SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[P E R F E C T E D]
SENATE BILL NO. 769
90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
This bill, which would have effectively eliminated KCPD officers right to a
board hearing,
was defeated by the KCPOA during the 2000 Legislative Session.
An acceptable form of optional, non-binding arbitration utilizing unbiased arbitrators
and retired judges selected through a predetermined selection process was negotiated
by the KCPOA.
For more information see BOPC
Hearing Resolution enabling the arbitration option.
See also the BOPC
Board Hearing Waiver Form.
INTRODUCED BY
SENATORS DePASCO AND WIGGINS. Read 1st time January 5, 2000, and 1,000
copies ordered printed. Read 2nd time January 24, 2000, and
referred to the Committee on Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence. Reported from the Committee February 8,
2000, with recommendation that the bill do pass and be placed on the Consent
Calendar. Taken up February 17, 2000. Read 3rd
time and placed upon its final passage; bill passed. TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3517S.02P
To repeal section 84.610, RSMo 1994, relating to
the Kansas City police department, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section
relating to the same subject.
Section A. Section 84.610, RSMo 1994,
is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section
84.610, to read as follows: 84.610. Any police officer, policeman
or employee adversely affected by any action taken by the chief which he is
required to report to the board under the provisions of subdivision (1) of
section 84.500 shall have the right to have such action of the chief of police
reviewed by the police board upon filing with the secretary of the board within
ten days after the effective date of such action a written request for review by
said police board. Whereupon the police board shall
[grant] appoint a hearing officer to
take evidence in a public hearing within fifteen days after the filing
of such request. The [board]
hearing officer shall have the power to inquire into all the
facts and circumstances pertaining to such action and may compel the attendance
of witnesses by subpoena at the request of either the police officer, policeman
or employee involved, the chief of police or [any member of the
board.] the hearing officer. The hearing
officer shall within thirty days after the public hearing make a report to the
board. The board shall have the power upon
receiving such [hearing]
report to affirm, modify or reverse such action of the chief
and may make such other orders as the board may deem necessary. The
board shall report all decisions in writing to the chief of police and to the
officer or employee involved. [Each decision of the
police board in such cases shall be final and not subject to review by any
court.]
AN
ACT
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
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