,(573) 751-2964;

District III, Rick Weiser, 111 N. Seventh St., Rm.170, St. Louis, (314) 640-6835.

Missouri State Highway PatrolGeneral HeadquartersHugh H. Waggoner Bldg.1510 E. Elm St.

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Jefferson City 65101Telephone: (573) 751-3313

Since its inception in 1931, the MissouriState Highway Patrol has evolved from a high-way patrolling force to a full service law enforce-ment agency with its primary emphasis remain-ing on traffic safety. The Patrol’s original force,established by the enactment of Chapter 43,RSMo, was 55 officers and a handful of civilians.Today, there are 1,059 uniformed members, 104of whom are assigned to the Gaming Division,and 1,099 civilians in the Missouri State High-way Patrol. The Patrol is responsible not only forlaw enforcement on our state’s highways, butalso motor vehicle and commercial vehicleinspections, driver’s license examinations, crim-inal investigations, criminal laboratory analysisand research, public education on safety issues,and more.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is nation-ally known for the success of its drug interdic-tion program. Because of its central location inthe United States and its major interstates, Mis-souri has become a crossroad for the distributionof drugs. Programs such as Operation CashCrop, the BAD WEED hotline, the methamphet-amine hotline, and the drug-trained canine unitmake the Patrol’s drug interdiction program a

MAJ. L.E. LACYSupport Services BureauMissouri State Highway Patrol

MAJ. A.D. PENNField Operations BureauMissouri State Highway Patrol

MAJ. R.L. COFFEYTechnical Services BureauMissouri State Highway Patrol

MR. A.W. HORVATHLegal CounselMissouri State Highway Patrol

COL. R.D. STOTTLEMYRESuperintendentMissouri State Highway Patrol

LT. COL. W.K. SEIBERT JR.Assistant SuperintendentMissouri State Highway Patrol

MAJ. H.E. McKAYAdministrative Services BureauMissouri State Highway Patrol

MAJ. J.F. KEATHLEYCriminal Investigation BureauMissouri State Highway Patrol

success. In 2004, the Patrol’s drug interdictionprogram resulted in the seizure of over 12,232pounds of marijuana, 396 pounds of cocaine,4.5 pounds of methamphetamine, and 19pounds of heroin, in addition to quantities ofother illegal drugs. In connection with the druginterdiction program, 213 arrests were made and26 weapons were seized. In 2004, 2,788methamphetamine laboratory incidents wereconducted, leading to the seizure of 1,114 oper-ational clandestine methamphetamine laborato-ries.

Missouri’s Automated Fingerprint Identifica-tion System (AFIS) is maintained and operated atthe Patrol’s Criminal Records and IdentificationDivision. The system houses over 1.7 milliontenprints. The system allows for the comparisonof a set of fingerprints to the more than 1.7 mil-lion prints on file in a matter of minutes. Thesystem can also compare a latent fingerprintfrom a crime scene to the 10,000,000+ finger-prints in the system (10 fingers per person) aswell as to the other “unsolved” latent printshoused in the system. AFIS has proven to be anexceptional identification tool for law enforce-ment agencies throughout the state in identifyingand tracking criminals, identifying personsassuming another’s identity, identifying persons


who were at a crime scene, and identifyingdeceased persons found without identification.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol became apartner in the Midwestern Drugfire System in1996. Drugfire is a computerized database thatcompares expended firearms cartridges allowinglaw enforcement officers to compare evidencefrom shootings not only within the same juris-diction, but also throughout the state of Missouriand in the states participating in this system.

CAPT. V.J. ELLISTroop AMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. J.W. ELLIOTTroop BMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. R.S. JOHNSONTroop CMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. J.T. PRINETroop DMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. G.E. RIDENSTroop EMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. D.A. SCHMIDTTroop FMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. B.E. CHADWICKTroop GMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. J.B. HOGGATTTroop HMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. R.L. BECKERTroop IMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. C.T. RICKSDirector, Public Information andEducation DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s TrainingDivision is the state’s training center for DrugAbuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.). In thiscapacity, the Patrol is serving as the statewidecoordinator for D.A.R.E. taught by law enforce-ment officers in Missouri.

In October 1997, the Patrol activated threemajor crash investigation teams including a totalof six officers. In August 1998, three officerswere added to the existing teams. In March1999, a fourth team was created, bringing thetotal number of officers assigned to 12. Theoffice locations of Higginsville, Jackson,Wentzville and Springfield were chosen as thebest sites in which to serve the main populationof the state. The teams were formed in an effortto bring the Patrol to a higher level of expertiseand reporting in the field of accident investiga-tion. In 2004, approximately 217 full recon-structions were completed.

These are just a few of the programs that thePatrol has been tasked with by the state to ensurethe safety of the citizens of Missouri. During itsfirst 43 years, the Patrol answered directly to thegovernor; however, during the government reor-ganization of 1974, it was placed under theDepartment of Public Safety.

The superintendent commands the Patrol,with the help of an assistant superintendent whois second-in-command. A captain commandseach of the nine troops and answers to one ofthe five majors who make up the superinten-dent’s staff. Twenty divisions, organized underfive bureaus each directed by a major, lendadministrative support to, and exercise technicalcontrol over, the troops.

Executive OfficesThe Professional Standards Division ensures

integrity and fairness in the Patrol’s dealings withthe citizens it serves and with its employees. Italso establishes consistency and uniformity

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within the troops/divisions and assists the Patrolin accomplishing its goals and objectives.

The Public Information and Education Divi-sion prepares news releases, arranges press con-ferences, creates brochures and disseminatesinformation to the news media and the generalpublic. The division coordinates the Patrol’sstatewide traffic safety education program and isresponsible for the Safety Education Center(Patrol museum) open to the public Monday–Fri-day (except holidays) from 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

In 1997, the position of Legal Counsel wascreated. The Patrol’s legal counsel is an advisorto the superintendent and his staff.

Field Operations BureauThe state of Missouri is divided into nine

troops with headquarters in Lee’s Summit,Macon, Kirkwood, Springfield, Poplar Bluff, Jef-ferson City, Willow Springs, St. Joseph and Rolla.The Field Operations Bureau supervises all fieldactivities.

The Aircraft Division assists in all phases oftraffic law enforcement; in manhunts andsearches for lost or missing persons; and duringmajor disasters, such as floods, tornadoes, or

CAPT. S.J. HINESLYDirector, Crime LaboratoryDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. R.K. REPLOGLEDirector, Drug and CrimeControl DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

LT. G.L. MOOREDirector, Governor’s SecurityDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. R.E. BLOOMBERGDirector, Gaming DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

LT. G.L. WORDDirector, Aircraft DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. B.W. JONESDirector, Professional StandardsDivision, Missouri StateHighway Patrol

major fires with an aerial observation platform,and rescue assistance. The division also plays aprimary role in marijuana eradication activities.

Criminal Investigation BureauThe Crime Laboratory Division analyzes evi-

dence found at the scene of crimes throughoutthe state. Crime laboratories in Jefferson City,Macon, Park Hills, Springfield, Willow Springsand St. Joseph provide services to local lawenforcement agencies at no cost. Initially, theAmerican Society of Crime Laboratory DirectorsLaboratory Accreditation Board accredited theCrime Laboratory in 1985. It has been re-accred-ited every five years since. The Patrol Crime Lab-oratory is responsible for managing Missouri’sCombined DNA Index System (CODIS) data-base. In 2004, Senate Bill 1000 was signed intolaw. This new law expanded Missouri DNA col-lections to include all felons, where previously,DNA was collected only from violent felons.This bill increases annual DNA collections from2,200 per year to 28,000 per year.

The Division of Drug and Crime Controlprovides criminal investigators specializing inthe investigation of narcotics, criminal intelli-gence, explosives disposal, field investigations,


lottery enforcement, missing persons, and motorvehicle theft to assist various criminal justiceagencies—federal, state, and local—throughoutthe state.

The Governor’s Security Division providesprotection for the governor and the governor’sfamily. The division also provides security to thelieutenant governor, at his request when actingas governor, as well as to visiting governors andother dignitaries.

Gaming Division members perform back-ground investigations on gaming boat operatorsand upper-level management and enforce Gam-ing Commission rules/regulations and state lawson Missouri riverboats. Each operating riverboatmust have at least one Gaming Division officeron board during all operating hours. The divisionalso regulates bingo in Missouri, performingbackground checks on suppliers for bingo oper-ations and enforcing state laws regarding thegame.

Technical Services BureauThe Communications Division operates a

statewide voice communications network fromthe nine troop headquarters on a 365-day/24-

MR. J.C. BIGGERSTAFFDirector, CommunicationsDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. T.P. MCGRAILDirector, Criminal Records andIdentification DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. S.K. KARSTENDirector, Human ResourcesDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

MR. C.R. GRONAUERDirector, InformationSystems DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. T.G. BAYSINGERDirector, Research andDevelopment DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. T.W. MOOREDirector, Traffic DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. K.A. SHOUNDirector, Budget andProcurement DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. J.D. BIRAMDirector, Training DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

hour basis. More than 70 radio sites locatedthroughout the state provide radio coverage inthe 42 MHz band. In addition to operating theradio network, the division members receivecalls and walk-in visits from the public. Thisdivision communicates critical, time-sensitiveinformation received and disseminated by radioto officers on patrol, and communicates andcoordinates traffic-safety and criminal apprehen-sion activities with other law enforcement juris-dictions on a statewide basis.

The division operates a computer assisteddispatch system and is provided near instanta-neous access to nationwide criminal justiceinformation via the Missouri Uniform LawEnforcement Systems (MULES), the NationalCriminal Information Center (NCIC), and othercriminal justice databases. The division man-ages the Patrol’s state highway emergency hot-line (800 525-5555, and wireless *55 program;the Missouri recorded road report system (800)222-6400), and performs electronic mainte-nance on the Patrol’s extensive communicationsnetwork and telecommunications facilities. AllPatrol communications equipment is purchased,installed and maintained by the Communica-tions Division, with radio repair facilities locatedat General Headquarters and each troop head-quarters. The division also conducts training andcertification on operation of the MULES systemfor other law enforcement agency personnel.

The Patrol’s Criminal Records and Identifica-tion Division (CRID) was officially designatedby the Legislature in 1987, as the Central Repos-itory of criminal history records for Missouri.Section 43.500 RSMo made reporting criminalhistory actions to the Central Repository manda-tory for all police officers, prosecutors, clerks ofcourts and corrections facilities in Missouri. TheCriminal Records and Identification Divisiondisseminates criminal history record informationthrough the Missouri Uniform Law EnforcementSystem (MULES) for criminal justice agencies,and disseminates criminal record information to

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the public by mail or at the criminal recordspublic window at General Headquarters. TheCentral Repository is the single point of contactfor criminal history information exchangedbetween Missouri and the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation (FBI). Criminal Records and Identi-fication Division also maintains the sex offenderregistration file for Missouri, which can beaccessed by the public via the Internet. This divi-sion also manages the Uniform Crime Reportingprogram.

The Information Systems Division (ISD)manages information technology solutions andcomputer network services for the Patrol and theDepartment of Public Safety. The division man-ages data repositories for wanted/missing per-sons, stolen property, criminal records, trafficaccident and arrest records, drug and alcoholoffender records, and other related criminal jus-tice information. ISD also supports the criminaljustice network and application systems thatdeliver this information to local, state and feder-al agencies connected to the network. This net-work includes connections to the NationalCrime Information Center, the National LawEnforcement Telecommunications System, theNational Crime Information Bureau, the Mis-

CAPT. J.D. WHITFIELDDirector, Commercial VehicleEnforcement DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

MR. L.J. BLOCKDirector, Construction andMaintenance DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. B.R. NELSONDirector, Driver ExaminationDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

MR. L.G. RAINSDirector, Motor EquipmentDivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

CAPT. D.P. PERKINSDirector, Motor Vehicle Inspec-tion DivisionMissouri State Highway Patrol

souri Department of Revenue, and other region-al justice systems.

The Research and Development Divisionreviews, evaluates and makes recommendationson Patrol programs, policies and operating pro-cedures. The division also conducts staff inspec-tions, coordinates strategic planning, prepareswritten directives, monitors Patrol accreditation,coordinates the evidence control system,designs forms, develops reference materials,conducts general research and responds torequests for information as needed.

The Traffic Division is comprised of accidentrecords, alcohol/drug offense records and fatalaccident reporting system. The accident recordssection maintains traffic records for the Patroland the statewide traffic accident records sys-tem. The alcohol/drug offense records sectionmaintains a computerized listing of all personsconvicted in Missouri courts for driving whileintoxicated. This section also contains the Uni-form Complaint and Summons audit unit. Thefatal accident reporting system performs in-depth research on causes of fatality accidentsand forwards this information to a computerizeddatabase in Washington, D.C.

Administrative Services BureauThe Budget and Procurement Division pre-

pares the budget, maintains records of all feder-al and state purchases and expenditures for thePatrol, maintains a perpetual inventory of allequipment and supplies, prepares the payroll,and administers the Patrol insurance program.

The Human Resources Division recruits,tests, selects, and maintains records of civilianand uniformed employees; monitors agency per-sonnel policies and actions to ensure compli-ance with federal and state laws and regulations;and coordinates the Patrol’s retirement, evalua-tion and promotional systems.

The Training Division provides in-serviceand continuing education programs and coursesfor uniformed and civilian employees, certifiedbasic and career-enhancement courses for full-time law enforcement officers, and coordinatesand conducts statewide Drug Abuse ResistanceEducation (D.A.R.E.) training.

Support Services BureauThe Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Divi-

sion operates 24 weigh stations and 24 portablescale units in an effort to provide uniformenforcement of the laws and regulations thatgovern the operations of commercial motorvehicles.

The Construction and Maintenance Divisionplans and supervises construction of all capital


improvements. It also oversees the repair,remodeling and maintenance of Patrol proper-ties throughout the state and conducts regularinspections to ensure efficient workmanship.

The Driver Examination Division developsstandards, policies and procedures for the driverexamination program, including the commercialdriver licensing program. It constructs the writ-ten tests for operators, chauffeurs and motorcy-cle operators licenses and aids in the preparationof the Missouri Driver’s Guide.

The Motor Equipment Division directs themaintenance, replacement and general opera-tion of the Patrol’s fleet. It also is responsible forpolicies controlling the expenses for fleet opera-tion.

The Motor Vehicle Inspection Division col-lects fees and monitors the activities of mechan-ics and stations that have been licensed toinspect vehicles in the state. This division alsoadministers an emission inspection program inthe St. Louis area, the VIN/salvage title inspec-tion program, and coordinates Patrol involve-ment in school bus inspection.

Missouri State Water Patrol2401 E. McCarty, PO Box 1368Jefferson City 65102-1368Telephone: (573) 751-3333 / FAX: (573) 522-1287www.mswp.dps.mo.gov

HistoryIn 1959, legislation was enacted to create the

Missouri Boat Commission. The purpose of thecommission was to make the waters of the statesafe for boating and other water-related activitiesthrough law enforcement, registration, inspec-tion and educational programs. In 1974, theOmnibus State Reorganization Act transferredthe Missouri Boat Commission to the Depart-ment of Public Safety, and the agency wasnamed the Division of Water Safety. In 1989, theagency name was changed to the Missouri StateWater Patrol. Since 1959, the authorized num-ber of patrol officers has grown from eight to 99highly trained professionals.

The Missouri State Water Patrol is a statewidelaw enforcement agency specializing in the reg-ulation of waterways and boating safety. Theyoperate in a quasi-military fashion with authori-ty being delegated by rank. The commissioner isappointed by the governor and holds the rank ofcolonel. The commissioner determines policyfor the water patrol. Second in command andassistant to the commissioner is the assistantcommissioner, who holds the rank of lieutenantcolonel. Next in command are the administra-tive services commander and the field services

commander, who hold the rank of major. Theadministrative services commander is responsi-ble for supervision of all administrative servicesof the water patrol, and the field services com-mander is responsible for supervision of all fieldactivities and operations of the water patrol. Thestate is divided into six districts with a captain incharge of each district. District captains areresponsible for supervision of all field activitiesin their respective districts. Patrol officers ineach district are responsible for carrying out thepolicies of the commissioner.

Command StructureCommissioner, Colonel Rad Talburt;Assistant Commissioner, Lt. Colonel James L.

Glover;Administrative Services Commander, Major

Steven A. Payne;Field Services Commander, Major Joseph W.

Hughes;District I, Captain James E. Marlin;District II, Captain Michael H. Smith;District III, Captain Gary T. Haupt;District IV, Captain Charles E. Bent;District V, Captain Dale G. Sluhan;District VI, Captain William E. Cox.

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Mandated ProgramsPursuant to RSMo, 306.124, the Missouri

State Water Patrol is responsible for the uniformmarking of the waterways in the State of Mis-souri through placement of aids to navigationand regulatory markers. Applications for buoysmust be submitted to MSWP, at which time apublic hearing is scheduled and notice of thehearing is published. Results of an investigationconducted by an MSWP officer of the affectedarea as well as testimony from the hearing areprovided to the commissioner, who approves ordisapproves the application.

RSMo, 306.130 authorizes regattas, motor-boat and other watercraft races, marine parades,tournaments, parasail operations and exhibitionson waters of this state after determining that anevent will not create conditions of excessivedanger for the participants, observers and opera-tors of other watercraft nor unduly disrupt navi-gation. An application for permission to hold anevent must be filed with the MSWP prior to theevent.

In accordance with RSMo, 301.560, WaterPatrol Officers perform marine dealer inspec-tions subsequent to an application for licensureas a boat manufacturer or boat dealer.

CAPT. GARY T. HAUPTDistrict IIIMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. CHARLES E. BENTDistrict IVMissouri State Water Patrol

MAJ. STEVEN A. PAYNEAdministrative Services Com-manderMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. MICHAEL H. SMITHDistrict IIMissouri State Water Patrol

COL. RAD TALBURTCommissionerMissouri State Water Patrol

LTC. JAMES L. GLOVERAssistant CommissionerMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. JAMES E. MARLINDistrict IMissouri State Water Patrol

MAJ. JOSEPH W. HUGHESField Services CommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

To address boating and water safety, the Mis-souri State Water Patrol administers a safe boat-ing course. This water safety education programis directed toward Missouri children in the ele-mentary and secondary school systems. Pro-grams are taught by Water Patrol Officers duringthe winter months, primarily November throughMarch. The goal is to teach water safety to futureboaters while in a stable classroom environ-ment. It is believed that knowledge and aware-ness from educational programs, in conjunctionwith law enforcement, have reduced injury andfatality rates associated with water-related acci-dents; therefore, in 2004, the legislature enactedlegislation requiring boat operators born afterJanuary 1, 1984, to obtain a certification cardfrom an approved boating safety course.

In Missouri the number of boats and their useon recreational waters has increased over thepast years. The major lakes of Missouri and theMississippi and Missouri Rivers account forapproximately 275,000 acres with over 8,000miles of shoreline, not including the numeroustributaries and popular float streams across thestate. As of January 2005, there were 336,000boats registered in Missouri. The number ofboats using Missouri waterways also includes


approximately 200,000 watercraft not requiringregistration and an additional 30,000 out-of-state watercraft.

In 2004, there were 293 boating accidentsreported, resulting in 126 injuries and 15 fatali-ties with an additional 19 drownings reported onstate waterways. The total number of accidents,injuries and fatalities has decreased over the pastyears, even though the number of watercraft hasincreased. Professional enforcement policies,

CAPT. DALE G. SLUHANDistrict VMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. WILLIAM E. COXDistrict VIMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. HANS E. HUENINKCommunications CommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. THOMAS E. ROAMSupport Services CommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

SGT. PAUL E. KENNEDYSafety EducationCommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

DARLA A. OTTODirector of Fiscal OperationsMissouri State Water Patrol

JAMIE A. POINTERExecutive SecretaryMissouri State Water Patrol

CAPT. MATTHEW C. WALZTraining and Personnel Com-manderMissouri State Water Patrol

CPL. JEFFORY A. BAIRCriminal InvestigationsCommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

SGT. RALPH L. BLEDSOEPublic Information CommanderMissouri State Water Patrol

education and safety awareness have been con-tributing factors to these reductions.

In addition to patrolling the state’s recre-ational waters and enforcing state law, the WaterPatrol provides many other services to the pub-lic. Services include public safety exhibits; boatsafety inspection stations; boat and motor verifi-cations; authorization of regulatory markers andnavigational aids; issuing permits for regattas,races and organized fishing events pluspatrolling those events; investigation of citizencomplaints, navigational obstructions, boatingand water-related accidents and criminal activi-ties; drug eradication and coordinated enforce-ment activities with other agencies; and recov-ery of accident victims.

Coordinated ActivitiesFlood Duty–The water patrol provides rescue

and recovery assistance during flooding condi-tions. The division works closely with the StateEmergency Management Agency and variousother state and local agencies requesting floodassistance. The water patrol is one of the fewagencies with proper equipment and experienceto work in flooding conditions.

Dive Team–Every year, members of the WaterPatrol Dive Team conduct an average of 38 diveoperations to recover drowning or boating acci-dent victims, or recover criminal evidence infelony cases. Dive team members are fullytrained for dive operations in lakes, rivers,ponds, etc. In 2004, water patrol divers logged1,800 hours for dive operations.

Assistance–As a police agency, the WaterPatrol often assists other agencies in emergencysituations. These situations include searches forfugitives and missing persons, felony criminalinvestigations, drug eradications and specializedenforcement activities. The Water Patrol offersspecialized departmental resources includingpersonnel for these coordinated activities.

Office of the Adjutant GeneralHeadquarters, Missouri National GuardIke Skelton Training Site2302 Militia Dr.Jefferson City 65101-1203Telephone: (573) 638-9500 / FAX: (573) 638-9722www.moguard.com

The Missouri National Guard is the Home-town Guard working to serve Missourians andthe United States. The Missouri Guard is anactive participant in emergency managementand response for the state and routinely deploysforces worldwide to perform federal missions asa partner in the Army and Air Force, includingcombat missions and operations other than war.

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People–Approximately 11,000 men andwomen serve in the Army and Air NationalGuard units based in approximately 65 commu-nities across the state. They are trained in hun-dreds of specific skills, most with direct applica-tion to civilian work and professions.

Roles and Missions–Unique among all thenation’s armed forces, the National Guard has adual state and federal role under the U.S. Consti-tution.

The guard is Missouri’s force in times of dis-aster and emergency. State missions includehelping Pierce City in the aftermath of the torna-does in May of 2003, helping the community ofUnion recover from flash flooding in the springof 2000, and a hunt for a murder suspect in Ben-ton County in 1997.

The guard is a federal reserve force, fullyaccessible to the president for short-notice dutyin times of national emergency. Federal mis-sions have kept Missouri Army and Air NationalGuard units very busy since the terrorist attackson our nation on Sept. 11, 2001. The MissouriNational Guard has seen almost 7,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen mobilized overseas in sup-port of the global war on terrorism and home-land security roles here in the United States.Many of the deployments have lasted more thanone year.

State duty is performed under orders of thegovernor, the guard’s peacetime commander inchief. The governor appoints the Adjutant Gen-eral, who wears the two stars of a major generaland oversees the Army and Air National Guardunits assigned to the state by the federal govern-ment. He is advised by a state military councilof senior leaders of the Army and Air NationalGuard, including the commanders of each majorunit in the state.

The Missouri National Guard provides aWeapons of Mass Destruction Civil SupportTeam (WMD-CST) to support state and localauthorities in the event of an incident involving

BRIG. GEN. KING SIDWELLAdjutant GeneralOffice of Adjutant General

weapons of mass destruction. This highlytrained team is capable of deploying rapidly toassist local first responders in determining thenature of a domestic WMD-NBC incident, pro-vide medical and technical advice, and pave theway for identification and arrival of follow-onstate and federal military response assets.

Another homeland security tool available tothe Missouri National Guard Adjutant General,and in turn, the governor, is the Chemical, Bio-logical, Radiological, Nuclear or High YieldExplosive Enhanced Response Force (CERFTeam). The CERF Team is specially trained torespond to a chemical, biological, radiological,nuclear, or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) inci-dent and assist local, state and federal agenciesin conducting consequence management byproviding capabilities to conduct personneldecontamination, emergency medical services,casualty search and extraction and perimetersecurity.

The National Guard Bureau, a joint agencyof the U.S. Army and Air Force, provides peace-time federal oversight of National Guard units.While the governor commands the guard on aday-to-day basis, most costs are paid with feder-al funds. That includes the regular pay for sol-diers and airmen of the guard, except when theyare on a state emergency mission. The federalfunding and a force of full-time, federally paidemployees ensure the readiness of the guard forfederal missions or state duty if called on by thegovernor. The federal government pays approxi-mately 95 percent of the annual cost of theguard.

With its ability to perform federal duty orstate duty as the need arises, the guard is themost capable and cost effective of all the com-ponents of the nation’s armed forces. WhileNational Guard units and members can performfederal duty in the same manner as members ofthe Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine CorpsReserves, only National Guard units have theconstitutional responsibility to serve at homeduring emergencies.

Men and women of the National Guardreceive training and skills, work ethic, physicalfitness and leadership that benefit their commu-nities and civilian employers. While servingtheir state and nation, they earn GI Bill and othereducational benefits, including state fundededucational support and matching scholarshipsprovided by many Missouri colleges and univer-sities, unique to the National Guard.

The Missouri National Guard works withcommunity groups in drug demand reductionprograms while also supporting local, state andfederal agencies in drug supply reduction efforts.Other innovative readiness training projects let


guard units train by working on projects benefit-ing their communities.

The Missouri National Guard is also involvedin several initiatives working to make Missouri abetter place to live. The Missouri Air and ArmyNational Guard work together with the MissouriDepartment of Health and Senior Services tooperate Camp Guardian. The camp providesmentally and/or physically challenged citizenswith an annual summer camp at the Lake of theOzarks.

The Missouri National Guard Military Funer-al Honors Program coordinates approximately23 funerals for veterans across the state everyday. The program began in July 1999 and coor-dinates funeral honors for every Missouri veter-an. Anyone interested in funeral honors for theirfamily member should inform their funeral homedirector.

The Missouri National Guard also honors ourliving veterans with the Veterans Awards Pro-gram. The Missouri Legislature approved thisprogram providing a medal and certificate toVeterans of World War II and the Korean War.Veterans or their family members wishing moreinformation can contact the program director at(573) 638-9838.

The oldest Missouri National Guard unitsclaim a military lineage to pre-territorial times,when militia units were organized in the St.Louis area under French and Spanish rule. Withthe passage of the Militia Act in 1903, volunteermilitia as a self-supporting, independent organi-zation under total state control vanished. Thenew National Guard consists of volunteer Citi-zen-Soldiers who receive federal funding, feder-al controls, and are prepared to carry out bothstate and federal missions. Without the Nation-al Guard, the nation’s victories in the wars forthe past 100 years may not have been possible.Missouri National Guard units or members sawservice in the Mexican-American War, the Span-ish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea,the Berlin Crisis, Vietnam, Just Cause in Panama,Desert Shield and Storm, Somalia, Haiti, JointEndeavor/Joint Guard in the Balkans, OperationEnduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom androutinely supported smaller contingencies ordeployments on every continent except Antarcti-ca.

To Learn More–The National Guard offersspeakers to civic and community groupsstatewide through its Speaker’s Bureau. Speak-ers can discuss local National Guard units,major guard activities, the guard’s work in drugeducation and awareness or the guard’s role incurrent national defense contingency missions.

Community and school groups visiting Jeffer-son City are also invited to tour the headquarters

of the Missouri National Guard and State Emer-gency Management Agency at the Ike SkeltonNational Guard Training Site. Call (573) 638-9846 to arrange for a National Guard speaker orarrange a group tour of the Ike Skelton TrainingSite.

Tours of other Missouri National Guard facil-ities statewide, including training site and avia-tion bases and facilities, are available by con-tacting the local base or unit.

Requests for speakers, Jefferson City grouptours or general information requests can be sentby e-mail to [email protected]; for theMissouri National Guard on the World WideWeb see www.moguard.com.

Missouri Military CouncilSidwell, Brig. Gen. King, president, Sikeston;McCamy, Maj. Gen. Steven, St. Joseph;Pace, Brig. Gen. Michael, West Plains;Pierson, Brig. Gen. M. Wayne, Maryville;Brandt, Col. Michael, St. Peters;Kay, Col. Larry, Boonville;Cotter, Col. Stephen, St. Joseph; Hampton, Col. Mark, Parkville;Herchenroeder, Col. Gary, Walnut Shade;Irwin, Col. David, Ballwin;Leeker, Col. Robert, Defiance;Lusk, Col. Dwight, Jamestown;McCord, Col. Craig, Centertown;McMahon, Col. Donald, Springfield;Newman, Col. David, Millstadt, IL;Polles, Col. Timothy, Wildwood;Rusinko, Col. Paul, Newburg.

Ex officio membersBroughton, Col. Calvin, Jefferson City;Beckley, Maj. Brent, JeffersonCity; Burnley, CCMSgt W. Graham, Eureka; Gross, CSM Frank, Lee’s Summit;Stucker, Col. (Ret). William, Hartsburg (Re-

corder without vote);

State Emergency ManagementAgencyThe Missouri Army National Guard Ike Skelton Training Site2302 Militia Dr., Jefferson City 65101-9051Telephone: (573) 526-9100 / FAX: (573) 634-7966www.sema.dps.mo.gov/semapage.htm

The State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA) coordinates and develops the StateEmergency Operations Plan, oversees Missouri’sdisaster preparedness, floodplain management,hazard mitigation and public assistance pro-grams and coordinates the state’s response oper-ations for all types of large-scale emergenciesanywhere in the state.

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Agency History: The Agency began in the1950s when State Civil Defense programs oper-ated as a high national priority to protect U.S.citizens from the potential threat of enemyattack. By the mid 1960s, the civil defenseorganizations focused on domestic emergenciessuch as floods, tornadoes and other state haz-ards. In 1967, the Missouri State Legislaturemoved Civil Defense and the Adjutant General’sOffice to the Department of Public Safety. Thename of the office was then changed from theDivision of Civil Defense to the Disaster Plan-ning and Operations Office.

During the 1984 legislative session, theoffice name was changed to the State EmergencyManagement Agency (SEMA) to better reflect itscurrent and expanding role. SEMA continues tooperate in the Missouri Adjutant General’sOffice, within the Department of Public Safety.The governor appoints the SEMA director, whoworks for the Missouri Adjutant General.

SEMA’s mission is to protect the lives andproperty of all Missourians when major disastersthreaten public safety in any city, county orregion. These disasters include major snow andice storms, floods, tornadoes and severe weath-er, earthquakes, hazardous material incidents,nuclear power plant accidents, radiological orbiological hazards, and terrorism.

SEMA updates the State Emergency Opera-tions Plan, which directs the actions of Missouristate government departments and agencies inthe event of any emergency requiring use of stateresources and personnel.

State Emergency Operations CenterSEMA and the State Emergency Operations

Center (SEOC) are located at the Missouri ArmyNational Guard Ike Skelton Training Site, east ofJefferson City. SEMA has a state-of-the-art facili-ty and technical equipment to direct Missouri’sdisaster emergency response and recovery oper-ations. The SEOC enables all state agencies tocome together during an emergency, gatherinformation from local jurisdictions and quicklyrespond to the disaster.

Coordination of PreparednessActivities

Emergency preparedness is, by law, a jointresponsibility of federal, state and local govern-ments. SEMA coordinates emergency prepared-ness activities among these groups and bothsupervises and administers a number of key, fed-erally funded programs to boost Missouri’s levelof preparedness for specific emergency pre-paredness categories. These programs aredesigned to help local governments across thestate in such areas as natural disaster planning

and assistance, earthquake preparedness, flood-plain management and mitigation, emergencymanagement assistance, radiological protection,public warning, training and education. SEMA’straining courses in emergency preparedness aremade available to schools, the public, firstresponders, local emergency management agen-cies and local officials.

Homeland Security ActivitiesPrior to September 11, 2001, SEMA devel-

oped a Terrorism Annex to Missouri’s All HazardEmergency Operations Plan, worked with localjurisdictions on terrorism training, exercises anddeveloping local terrorism plans. SEMA is theState Administering Agency (SAA) for HomelandSecurity grants.

In 1999, SEMA administered the Departmentof Justice Terrorism Equipment Grants. Currently,SEMA administers the Department of HomelandSecurity Grants, which includes the Buffer ZoneProtection grants, the Citizens Corps grants, theCity/County grants, Emergency ManagementProgram grants, the Fire Department grants,Interoperable Communications grants, the LawEnforcement Terrorism Prevention Programgrants, and the Transit Security grants. Missourihas established 28 Homeland Security ResponseTeams.

State and Federal Disaster AssistanceWhen a disaster overwhelms the ability of

local communities to respond and/or recover,the governor may declare a state of emergencyfor the impacted area. This action triggers theuse of additional state government resources toaugment the needs of local governments in com-bating disaster conditions.

In extreme circumstances, the governormakes a request to the president for a federal dis-aster declaration in accordance with Public Law93-288. If issued by the president, such a decla-ration makes a wide variety of state-federal assis-


tance programs available to individuals, familiesand businesses adversely affected by the disaster.In these cases, SEMA issues emergency informa-tion to the affected public and administers keyresources and financial assistance to benefitaffected jurisdictions and individuals in declaredcounties. Disaster assistance includes the state-federal Individuals and Households Program(IHP), which helps disaster victims meet basicneeds and expenses. Other federal programssuch as low interest loans from the Small Busi-ness Administration are also available. FederalPublic Assistance funds may be available forlocal governments to help repair disaster dam-aged roads, bridges and other critical infrastruc-ture. Communities may be eligible for cost-effective mitigation projects, which help preventsimilar damages in the future.

Volunteer Agency CoordinatorSEMA’s volunteer agency coordinator has a

federal counterpart in FEMA. During a disaster,SEMA’s volunteer agency coordinator works withstate, private and volunteer agencies to coordi-nate disaster services for Missouri citizens. Thecoordinator provides technical assistance toFEMA, state and local emergency management

JAMES WAKEMANDeputy DirectorSEMA

CRAIG RODICKFiscal Branch ChiefSEMA

CHARLES MAYPlanning and Disaster RecoveryBranch ChiefSEMA

GEORGE RIEDELFloodplain and MitigationBranch ChiefSEMA

RONALD M. REYNOLDSDirectorSEMA

STEVE MOODYOperations Branch ChiefSEMA

officials and local long-term recovery commit-tees on disaster survivor needs. The coordinatoris the point-of-contact for the Missouri DisasterRecovery Partnership and the Missouri VoluntaryOrganizations Active in Disaster.

Disaster Declarations In May 2004, Missouri received a Presiden-

tial Disaster Declaration for Severe Weather, Tor-nadoes, and Flooding impacting 37 Missouricounties. The Individuals and Households Pro-gram helped families, and the Small BusinessAdministration helped families and businesswith low-interest loans.

Floodplain and MitigationCoordinating the National Flood Insurance

Program is a key mitigation program. SEMAworks with 585 NFIP participating communities.SEMA helps with floodplain compliance issuesand offers extensive training for local floodplainmanagers, insurance agents, and elected offi-cials. Unfortunately there are 99 communitiesthat have not yet joined the program.

The hazard mitigation efforts of the agencyare designed to make the next disaster event asuneventful as possible. The voluntary flood buy-out program following the Great Flood of 1993remains the agency’s most extensive and suc-cessful hazard mitigation project. To date, 94buyouts have been conducted in 77 jurisdictionsremoving approximately 4,500 residential prop-erties from the floodplain, assisting disasterstricken property owners and their families.SEMA has administered approximately $25 mil-lion in grant projects and plans annually, includ-ing providing grant and project managementassistance to communities and counties for 11voluntary flood buyout projects, five communitysafe room construction projects, two electricservice line burial projects, two National Weath-er Service storm warning transmitter projects, abridge replacement project and a creek channelrechannelization project. In addition, the agencyhas partnered with Missouri’s 19 Regional Plan-ning Commissions to help 103 Missouri countieswith about 760 communities and one communi-ty college to develop the local hazard mitigationplans necessary to qualify for the federal grantsthat fund these projects.

SEMA mitigation also provides operationaloversight and administrative support to the1,200-member SAVE (Structural AssessmentVisual Evaluation) Coalition authorized byRSMo, 44.023. This statute tasks SEMA to estab-lish a building inspection program to mitigateinjuries by determining if buildings damaged bynatural or manmade disasters are safe for contin-ued occupation. The service also reduces the

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need for mass care such as sheltering and feed-ing by enabling citizens to return home soonerfollowing an event. The SAVE Coalition organiz-es and trains architects, engineers, buildinginspectors and skilled construction industry per-sonnel to serve as volunteer inspectors in strick-en communities and counties. SAVE Coalitionmembers are required to pass the ATC-20 struc-tural evaluation course prior to receiving SAVEcredentials and performing inspections. Whenrequested, these volunteers are available to workfor up to three days inspecting damaged build-ings. During this service period, the volunteerinspectors are immune from liability for actscommitted in the performance of their officialemergency duties, except in cases of willful mis-conduct or gross negligence. Incidental expens-es incurred by the inspectors are paid by thelocal jurisdictions they serve.

The threat of an earthquake along the NewMadrid Seismic Fault requires creative and sys-tematic earthquake mitigation activities. Publiceducation and awareness continue to be thebackbone of the earthquake mitigation efforts.The earthquake program is now looking at bothstructural and non-structural projects, increasedinsurance participation, and increased emphasison implementing seismic building codes. As partof this responsibility, SEMA also provides admin-istrative support to the Missouri Seismic SafetyCommission that was established by RSMo44.227 to initiate a comprehensive program tohelp prepare Missouri for responding to majorearthquakes. One of the commission’s initialduties was to prepare a strategic plan for reduc-ing earthquake hazards in the state. This planlisted 38 recommendations for improving earth-quake preparedness, mitigation, response andrecovery. The commission periodically presentsa formal report to the governor and legislature,explaining earthquake issues and reviewingprogress made on the 38 original recommenda-tions.

Missouri Seismic Safety CommissionMembers:Green, Susan I., member, Jefferson City;Hasheider, Mark S., member, Cape Girardeau;Hempen, Gregory L., member, St. Louis;Herrmann, Robert B., member, Kirkwood;Landon, Don, member Springfield;Marx, Michael J., member, St. Louis;Pruess, Theodore A., member, St. Louis;Roeseler, Thomas C., member, St. Louis;Steckel, Phyllis J., member, Washington;Vacancy, member representing Architecture;Vacancy, member representing Insurance;Vacancy, member representing Electrical Engi-

neering;Vacancy, member representing Soils Engineer-

ing;

Vacancy, member representing MechanicalEngineering;

Vacancy, member representing Local Govern-ment;

Vacancy, member representing Missouri House;Vacancy, member representing Missouri Senate.

Missouri Emergency ResponseCommission (MERC)

The Missouri Emergency Response Commis-sion implements the federal Emergency Planningand Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) andrelated Missouri laws. These laws pertain to thestorage of hazardous chemicals. The commis-sion designates and supports the Local Emer-gency Planning Committees (LEPC), reviewshazardous chemical contingency plans, assistslocal officials with training for chemical emer-gencies, collects information on toxic and haz-ardous storage and makes this information avail-able to the public. The MERC administers theHazardous Material Emergency Preparedness(HMEP) for HAZMAT training to local publicsector employees and the Chemical EmergencyPreparedness Funds (CEPF) for planning andtraining for LEPCs to carry out their responsibili-ties designated under EPCRA and RSMO292.600–625.

Commission Members:Willett, James (Brad), chair, Hannibal;Arnold, (Steve) Robert, member, Bridgeton;Culley, Chester A., member, Kansas City;Fendya, Diane G., member, Chesterfield;Filla, Antoinette M., member, St. Louis;Jones, Gerald W., member, Jackson;Pabst, Earl, member, Jefferson City;Selby, Rep. Harold R., member, Cedar Hill;Reynolds, Ron M., member, Jefferson City.

Advisory Committee for 911 ServiceOversight

House Bill 816 established the AdvisoryCommittee for 911 Service Oversight in 1997.The committee adopts 911 standards, helpscommunities with 911 issues, reviews and com-ments on proposed 911 legislation. The com-mittee’s priorities include 911 complianceissues, reviewing the rule on 911 service repairs,and becoming a resource for communities eitherdeveloping a 911 system or for more mature 911systems who want help upgrading their service.

Committee Members:James, Mark S., chair Jefferson City;Appling, Lin, member, Jefferson City;Asahl, Bob, member Jefferson City;Bettman, Andrew, member St. Louis;Crawford-Hoard, Arie, member, Jefferson City;


Ferrill, William, member, Jefferson City;Freeman, Carol Ann, member, Cabool;George, Sherman, member St. Louis;Gulick, Barbara, member, Kansas City;Jotte, Randall, member St. Louis;Loman, Peggy D., member, Kansas City;Person, James, member Belton;Porter, Roger Dale, member, Waynesville;Wade, John, member, Higginsville;Young, Roger D., member, Laddonia.

Missouri Veterans Commission1719 Southridge Dr., PO Drawer 147Jefferson City 65102-0147Telephone (573) 751-3779 / FAX (573) 751-6836

The Missouri Veterans Commission is vestedwith the responsibility of representing all Mis-souri veterans, ensuring their needs are met anddefending the entitlements of those who haveserved their country with honor and distinction.This is accomplished through programs and serv-ices funded by the state and federal governmentas well as private and corporate contributions.

Our VisionIn recognition of the sacrifices made by vet-

erans in service to our country, the Missouri Vet-erans Commission will lead in the provision ofhigh quality, holistic health care to disabled vet-erans, in providing a final resting place withhonor and compassion, and in facilitating time-ly, quality benefits administration.

Our HistoryThe State Federal Soldier’s Home was estab-

lished in 1896 by the Women’s Relief Corps Sol-diers’ Home Association, and was deeded to theState of Missouri in 1897. Its original purposewas to provide care to aging Missourians whohad fought for the Union in the Civil War. In1931, the state legislature, at the request oforganized veterans groups, created the Office ofState Service Officer for the purpose of counsel-

RON TAYLORExecutive DirectorMissouri Veterans Commission

ing and assisting veterans of WWI and earlierconflicts whose service connected disabilitieswere becoming manifest and for whom numer-ous benefits were being made available throughthe newly established Veterans Administration.

In 1974, the Omnibus Reorganization Actplaced the Division of Veterans’ Affairs within theDepartment of Social Services. The State FederalSoldier’s Home and Office of State Service Officerremained separate entities until the Reorganiza-tion Act of 1974 combined the two, renaming thehome and establishing the Division of Veterans’Affairs within the Department of Social Services.

As defined in the Omnibus State Reorganiza-tion Act of 1974, the Division of Veterans’ Affairs,as provided in Chapter 42, RSMo, 1978, wastransferred from the Department of Social Ser-vices to the Department of Public Safety, Officeof the Adjutant General, by a Type I Transfer.

Executive order 81-18 (February 1981)passed at the First Regular Session of the Eighty-First General Assembly, put this law into effect inSeptember of 1981.

On August 28, 1989, the Division of Veter-ans’ Affairs was replaced by the establishment ofthe Missouri Veterans’ Commission as a Type IIITransfer. Chapter 42, RSMo governs the commis-sion’s operation as a state agency. The commis-sion is comprised of five veterans appointed bythe governor and confirmed by the Senate.

The commissioners then appoint an execu-tive director, who implements commission poli-cies and is responsible for statewide manage-ment of veterans programs. The executive direc-tor reports regularly to the commission concern-ing all aspects of program operations throughquarterly commission meetings.

Administrative offices are located in JeffersonCity at 1719 Southridge Drive. This location alsohouses the local Veteran Service Officer.

Services and benefits provided to veterans bythe Missouri Commission are:

Service to Veterans ProgramSharon Keith, Director, Service to Veterans ProgramMissouri Veterans CommissionVA Regional Office400 S. 18th St., Rm. 110St. Louis [email protected]

The mission of the Service to Veterans Pro-gram is dedicated to providing services and ben-efits assistance to veterans and their families in atimely and compassionate manner. Further, theprogram seeks to facilitate a proper and effectivepartnership with the federal Department of Vet-erans Affairs, other government agencies, veter-an’s service and other organizations.

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Through the Service to Veterans Program, theMissouri Veterans’ Commission provides coun-seling and assistance to veterans throughout thestate in filing claims for benefits from the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans ServiceOffices are located in almost every county of thestate to make services available to veterans closeto their homes.

Information concerning locations and phonenumbers of Veterans Service Officers may befound in the local telephone directory under‘Missouri, State of, Veterans’ Commission’, bycontacting Commission Headquarters at (573)751-3779, or through the Service Office Direc-tory at the commission’s web site: www.mvc.dps.mo.gov.

Automation of the entire Service to VeteransProgram allows each Veterans Service Officerimproved access to the DVA system, expeditingthe filing of claims and delivery of benefits to vet-erans. Veterans Service Officers are thoroughlytrained and knowledgeable in all areas of veter-ans’ benefits, including compensation, pension,education, burial and widow’s benefits. Informa-tion and counseling regarding medical eligibility,VA Home Loan Guaranty, and other benefits, in-cluding those offered by the state, may also be ob-tained from the Veterans Service Officer as well.

Veterans Service Officers are also availableto groups interested in veterans’ benefits. Thesequalified personnel may give presentations andinstruction regarding the benefits for which vet-erans are eligible as a result of honorable mili-tary service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Veterans Home ProgramThe Missouri Veterans Commission currently

operates and maintains seven long-term skillednursing care facilities with a total of 1,350 avail-able beds. Early in 2004 the Mt. Vernon VeteransHome moved into a 200-bed replacement facil-ity and St. Louis Veterans Home added a 100-bed dementia unit.

The mission of the Missouri Veterans HomeProgram through inspired employees, is to dailyenrich the lives of the veterans we care forthrough the provisions of quality healthcare in astate-of-the-art facility.

Veterans in need of nursing home care mayseek admission to a Missouri Veterans Home by fil-ing an application with the home of their choice.Prospective residents may obtain applicationforms from any Missouri Veterans’ Home, from aMissouri Veterans Service Officer (phone book list-ing under ‘Missouri, State of, Veterans Commis-sion’), or by contacting the Missouri Veterans’Commission Headquarters at (573) 751-3779.Home applications may also be downloaded fromMVC web site at: www.mvc.dps.mo.gov

Eligibility:• Applicant must be an honorably-dis-

charged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;

• Applicant must have resided in the state ofMissouri for at least 180 days duringhis/her lifetime;

• Applicant must have been determined torequire nursing home care.

Funding/Costs:• State general revenue;

• Federal funding, through the U.S. Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs Per Diem GrantProgram;

• Charges to the veterans themselves, basedon the individual’s ability to pay.

The maximum amount that a veteran may becharged currently is $1,750 per month. Ability topay is based upon the veterans’ (and his or herspouses’) total income and assets. The veteran isalways allowed to keep at least $90 per monthfor personal use.

Missouri Veterans Homes are inspected atleast annually by the Department of VeteransAffairs for the continuance of per diem pay-ments. Policies for health care administration arecentrally managed by the Commission’s Superin-tendent of Homes, who routinely reviews man-agement practice and clinical outcomes. Thera-peutic modalities of physical, psychosocial andrehabilitative origin are provided in each facility.

Missouri Veterans Homes

St. James620 N. Jefferson, St. James 65559Telephone: (573) 265-3271 / FAX: (573) [email protected] Faenger, Administrator

St. James is the site of the first state veteranshome. It was originally opened in 1896 by theWomen’s Relief Corps Soldiers’ Home Associa-tion, and was deeded to the State of Missouri in1897. A new, 150-bed facility was dedicatedand opened on the original campus in 1996, inconjunction with the 100-year anniversary of thehome. St. James is proud of its continuous 100-year tradition of providing care for veterans.

Mt. Vernon1600 S. Hickory, Mt. Vernon 65712Telephone: (417)466-7103 / FAX: (417) [email protected]/-movetDon Long, Administrator

In June of 2004 a new state of the art 200 bedfacility was opened on Hickory Street in Mt. Ver-


non. The Missouri Veterans Home at Mt. Vernonwas established April 1, 1983, in a wing of theMissouri Rehabilitation Center. The home isoperated by the Missouri Veterans Commissionto provide quality rehabilitative nursing care toMissouri’s disabled veterans.

Mexico1 Veterans Dr., Mexico 65265Telephone: (573) 581-1088 / FAX: (573) [email protected]/vetshomeCheryl Tolbert, Administrator

As the state’s third veterans home, the Mexicofacility was opened in 1985, and serves the north-central area of the state. The 150-bed home fea-tures a large, open mall, containing dining rooms,lounges, a library, recreation and therapy areas, ageneral store and medical and administrative offi-cers. An outdoor walking trail among the treesand flowers on the grounds provides much enjoy-ment and physical exercise for veterans at theMexico home.

Cape Girardeau2400 Veterans Memorial Dr., Cape Girardeau 63701Telephone: (573) 290-5870 / FAX: (573) [email protected] Rau, Administrator

Serving veterans in southeastern Missouri, the150-bed veterans home at Cape Girardeau wasopened in 1990. It is designed to resemble a smallvillage, with cluster design features consisting ofthree, 50-bed living units surrounding a centraladministration building. The home affords resi-dents many amenities, including a lovely chapeladjacent to the lobby, made possible by a fund-raising drive led by the American Legion and itsauxiliaries.

St. Louis10600 Lewis and Clark Blvd., St. Louis 63136Telephone: (314) 340-6389 / FAX: (314) [email protected] Smith, Administrator

Missouri’s fifth veterans home, a 300-bed facil-ity, is located in Bellefontaine Neighbors, off high-ways I-270 and 367 in St. Louis County. The homeopened in November 1993. On the grounds of thisveterans’ home are reminders of the military serv-ice and sacrifice by veterans, including the displayof a U.S. Army M60A3 tank, made possible by theSt. Louis Veterans Home Committee (AssistanceLeague).

Cameron1111 Euclid, Cameron 64429Telephone: (816) 632-6010 / FAX: (816) [email protected] Hunt, Administrator

This 200-bed facility is the commission’ssixth veterans home and is located on a 20-acresite donated by the City of Cameron. It was ded-icated February 4, 2000 and admitted the firstresident on April 3, 2000.

Warrensburg1300 Veterans Rd., Warrensburg 64093Telephone: (660) 543-5064 / FAX: (660) [email protected] Willet, Administrator

This 200-bed facility was dedicated July 14,2000 as the commission’s seventh veteranshome. The first resident was admitted September26, 2000. The design for the Cameron and War-rensburg facilities is identical.

They are divided into five sections. SectionsA, B, and C are each 50-bed long-term skillednursing care units. Section D is a 50-bed demen-tia unit that contains its own dining room, activ-ity area and enclosed courtyard. Section E hous-es the administrative offices and ancillary servic-es such as the recreation area, barbershop andrehabilitation area.

State Veterans Cemetery SystemSigned into law in 1996, this program gives

the Missouri Veterans Commission statutoryresponsibility to establish, operate and maintaincemeteries for veterans in Missouri.

The vision and goal of the State VeteransCemetery System is to locate cemeteries strategi-cally throughout the state, making it possible forveterans and their families to have access withina 75-mile radius of their homes.

The mission is to provide interment for veter-ans and their eligible dependents in a dignified,efficient and compassionate manner.

State Veterans Cemeteries

Springfield5201 S. Southwood Rd., Springfield 65804Telephone: (417) 823-3944 / FAX: (417) [email protected] Robbins, Director

The cemetery is located on a 60-acre site andwill contain approximately 30,000 burial sites.Groundbreaking occurred July 7, 1998. Thecemetery was dedicated November 6, 1999 andthe first burial was conducted January 21, 2000.

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Higginsville20109 Business Hwy. 13, Higginsville 64037Telephone: (660) 584-5252 / FAX: (660) [email protected] Rasmussen, Director

The cemetery is located on a 54-acre site andwill contain approximately 21,000 burial sites.Groundbreaking occurred June 6, 1998. Thecemetery was dedicated November 13, 1999 andthe first burial was conducted January 22, 2000.

Bloomfield17357 Stars and Stripes WayBloomfield 63825Telephone: (573) [email protected] Swearengin, Director

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloom-field was established October 12, 2003. Inter-ments began September 29, 2003. The cemeteryis built on 64.21 acres of land, which was donat-ed to the State of Missouri by the people of Stod-dard County. There are 10,156 plots for full cas-ket burial, 791 in-ground cremation plots and800 columbarium wall niches for cremationinterment. The cemetery includes a walking patharound the lake with a floating fountain. Thecemetery is located south of Bloomfield on thewest side of Highway 25, and shares a commonentryway with the Stars and Stripes Museum.

Jacksonville1479 County Rd. 1675Jacksonville 65260Telephone: (660) [email protected] Quigley, Director

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Jack-sonville was established October 25, 2003. Thecemetery is located at 1479 County Road 1675,Jacksonville. It occupies 117.4 acres of majesticgreen land and includes a lake. The cemeterywill have approximately 40,000 burial sitesalong with a columbarium that will haveapproximately 800 niches for cremation. Theland for the cemetery was donated by Associat-ed Electric.

Eligibility Criteria:Eligibility criteria for burial in state veterans’

cemeteries will be the same as that for burial innational cemeteries, as stated in Missouristatute, signed into law in 1998. “…solely for theburial of veterans and eligible dependents asdefined by the Department of VeteransAffairs….”

The veteran must have lived in the state ofMissouri for at least 180 days during his or herlifetime.

Veterans interested in burial should contactthe individual cemetery for a pre-determinationof eligibility.

Benefits:• Burial space• Grave liner• Opening and closing of the grave• Perpetual care• Placement of cremation remains in either

columbarium niche or inground burial• Upright granite headstone

Veterans Trust FundThe Veterans Trust Fund was established in

1989 and is a means by which individuals andcorporations may donate money to expand andimprove services to veterans in Missouri. Appro-priations from the fund are being used toimprove training of Service Officers to expandcapabilities in meeting the special needs of resi-dents of State Veterans Homes and to promotepublic awareness of the program, benefits andservices available to Missouri’s veterans.

All contributions to the Veterans Trust Fundare tax deductible. Individuals and corporationscan donate any amount over two dollars of theirtax refund on their Missouri tax return, or bysending their contributions directly to the com-mission at any time. Monies from the fund areused to enhance, not replace existing programs.

Veterans Commission MembersFairfax, Emmett W.; chair;Frank, Joseph J.; Member;Miller, Bernadette A.; Member;Ross, Carson; vice chair;West Jr., Arvid E.; Member.

Missouri Gaming Commission3417 Knipp Dr., PO Box 1847Jefferson City 65102Telephone: (573) 526-4080 / FAX: (573) 526-1999www.mgc.state.mo.us

The Missouri Gaming Commission wasestablished in 1993 by the 87th General Assem-bly as specified by Chapter 313, RSMo. Thecommission assumed the responsibility for regu-lating charitable games on July 1, 1994.

The commission is composed of five mem-bers, no more than three of whom may be mem-bers of the same political party. Commissionmembers are appointed by the governor, withthe advice and consent of the Senate, for a term


of three years. Pursuant to statute, the overallmembership of the commission reflects experi-ence in law enforcement, civil and criminalinvestigation and financial principles.

The commission’s role is to monitor gamingrelated activities to ensure that criminal ele-ments do not infiltrate licensed gaming opera-tions. In addition, the commission works to pro-tect the public by ensuring that games are con-ducted fairly, according to their rules and withfull disclosure.

As a state regulatory agency, the commissionand its staff hold themselves to the highest ethi-cal and professional standards and strive to con-duct all business in a manner that is in the pub-lic interest and maintains the public trust. Pur-suant to statute, a strict code of ethics has beenadopted prohibiting conflicts of interest and cer-tain ex parte communications.

The key regulatory responsibilities of thecommission are:

• To conduct thorough background investi-gations on all key persons involved ingaming operations, including substantialowners, management personnel, keyoperational employees and suppliers;

• To thoroughly investigate the finances ofapplicants and their key persons to deter-mine if they have the financial resourcesand responsibility to meet their proposedobligations;

• To investigate the background of all occu-pational licensees, including dealers, slotattendants, food and beverage servers,security and surveillance personnel andall other employees who have access tothe gaming area to ensure that the person-nel operating the casino are of sufficientcharacter to maintain the integrity of Mis-souri gaming;

• To photograph and fingerprint eachemployee so as to maintain a completeand accurate database of gaming person-nel;

• To assign appropriate staff to each gamingoperation to be present at all times whengaming is conducted. Enforcement agentsare charged with ensuring that gaming isconducted in accordance with the Mis-souri gaming statute, the rules and regula-tions of the commission and the licensee’sown internal controls;

• To ensure that the safety of the passengersis guarded, to conduct investigations ofsuspected wrongdoing and to receivecomplaints from customers;

• To review and audit the finances and com-pliance of the gaming operation through

the combined use of commission staff,independent public accounting firms andinternal casino audit staff that are retainedby the licensee and approved by the com-mission;

• To monitor the financial integrity of gam-ing operators to ensure that Missouri’sfinancial interests are protected;

• To assess qualifications of organizationsapplying for a charity gaming license, con-duct required background investigations,conduct audits, collect taxes, conductnecessary investigations and maintain allrecords related to charity games.

Pursuant to statute, the commission hasentered into a Memorandum of Understandingwith the Missouri State Highway Patrol to per-form background investigations and to provideenforcement personnel on the boats and forbingo enforcement.

Division of Gaming

Office of the Executive DirectorThe office of the executive director is respon-

sible for the day-to-day operations of the com-mission. The director supervises all staff activi-ties, reports to the commission and is responsi-ble for organizing and distributing all publicdocuments and reports. The director overseesfour principal sections.

Administration SectionThe Administration Section of the Missouri

Gaming Commission is responsible for manag-ing all fiscal, personnel and recordkeepingresources of the agency. In addition, the Admin-istration Section provides support services tocommission employees and, pursuant to a Mem-orandum of Understanding, to Highway Patrolofficers assigned to the commission. This sec-tion oversees budget development, revenue col-lection, accounts payable, accounts receivable,cost accounting, procurement, facilities man-agement, support services, human resources,asset inventory and records management.

Corporate Securities and FinanceSection

The Corporate Securities and Finance Sec-tion is responsible for financial and transaction-al investigations, tax collection and enforce-ment, casino audit examinations, financialanalysis and economic analysis of the casinoindustry. This section recommends appropriateregulatory action for certain corporate controltransactions and also studies the economic mar-kets for casinos in the state to assist the commis-

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sion in determining the number and placementof riverboat casinos.

The Financial Analysis unit of this section isresponsible for examination of licensee’s busi-ness transactions, including mergers, acquisi-tions and other major financial transactions.

The Tax Collection unit of the CorporateSecurities and Finance Section is responsible forthe collection of the gross receipts tax andadmissions tax assessed upon casino licenseesby statute. The Audit unit section is responsiblefor casino audit examinations, which determinecasino compliance with state statutes and regu-lations. These examinations concentrate oncompliance with financial internal controlsestablished to ensure that the tax owed to thestate is secure.

Enforcement SectionThe Enforcement Section is responsible for

regulating operations at gaming facilities, withan emphasis on the integrity of gaming, the pro-tection of assets, and the safety of patrons andstaff. The licensing staff coordinates and imple-ments the licensing of excursion gambling boats,suppliers of gambling games, and over 11,000occupational licensees. The audit staff performsindependent audits, reviews and investigationsto identify and document noncompliance withlaws, policies and procedures. The EnforcementSection provides extensive classroom training forgaming agents, including a fully equipped mini-casino with surveillance and the latest in elec-tronic gaming devices. In addition, the Enforce-ment Section is responsible for backgroundinvestigations of license applicants, investigationand resolution of patron complaints, policydevelopment, coordination of the industry disci-pline system, new construction oversight, andevaluation and approval of games and electron-ic systems.

The Enforcement Section also coordinatesand oversees the activities of the Gaming Divi-

KEVIN P. MULLALLYExecutive DirectorMissouri Gaming Commission

sion of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, pur-suant to a memorandum of understanding withthe Gaming Commission. The Gaming Divisionprovides criminal and regulatory enforcement ofgaming operations within the state. The easternand western enforcement districts are responsi-ble for enforcing Missouri statutes and regula-tions on licensed casino properties. The back-ground unit conducts investigations of individu-als and companies applying for licensure withthe commission, as well as persons applying foremployment with the commission. The back-ground unit has a section that is responsible forenforcement related to charitable games in Mis-souri. The Administrative Services Section over-sees the collection and preservation of evidenceand property, division training, criminal records,case management, and special projects per-formed by the Gaming Division.

Legal SectionThe legal section provides advice to the com-

missioners, executive director and other com-mission staff regarding riverboat and charitablegaming issues, including review of financialtransactions, interpretation of laws and regula-tions and analysis of policy proposals. The sec-tion assists the commission in its quest to ensurethat riverboats, bingo organizations, suppliersand individual licensees abide by all laws andrules of the commission. In particular, commis-sion lawyers are responsible for drafting pro-posed disciplines against licensees for violationsof laws or rules and presenting those disciplinesto the commission. The legal staff also serves asa liaison with the attorney general’s officeregarding discipline appeals and related matters.

This section administers the commission’sproblem gambling programs, including the vol-untary exclusion program, public education andoutreach and participation in the MissouriAlliance to Curb Problem Gambling.


Division of BingoThe commission assumed responsibility for

the regulation of bingo on July 1, 1994. Charita-ble, fraternal, religious, service, social and veter-an organizations are eligible to hold licenses toconduct charity games in the state. As of June30, 2004, there were 483 regular bingolicensees in the state, 361 special bingolicensees, 142 abbreviated pull tab licensees,seven supplier licensees, 13 manufacturelicensees and 141 bingo hall providers.

Missouri Gaming CommissionBartch, Floyd, chair, Kansas, City April 2007;Biele, Ralph, Jefferson City, July 2006;Hartsfield, George, Jefferson City, April 2005;Jones, Darryl, St. Louis, April 2008;Sutter-Hinrichs, Judith, St. Louis, April 2006.

Satellite OfficesSt. Louis, 11775 Borman Dr., Ste. 104, St. Louis

63146, (314) 340-4400 / (314) FAX: (314)-340-4404;

Kansas City, 6300 Enterprise Rd., Ste. 125,Kansas City 64120, (816) 482-5700 / FAX:(816) 482-5704.

FLOYD BARTCHChairMissouri Gaming Commission

JUDITH SUTTER-HINRICHSMemberMissouri Gaming Commission

DARRYL JONESMemberMissouri Gaming Commission

RALPH BIELEMemberMissouri Gaming Commission

GEORGE HARTSFIELDMemberMissouri Gaming Commission

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