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May 12, 2020

Publish Date 05/08/2020

Board of Police Commissioners Meeting
Agenda – Tuesday, May 12, 2020


9:30 a.m. – KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, this meeting will be held via telephone conference. The meeting will be live-streamed on the Department’s Facebook page. Members of the public who wish to submit comments/questions to the Board, may do so at [email protected]


1. Call to Order – Invocation
2. Councilwoman Heather Hall, Public Safety Committee
3. Chief of Police Richard C. Smith
a. General discussion
4. Public Comments
5. Approval of minutes 
a. April 14, 2020
b. April 21, 2020, Special Meeting
6. Executive Services Bureau – Deputy Chief Karen True 
a. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Award
b. Arts Tech First Amendment to Agreement 2020
c. FY20 BJA – Operation Relentless Pursuit Award
d. Proposed Department Fees – Fiscal Year 2020-2021
e. Communications Unit Update
f. General discussion
7. Professional Development & Research Bureau –  Acting Deputy Chief Gregory Dull
a. Academy class summary
b. General discussion
8. Investigations Bureau – Deputy Chief Mark Francisco 
a. Investigations Bureau reports
b. General discussion
9. Administration Bureau – Deputy Chief Shawn Wadle 
a. Regional Crime Lab monthly statistics
b. Human Resources Personnel Summary
c. General discussion
10. Patrol Bureau – Deputy Chief Karl Oakman 
a. Monthly Crime Summary
b. Traffic Summary Report
c. General discussion
11. Office of the General Counsel – Ms. Jenny Atterbury 
a. POLU Monthly Report – March 2020
b. POLU Monthly Report – April 2020
12. Office of Community Complaints – Director Merrell Bennekin
13. Audit Committee Update
14. Mr. David V. Kenner
a. Board elections
15. Mayor Quinton Lucas
16. Commissioner Mark Tolbert
17. Commissioner Don Wagner
18. Commissioner Cathy Dean
19. Commissioner Nathan Garrett
20. Scheduled Meetings
Board Hearing:
In Re: The Matter of the Disciplinary Proceedings of:
P.O. James Peeler #5706
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CONTINUED FROM ITS CURRENT SETTING
OF APRIL 7, 2020, AND WILL BE RESET FOR A FUTURE DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.
Regular Meetings:
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City. This meeting will be held via telephone conference.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
21. Informational Items 
a. KCPD Grant Summary Report
b. KCPD Credit Card Summary Report
c. Donated Property Summary Report
d. BOPC Monthly Report, OCC Investigations
e. OCC Monthly Reports
22. Consent Agenda Items
a. Project #1110: Bilingual Skill Pay
b. Project #1214: Police Foundation of Kansas City
c. Project #791: Limited English Proficiency
d. Project #1266: Separation, Compensation, and Clearance Procedures
e. Project #1133: Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law
f. Project #1267: Sworn Ranks, Titles, and Promotion Process
g. Project #1227: Physical and Psychological Examinations
23. Motion to go into Closed Session
a. Closed session: litigation matters
b. Closed session: personnel matters
c. Closed session: labor negotiations
*Anyone wanting to speak during the Public Comment portion of the meeting is requested to sign in on the “Public Comment Sign-In Sheet” located at the Board room entrance. The Board will hear from members of the public in the order in which they sign the “Public Comment Sign-In Sheet.”