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Special Committee for Legal Review — March 23, 2026: Majority of items held; KCPD overage fund advanced as committee substitute

Kansas CityMar 23, 20262 min read

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Meeting held March 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM in the 26th Floor Council Chamber. Present: Chair Quinton Lucas, Vice Chair Melissa Robinson, Councilmember Andrea Bough. Multiple agenda items were held off docket or held in committee. An ordinance (260065) to establish a KCPD Overage Fund and related budget treatment for Board of Police Commissioners legal settlements was presented by Mayor Lucas and was advanced as a committee substitute (Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub); it includes direction to negotiate Council approval processes and a proposed $5.9 million FY2026–2027 appropriation subject to Council ordinance approval. The committee noted potential closed sessions under specified subsections of Section 610.021 (Revised Statutes of Missouri).

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220444 (Amend Chapter 44 – corrections): Held off docket.
230471 (Amend Committee Substitute for Ord. No. 220364 — effective date change): Held off docket.
231053 (Repeal Ord. No. 231011 / 63rd & Prospect development contract termination and RFP direction): Held off docket.
250974 (Resolution directing City Manager to align agencies on data center economic incentives): Held off docket.
260065 (Ordinance to assign KCPD settlement costs to a Legal Expense/KCPD Overage Fund): Presented by Mayor Quinton Lucas; advanced and Do Pass as Committee Substitute. Directs City Manager to establish a KCPD Overage Fund, negotiate a Council-approval process with the Board of Police Commissioners, and directs inclusion of a $5.9 million appropriation in the FY2026–2027 budget from that fund, subject to Council ordinance approval.
240401 (Review relationship with MARC and explore creation of a KCMO-MPO for regional transportation planning): Held in committee.
240474 (Authorize City Manager to enter MOU with KCATA on TEFRA certificate approval process): Held off docket.
Semi-Annual Docket items to be considered (no specific actions recorded in these minutes).
Committee reserved authority to enter closed sessions under Section 610.021 subsections listed in the minutes for legal, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding, sealed proposals, and auditor communications.

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