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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 17-21
TO: MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
FROM: FRANK WHITE, JR.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2017
RE: JACKSON COUNTY JAIL TASK FORCE
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I hereby establish the Jackson County Jail Task Force. The Jail Task Force shall consist of the following:
* John Fierro, President/CEO Mattie Rhodes Center - Co-Chair
* Gayle Holliday, Freedom Inc. President - Co-Chair
* Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor
* Alvin Brooks, Community Activist
* Scott Burnett, Jackson County Legislature Chairman
* Alissia Canady, KCMO City Councilwoman 5th District
* Carol Coe, Lawyer/Former County Legislator/Former City Councilwoman
* Karen Curls, MCC Division of Social Science Chair
* Niki Lee Donawa, TMC Chief Community Relations Officer
* State Rep. Brandon Ellington, District 22
* Joseph Megerman, Deputy District Defender, Missouri Public Defender's Office
* Brent Morris, Regional Director, Missouri Probation and Parole
* Captain Doug Niemeier, Kansas City Police Department East Patrol
* Lisa Pelofsky, CEO Pelofsky & Associates
* Mike Schumacher, Assistant to the City Manager KCMO
* Mike Sharp, Jackson County Sheriff
* Judge John Torrence, Presiding Judge Circuit Court Division 14
The Jail Task Force shall review and make recommendations related to maintenance and staffing costs, current and future capacity needs, regional cooperation, recidivism prevention measures, alternatives to incarceration, and new facility construction versus current facility renovation.
The Jail Task Force is charged with presenting findings and recommendations to the County Executive and County Legislature on or before May 21, 2018.
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Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Dated: ___...
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