Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Denounces KCPD Top Cop Selection Process

As a member of the police board . . . It's noteworthy that Mayor Q's opinion sides with local law enforcement critics.

Here's the basics of his position and a bit of a fact check . . .

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday denounced the process the Board of Police Commissioners has carried out during its search for a new police chief, and said that more time and community input is needed before a final selection is made.

“We weren’t really the best at communicating this process,” Lucas said. “We did have our one meeting. And now we’re just gonna decide kind of out of nowhere. This is not necessarily the best of processes that I think people would want.”

“So I want to make sure at least I can get as much information as possible as I make this decision.”

But it is likely that the police board will meet in closed session following their monthly meeting Tuesday and select a new police chief.

“On what basis do we pick that chief, nobody knows. And in what way, who did we speak to, what references did we check? Nobody will know,” Lucas said. “And we could just make that decision, what four days after there was the one public hearing. It is not the type of way you wish to do these processes.”

Interesting.

That sounds EXACTLY how KCMO picked the current city manager under the "LEADERSHIP" of Mayor Q. 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Lucas slams process for selecting KC police chief, says more time is needed

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday denounced the process the Board of Police Commissioners has carried out during its search for a new police chief, and said that more time and community input is needed before a final selection is made. The board could make a decision as early as Tuesday.