A bill to ban Kansas City's residency requirement for KCPD is set for a conference committee in front of lawmakers Tuesday morning in Jefferson City.
It would still require personnel to live within 30 miles of the city limits and in Missouri.
EXONERATIONS.A NEW BILL TO GET RID OFRESIDENCREQUIREMENTS FORKANSAS CITY POLICEOFFICERS -- HEADS TO ACONFERENCE COMMITTETOMORROW MORNING.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGBREAKS DOWN THEDEBATE....AND HOW K-C RESIDENTSFEEL THE CHANGECOULD IMPACT THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD.Janice Murphy, KC residentI think that it's nice if theylivedin our neighborhoods so theycan be able to see what goeson in our neighborhoods but Ithink it should be their choice.Ebony Henderson, KC residePolice working in theneighborhood with themstaying in the neighborhoodthat would be a beautiful thingbecause they're able tounderstand the people in theneighborhood that they live inand work inBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.IT'S THE KEY POINT THETWO PEOPLE WE TALKEDWITH AGREED ON -- ANDIT'S ONE OF THE KEARGUMENTS FROM CITYLEADERS ON WHY THEYARE AGAINST A BILLLIFTING THE QUIREMENTFOR K-C-P-D OFFICERS TOLIVE WITHIN THE CITYLIMIT.Quinton Lucas, Mayor of KansasCityI have Kansas Citians whowant crimes being solvedclose to them.
I have KansasCitians who want better andcloser relations.
I don't haveKansas Citizens who arsaying we want 1300 policeofficers to move out of KansasCity.LUCAS AND OTHEROPPONENTS POINT TOTRAGIC EVENTS INMINNESOTA WHEREOFFICERS ARE NREQUIRED TO LIVE IN THECITY they serve --RESULTING IN A MOREHOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.HE BELIEVES IF SENATEBILL 53 PASSESPOLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSWOULD SPLINTER.Dr. Vernon Howard, President oftheSouthern Christian LeadershipConference of Greater KansasCityDo not bring a greater senof trust nor transparency oraccountability or communitypolicing that is needed inKansas City in order to betterprotect the ves of Black orBrown people in Kansas City.THE SPONSOR OF THISBILLSENATOR TONYLUETKEMEYER TOLD 41ACTION NEWS HE'S HEARDFROM POLICE OFFICERSWHO WANT THIS CHANSO THEIR CHILDREN CANATTEND DIFFERENTSCHOOLS...LIVE CLOSERTO FAMILYAND HELPKCPD RECRUIT OFFICERS.Quinton Lucas, Mayor of KansasCityThey had actually a fullrecruiting class before, theirmost diverse class in history amoment of success sotherefore what is this billactually solving, all it's doingiscreating that greater divisionthat we do not need.IF PASSEDOFFICERSWOULD HAVE TO LIVEWITHIN 30 MILES OFKANSAS CITYAND STAYIN MISSOURI.REPORTING IN KANSACITYNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.THE HEARING ON THISBILL STARTS AT 9-AMTOMORROW MORNING.DEBATES OVERRESIDENCYREQUIREMENTS FORPOLICE AND OTHER CITYWORKERS -- HAVE BEENGOING ON FORDECADES....INCLUDING A 19-76SUPREME COURT RULINGUPHOLDING THEREQUIREMENT INPHILADELPHIATHE DEATE GAINEDTRACTION AGAIN LASTYEAR -- FOLLOWINGPROTESTS AND
A bill to eliminate KCPD's residency requirement is sitting on Gov. Mike Parson's desk. It passed by a 31-2 vote in the Missouri..