Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
Regular MeetingKansas City, MO · June 7, 2023
Agenda
Kansas City 414 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Agenda - Final
Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
Katheryn Shields, Chair
Heather Hall, Vice Chair
Ryana Parks-Shaw
Melissa Robinson
Lee Barnes
Kevin McManus
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 10:30 AM 26th Floor, Council Chamber
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Director of the Law Department
230451 Sponsor: Director of the Law Department
Approving and authorizing settlement of a claim for a Workers' Compensation benefit filed
by Lori D. Lynn for injuries resulting from her job while employed by the City.
Attachments: docket memo-lynn
Director of the Law Department
230452 Sponsor: Director of the Law Department
Approving and authorizing settlement of lawsuit entitled Greg Queen v. City of Kansas
City, Missouri, Case No. 2016-CV24186, in the amount of $82,500.00.
Attachments: Docket Memo Queen
Director of the Law Department
230453 Sponsor: Director of the Law Department
Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Huda Saad v. John M. Pisciotta
and City Kansas City, Missouri; Case No. 21CY-CV07271.
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Attachments: docket memo-pisciotta
Shields
230475 Sponsor: Councilmember Kathryn Shields
RESOLUTION - Establishing a commission, members to be appointed by the Mayor, to
research and recommend to the Mayor and City Council alternatives to incarceration, with
the goal of informing the number of jail beds that are needed and to be built by the City in
coordination with Jackson County, Missouri.
Attachments: NO dOCKET MEMO
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Director of Human Resources
230440 Sponsor: Director of the Human Resources Department
Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri, Employees’
Retirement System, by repealing Sections 2-1174, 2-1176, 2-1184, 2-1185 and 2-1189 and
enacting in lieu thereof sections of like numbers and subject matters to change the required
distribution date set by federal law, change the time requirement to vest from ten to five
years for employees in Tier 2 and change the composition of the Board of Trustees of the
Employees’ Retirement System Trust in accordance with the collective bargaining
agreements between the City and its unions.
Attachments: Ordinance
HR 5 year Vesting Ordinance
230440com
Ordinance No. 230440 - Pension Plan Update - May 24 2023
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
1. There may be a general discussion regarding current Finance, Governance, and Public
Safety issues
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<http://kansascity.granicus.comNiewPublisher.php/?view_id=2>Closed Session
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Adjournment
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