I invite all community members to come share their
concerns, thoughts and ideas with me and police department leaders tomorrow
morning.
The Kansas City Missouri Police Department is
hosting an open forum from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Mohart Multipurpose
Center, 3200 Wayne Ave. Police commanders and community interaction officers
will be in attendance, as will a representative from the Office of Community
Complaints and the leaders of several city departments. These department and
city leaders will sit in the audience while you share your thoughts.
We will not be there to talk at you. We will be
there to listen to you.
For the first hour and 45 minutes, police and city
representatives will sit in the audience listening to what you have to say. At
10:45 a.m., police commanders will meet one-on-one with you. If you have a
specific public safety problem you’d like to see addressed, we will ask you to
sign a community contract. This contract will outline the mutually agreed upon
action steps to be taken by you and police to address the issue and will ensure
both parties follow up on these actions. The follow-up is key.
I really hope you can make it out tomorrow morning.
The police are here to serve you, and we need your input to be successful.
