Kansas City council OKs mayor's plan to reallocate part of KCPD's budget

Just hours after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a plan Thursday to move millions from the police department budget to other crime prevention efforts, the city council passed it by a 9-4 vote.

KMBC9S.BRIAN JOHNSON EXPLAINS THECHANGES.ALL TYHE HAVE TO DO IS WORK WITHUS AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE WITHTHE MAYOR SAY TTHA I’M CONCERNEDABOUT THEM IS A GROSSUNDERSTATEMENT AND ANOTHER BYNORTHLAND CITY COUNCIL MEMRSBE.THIS IS WHAT ACCOUNT HE MEANSDOZENS OF OFFICERS STILL THECITY COUNCIL CHAMBER TO HEAR THEDISCUSSION MANY OF US DID NOTEVEN KNOW THESE WEER HAPPENINGUNTIL TODAY TAKE 42.3 MILLIONDOLLARS DIRECTLY FROM THE POLICEBUDGET.PUT IT UNDER CITY CONTROL THENADD THREE MILLION FOR A TALOT45.3 MILLIONOL DLARS TO BE USEDBY THE POLICE FOR CRIMEPREVENTION COMMUNI ETYNGAGEMENTAND OUTREACH.THIS IS INCREASED FUND ANDINCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY TWOGO GODOALS THAT I TNKHIEVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC CANSUPPORT MAYOR AND EIGHT CITYCOUNCIL SUPPORTER SAY IT'’ THEBIGGEST CHANGE IN GENERATIONSAND SHOULD HELP PREVENT.SIDES CITY OVERSIGHT HAS TAKENFOR GRANTED IN MOST SUBURBS ANDALL THOSE CITIES THEY TAKE CAREOF THEIR POLICE FOLKS.THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIPWITH THEM.I THINK KANSAS CITY CAN BE JUSTLIKE THAT AND I’M GLAD WE TOOK ASTEP IN ATTH DIRECTION A GROUPOF OUR COLLEAGUES WENT TOGETHERBEHIND OUR BACK.ISTH ISOT N DAYLIGHT.THIS IS GOVERNMENT IN THE DARKBEFORE NORTHLAND COUNCIL MEMBERSWERE BLINDSIDED BY THEANNOUNCEMENT.THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORSTPIECE OF LEGISLATION.I HAVE SEEN SIENC I’VE SINCEI’VE BEEN HERE AT CITY HALL THEYFEAR THE FUNDING CHANGE CLDOUMEAN FEWER OFFICERS TO ANSWER911 CALLS AND SLOWER RESPONSETIMES AND YOU THINK KEEP ABETTER IDEA, BUT YOU’RE NOT APOLICE OFFICER.HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOING TOMAKE POLICING BETTER?ETH VOTE CAME AFTER ONLY HOURSOF ITS INTRODUCTION THEORDINANCE PASSES NINEND ASUPPORT NO FOUR AGAINST THEFUNDING ISN’T GUARANTEED.UNLESS KANSAS CITY POLICE DOWHAT THE COU