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April 14, 2020

Publish Date 04/10/2020

Board of Police Commissioners Meeting Agenda –

Tuesday, April 14, 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 bopc@kcpd.org


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. March 10, 2020

6. Executive Services Bureau – Deputy Chief Karen True
a. Budget Transfers for Fiscal Year 2019-20
b. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget
c. Excess Workers’ Compensation Coverage EV1943
d. Blanket Building & Property Insurance EV1943
e. Renewal Bid 2017-6: Ammunition/Munitions
f. Police Foundation Project ALPR, Throw Phone, Tools
g. Communications Unit Update
h. 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. Private Officer Licensing Appeal: Mr. Jessie J. Ross

12. Office of Community Complaints – Director Merrell Bennekin

13. Audit Committee Update

14. Mr. David V. Kenner

15. Mayor Quinton Lucas

16. Commissioner Mark Tolbert

17. Commissioner Don Wagner

18. Commissioner Cathy Dean

19. Commissioner Nathan Garrett

20. Scheduled Meetings Special Meeting:

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
10:00 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.
This is an open meeting being held to discuss budgetary items via telephone conference.

Regular Meetings:

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City. This meeting will be
held via telephone conference.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
9:30 a.m., at KCPD Headquarters, Community Room, 1125 Locust, Kansas City.

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. Budget Summary Report for the month of February
b. KCPD grant summary
c. Credit card summary
d. BOPC Monthly Report, OCC Investigations
e. OCC Monthly Reports
f. OCC Quarterly Report
g. OCC Quarterly Complaints Received
h. OCC 2019 Annual Report

22. 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.”