Governor Parson Signs SB 678, Increasing Kansas City Police Department’s Annual Budget

Jefferson Metropolis — As we speak, Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Invoice (SB) 678 into regulation, growing the Kansas Metropolis Police Division’s (KCPD) finances from at the very least 20 % of Kansas Metropolis’s normal income per fiscal 12 months to 25 % per fiscal 12 months. 

“In Missouri, we defend our regulation enforcement officers who reply the decision every day to guard and serve Missourians. We do not defund them,” Governor Parson mentioned. “With crime on the rise in cities throughout the nation, we’re signing SB 678 to make sure that the KCPD is receiving the required assets to assist public security and fight violent crime. We take satisfaction in Missouri’s cities, however we refuse to face idly by and permit criminals to run free. With the assistance of regulation enforcement, the enterprise neighborhood, and native companions, we’re placing shared options to work to fight crime in our state.”

Beneath present regulation, the Metropolis of Kansas Metropolis is required to supply at the very least 20 % of its normal income per fiscal 12 months to the Kansas Metropolis Board of Police. SB 678 will increase the required annual funding to the Board for the Kansas Metropolis Police Division to 25 % of the Metropolis’s normal income funds per fiscal 12 months.

“I’m grateful for Governor Parson standing with the courageous women and men of the KCPD,” State Senator Tony Luetkemeyer mentioned. “At a time of historic excessive crime in Kansas Metropolis, we have to be supporting our police, not defunding them.”

“It was a privilege to sponsor Senator Luetkemeyer’s invoice within the Missouri Home,” State Consultant Chris Brown mentioned. “I’ll all the time work to assist and promote regulation enforcement in our metropolis. Protected streets translate to stronger communities, higher colleges, and a extra promising enterprise atmosphere. Nonetheless, all of it begins with public security and regulation enforcement.”

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