St. Louis Board of Aldermen

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St. Louis Board of Aldermen
City of St. Louis
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Leadership
President	Megan Green since November 18, 2022
Vice-President	Shane Cohn since April 18, 2023
Floor Leader	Shameem Clark-Hubbard since April 18, 2023
Assistant Floor Leader	Rasheen Aldridge since April 18, 2023
Structure
Seats	14 ward-based alderpersons and 1 city-wide president (officially non-partisan)
Political groups	Democratic (14)
Authority	Charter of the City of St. Louis
Salary	$72,000/year (alderpersons) $80,000/year (President)
Elections
Voting system	Nonpartisan blanket primary using approval voting
Last election	April 4, 2023
Next election	April 1, 2025
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
St. Louis City Hall
Website
stlouis-mo.gov/BoardofAldermen

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is the lawmaking body of St. Louis, an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The Board consists of 14 alderpersons, one elected by each of the city's 14 wards. The President of the Board is a separate position elected by all city voters with the same voting power as an alderperson, and serves as the body's presiding officer.

Alderpersons may introduce legislation known as board bills, which are subject to approval by the mayor if passed by the Board. The Board is responsible for setting the city budget and conducting oversight of city departments and agencies.

The Board meets in the north wing of City Hall, located in the Downtown West neighborhood. Regular elections to the Board of Aldermen are held in the spring of odd-numbered years. Beginning with the 2023 elections, the Board of Aldermen was reduced from 28 members to 14.