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Hours after the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners filed a lawsuit against the mayor and city, Mayor Quinton Lucas said it stemmed from power and not public safety. Now, the BOPC president says it’s not a matter of power, but of process.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners has requested that Mayor Quinton Lucas withdraw ordinances that reallocate $42 million from the police department.
Kansas City police board files lawsuit against city leaders over budget measure Glenn E. Rice and Steve Vockrodt, The Kansas City Star May 28—The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Friday voted 4-1 to file a lawsuit against Mayor Quinton Lucas and the City Council, after the City Council approved a measure that gives the city authority over a portion of the police department's budget. The lawsuit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court. Lucas, one of the five police commissioners, voted against the decision. Several police board members have opposed a City Counci...
May 25—The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Monday voted 3-1 to initiate litigation, bringing them a step closer to filing a lawsuit after the Kansas City Council passed a measure giving the city some control over a portion of the department's budget. The board's action was detailed in meetings minutes from a closed session held over the objection of Kansas City Mayor Quinton ...
KC police commissioners vote to explore litigation against police funding reform KSHB and last updated 2021-05-25 12:16:15-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â During Monday's closed executive session, commissioners voted 3-1 to establish a committee that will explore a potential lawsuit preventing recently enacted police funding reform. According to notes from the meeting provided by police, commissioner Nathan Garrett made a motion to start a lawsuit process that included the formation of a committee to determine what that lawsuit might look like. Commissioners Garrett, Cathy Dean and Dan Wagner all...