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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 250044

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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements to provide funding for security services in areas recommended by the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force for the use of off-duty officers and sheriffs’ deputies; and directing the City Manager to include a funding request in the FY2025-26 Submitted Budget of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund.

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WHEREAS, safety and security of residents, business owners and visitors is important for continued progress and quality of life in the city; and

WHEREAS, increased security and visibility of officers and deputies in certain areas and districts will benefit residents, local businesses, and visitors; and

WHEREAS, the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force, comprised of City staff from various City departments, was established to create proactive strategies, identify areas of highest need, and recommend budget expenditures in order to prioritize the delivery of city services in certain areas utilizing publicly available data provided by the Kansas City Police Department and participating City Departments; and

WHEREAS, the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force shall make recommendations to the City Manager regarding areas where the use of off-duty officers and deputies is warranted; and

WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to contract with various districts and agencies to provide funding towards the hiring of off-duty officers and deputies based upon the recommendations of the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force; and

WHEREAS, the scope of these agreements will allow for the use of off-duty officers and deputies, including from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute agreements with various agencies, districts, associations and other entities to provide funding towards the use of off-duty officers and sheriffs’ deputies for security services in areas recommended by the Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force from funds appropriated herein.

Section 2. That the City Manager is directed to include a funding request in the FY2025-26 Submitted Budget of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund.

Section 3.  Nothing contained herein shall supplant existing security arrangements entered into with the City.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Tammy L. Queen

Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Joseph A. Guarino

Senior Associate City Attorney