A QUIET KANSAS CITY LEGAL SHAKEUP!!!



A few of you were asking about this one and it's worth noting . . .

RECENT KANSAS CITY LEGAL MANEUVERS WERE ALMOST AS QUIET AS THE FACT THAT THERE'S A BIG PUSH TO GET RID OF GALEN WHEN THE NEW CITY COUNCIL TAKES HOLD!!!

Anyhoo, I'll do this in presser form so you d-bags don't have to trust me AND because it hasn't really been highlighted anywhere else . . .

Lowell Gard appointed city prosecutor

City of Kansas City, Mo., City Attorney Galen Beaufort announced the assignment of Lowell Gard to serve as city prosecutor effective Tuesday, Jan. 18.

"Lowell has served well as the first assistant city prosecutor for several years," Beaufort said. "He brings to his new assignment as city prosecutor a thorough knowledge of the administration of the City Prosecutor's Office, high ethical standards and excellent criminal prosecution skills."

In addition to the traditional city prosecutor responsibilities, Gard will oversee the City Prosecutor's Office's implementation of, and training for, the new REJIS systems of IMDS-Plus and LEWeb over the next year.

Gard began his tenure with the City Attorney's Office as a part-time courtroom prosecutor in April 2004. He became a full-time prosecutor in May 2005. Gard was in private practice prior to joining the City Attorney's Office.
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What about the old school City Prosecutor Beth Murano?!?!?

Here's your answer . . .

City Attorney's Office expands Neighborhood Improvement Attorney Project

City of Kansas City, Mo., City Attorney Galen Beaufort announced the assignment of former City Prosecutor Beth Murano to supervise and expand the Neighborhood Improvement Attorney Project. This unit creatively uses both civil and criminal legal tools to target areas of concern to improve public safety, economic viability and quality of life issues in Kansas City neighborhoods.

"Beth is an important addition to the project," Beaufort said. "She possesses both excellent relations with key community leaders and the talent and vision needed to expand the project."

This latest assignment for Murano and the recent appointment of John Wood to the position of assistant city manager for neighborhoods demonstrate the City's commitment to focusing attention and City resources on our neighborhoods.

"By moving the development and supervision of community prosecution efforts into the project and including Beth as part of that project, we hope to improve public safety and the quality of life in our neighborhoods," said Mayor Mark Funkhouser.

As city prosecutor, Beth introduced the concept of community prosecution to the City, focusing legal efforts on not only prosecuting criminal violations but also seeking sentences to protect neighborhoods from repeat offenders. She also worked with citizens and social service agencies to address the root causes of the criminal conduct. She began with unfunded, informal efforts coordinated with interested neighborhood organizations and the Kansas City Police Department and, more recently, was able to obtain federal funding to focus on areas within the Vineyard Neighborhood Association and the KCPD's East Patrol Division. With this appointment, the city attorney hopes to combine the community prosecution concept with existing efforts to address dangerous buildings, vacant properties and other sources of blight in the city.
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Comments

  1. Beth is sure doing a great job improving public safety with the Neighborhood Prosecutor Project. Only 106 homicides in 2010! Let's double the budget of yet another superficial "program" that allows the elected and appointed officials who are actually RESPONSIBLE for public safety to stand on the sidelines and congratulate themselves for making believe they're actually DOING something.
    Roll out the latest dog-and-pony show!!

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  2. Theresa Garza Ruiz is pushing for a Hispanic appointee who is in her influence. She wants to expand into city control.

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  3. Beth Murano is a hottie!

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  4. Galen isn't the City Attorney who should be worried about his job - the City of Lee's Summit's City Attorney should be worried about keeping hers.

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  5. Beth Murano worked closely with Will Royster in Northeast Kansas City on the SOAP/SODA projects. She's smart, cute, and aggressive.

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  6. Beth Murano belongs to Garza Ruiz.

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  7. Galen is incompetent and needs to go.

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  8. What a waste !!!

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  9. Yeah, but SOAP/SODA and royster are dead in the water. go beth!

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  10. Who is Will Royster?

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  11. Maybe Genaro should get the city job, because he is not qualified for that one either.

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  12. There are more attorneys in city hall then cops and snow plow drivers combined. There are more IT folks then attorneys.

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  13. This change does not make sense. The city promotes an individual close to retirement to the City Prosecutor position and moves the current city prosecutor to another role. Beth Murano has done an outstanding job as City Prosecutor. Look at her track record: 1. Introduced the concept of commununity prosecution to the City. This concept is helping to protect neighborhoods from repeat offenders. A concept used in other large cities. 2. She was able to obtain federal funding to focus on areas within the Vineyard Neighborhood Association and KCPD's East Patrol Division. The funding would not have been possible without her willingness to collborate with others. In my opinion, it does not make sense to move the person getting things done to another role and bring in an individual that will be retiring in a few years. Tax dollars well spent!!

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  14. Beth Murano is NOT a good prosecutor. She doesn't care about the people and takes the side of police without reserve. She is horrible and I hope she knows that what comes around goes around...what a waste of $!

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