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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 260065
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Directing the City Manager to assign costs incurred by the Board of Police Commissioners beyond the twenty-five (25) percent annual budget threshold in Mo. Rev. Stat. 84.730 to a new fund entitled "KCPD Overage Fund" and establishing said fund in the books and records of the City; directing the City Manager to negotiate with the Board of Police Commissioners a process for Council approval of costs related to Board of Police Commissioners established settlement agreements, including settlements with costs structured over future budget cycles; and directing the City Manager to include an appropriation of $5,900,000.00 in the FY2026-2027 submitted budget from the KCPD Overage Fund for legal settlements and subjecting such payments to the council ordinance process.
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WHEREAS, Kansas City is required to provide no more than one-fourth of the general revenue to the Kansas City Police Department, pursuant to Chapter 84.730 of the Missouri Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Police Department is governed by the Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Missouri, pursuant to Chapter 84.350 of the Missouri Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, while the Board of Police Commissioners has exclusive operational control over the Kansas City Police Department, City Council has the responsibility to appropriate funds and provide fiscal oversight on behalf of Kansas City taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has the responsibility to approve the annual budget, including the yearly funding appropriation for the Board of Police Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Missouri Revised Statutes Section 84.730, City Council is not required to appropriate amounts exceeding one-fourth of the general revenue fund in any fiscal year to the Board of Police Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Poli...
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