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December 15, 2022 Meeting

Publish Date 12/15/2022

MINUTES OF THE

BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

 

A meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri was held on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.

PRESENT:

            Commissioner Mark Tolbert, President

            Commissioner Cathy Dean, Vice President

            Commissioner Don Wagner, Treasurer

            Commissioner Dawn Cramer, Member

Mayor Quinton Lucas, Member

            Mr. David V. Kenner, Secretary/Attorney

           

            The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m. by Commissioner Tolbert.  Commissioner Cramer and Commissioner Tolbert attended the meeting via WebEx video conference.  Mayor Lucas was absent for the open session meeting.

At 9:01 a.m., a motion was made by Commissioner Dean, with a second by Commissioner Wagner, to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters.  The vote was 4-0 in favor.  Following polling, Commissioner Tolbert voted Aye, Commissioner Dean voted Aye, Commissioner Wagner voted Aye, and Commissioner Cramer voted Aye.

Mayor Lucas arrived at 9:04 a.m.  Below are the votes from the closed session of the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2022:

1)         Following a motion by Commissioner Cramer, with a second by Commissioner Dean, the Board voted to hire Stacey Graves as the next Chief of Police of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.  The vote was 5-0 in favor.   Following polling, Commissioner Tolbert voted Aye, Commissioner Dean voted Aye, Commissioner Wagner voted Aye, Commissioner Cramer voted Aye, and Mayor Lucas voted Aye.

2)         Following a motion by Commissioner Dean, with a second by Commissioner Wagner, the Board voted to set the salary for Chief Graves at $180,000.  The vote was 5-0 in favor.   Following polling, Commissioner Tolbert voted Aye, Commissioner Dean voted Aye, Commissioner Wagner voted Aye, Commissioner Cramer voted Aye, and Mayor Lucas voted Aye.

3)         Following a motion by Commissioner Dean, with a second by Mayor Lucas, the Board voted to come out of closed session.  The vote was 5-0 in favor.   Following polling, Commissioner Tolbert voted Aye, Commissioner Dean voted Aye, Commissioner Wagner voted Aye, Commissioner Cramer voted Aye, and Mayor Lucas voted Aye.

The Board reconvened in open session at 9:48 a.m.

Commissioner Dean announced Stacey Graves as the 48th Chief of Police of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.  Commissioner Cramer was not present for the announcement.

At 9:49 a.m., a motion was made by Commissioner Dean, with a second by Mayor Lucas, to adjourn the open session meeting.  The vote was 4-0 in favor.

At 11:37 a.m., the Honorable Jennifer M. Phillips swore-in Stacey Graves as the 48th Chief of Police of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, in the Police Headquarters Community Room, 1125 Locust Street, Kansas City.