Law and Government
Kansas City, Kansas has a consolidated city-county government in which the city and county have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation; and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was founded in 1898. In 1914. By 1918, it was taking photographs and fingerprints of all the felons it arrested. The Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was founded on December 25, 1883. The fire department is part of the Firefighter's Relief Association which was founded February 28, 1918. The department has 18 fire stations in the city. They cover an area of approximately 127 square miles. They also have specialty teams including heavy rescue, hazardous materials, foam team, water rescue, tactical medic, trench rescue, high angle/rope rescue, and technical urban search and rescue. The fire department has four public service programs. The programs are citizens assist program, fire prevention, safe place, and the smoke detector program.
Mayor/CEO
– Joe Reardon
Board of Commissioners
– At-Large District 1, Mayor Pro Tem, Rev Mark Holland
– At-Large District 2, John J. Mendez
– District 1, Nathaniel Barnes
– District 2, William J (Bill) Miller
– District 3, Ann Brandau-Murguia
– District 4, Mark Mitchell
– District 5, Mike Kane
– District 6, Particia Huggins Pettey
– District 7, Thomas R. Cooley
– District 8, Benoyd M. Ellison
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