ORDINANCE NO. 260076
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Creating a new department to be known as the Department of Justice and Community Intervention by amending Article V, Departments, in Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances by enacting a new Division 25 entitled "Justice and Community Intervention" to include new sections 2-720.1 through 2-720.6; and amending Chapter 2, Article VIII, Classification and Compensation Plan, by repealing Section 2-1079 and enacting one new section of like number and subject matter to create three new job classifications for this Department.
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WHEREAS, Section 401 of the City Charter specifies that the City Council will provide for departments or offices for the effective and efficient operation of City government; and
WHEREAS, the City provides numerous vital services to promote the safety, health, and wellbeing of its residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, in addition to policing, prosecution, and rehabilitation, the City seeks to promote and prioritize crime intervention, prevention and correction methods to best serve residents, which includes mitigating known risk factors; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City's public safety efforts have historically operated across multiple departments without unified structure, limiting coordination, accountability, and consistent implementation of community safety; and
WHEREAS, establishing the Department of Justice and Community Intervention institutionalizes this collaborative work and will serve as a central hub connecting public safety agencies, corrections, community organizations, and residents to ensure unified and collaborative safety efforts; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the Department of Justice and Community Intervention is designed to address matters of custody, prevention and non-criminal safety and will not be tasked with any criminal investigations or enforcement under the purview of the po...
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