84.480. Chief of police--appointment--qualifications--compensation (Kansas City).
Chief of police--appointment--qualifications--compensation (KansasCity).
84.480. The board of police commissioners shall appoint a chief ofpolice who shall be the chief police administrative and law enforcementofficer of such cities. The chief of police shall be chosen by the boardsolely on the basis of his or her executive and administrativequalifications and his or her demonstrated knowledge of police science andadministration with special reference to his or her actual experience inlaw enforcement leadership and the provisions of section 84.420. At thetime of the appointment, the chief shall not be more than sixty years ofage, shall have had at least five years' executive experience in agovernmental police agency and shall be certified by a surgeon or physicianto be in a good physical condition, and shall be a citizen of the UnitedStates and shall either be or become a citizen of the state of Missouri andresident of the city in which he or she is appointed as chief of police.In order to secure and retain the highest type of police leadership withinthe departments of such cities, the chief shall receive a salary of notless than eighty thousand two hundred eleven dollars, nor more than onehundred seventy-two thousand four hundred seventy-eight dollars per annum.
(RSMo 1939 § 7656, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7657, A.L. 1951 p. 297, A.L. 1955 p. 307, A.L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 152, A.L. 1963 p. 135, A.L. 1965 p. 199, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 873, A.L. 1969 p. 149, A.L. 1971 S.B. 118, A.L. 1975 S.B. 349, A.L. 1977 S.B. 68, A.L. 1979 H.B. 702, A.L. 1981 S.B. 164, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1433 & 1574, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1304, A.L. 1991 H.B. 321 & 343, A.L. 1998 S.B. 473, A.L. 2001 S.B. 4, A.L. 2008 S.B. 801)Prior revisions: 1929 § 7524; 1919 § 8935; 1909 § 9787