The Development Finance Board is made up of three governor-appointed state department directors and eight gubernatorial appointees. The lieutenant governor also serves on the board.

Only two members are currently serving unexpired terms, Republican John Mehner of Cape Girardeau and Matthew Dameron, a Democrat from Kansas City. The other spots appointed by the governor can be replaced immediately.

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who has served on the board for more than a decade, will be replaced next month by Lt. Gov.-elect Mike Parson.

Kinder criticized how quickly the MLS proposal came before the board in a special meeting Dec. 12. He said the board usually has at least one month from hearing a proposal in person to being asked to vote on it.

“I thought this was rushed,” Kinder said. “What should have been a long process was collapsed.”

If the board approves the tax credits this year, Kinder said, he doesn’t think Greitens can overturn that vote. But the governor-elect could make things complicated for SC STL and the city’s efforts to get a Major League Soccer team.

“He could start raising anew all these issues about the process; he could campaign against the city vote,” Kinder said. “He could gum things up.”