Former Kansas City Chief Forté Stays Winning Po-Po Retirement Payout Contest

Give TKC journalism (lulz) a bit of credit on this one . . .

Or, at the very least, this is a public service for all of our beloved, deplorable readers who enjoy counting other people's money . . . Especially when it comes by way of taxpayers.

We stole liberated just a bit of content from the newspaper and turned it into something useful regarding the paychecks of the top ranking po-po . . .

Outgoing Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith will be paid just over $274,900 for accrued sick and vacation time when he formally retires Friday after nearly 35 years in law enforcement.

Smith’s annual salary was $189,000 and he is permitted under department policy to be paid for his unused sick and vacation time.

The payout amount to Smith is far less than the $499,117 that was owed to his predecessor, Darryl Forté, who stepped down as police chief in May 2017.

At the time of his retirement, Forté accumulated over 2,526 hours of compensatory time, about 1,500 of vacation time and over 5,000 hours of unused sick time.

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Retiring KC Police Chief Rick Smith will collect big check for unused sick, vacation time

Outgoing Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith will be paid just over $274,900 for accrued sick and vacation time when he formally retires Friday after nearly 35 years in law enforcement. The Board of Police Commissioners voted unanimously during a closed session Tuesday to approve the final payout for the accrued time through Aug.