Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Vehicle Markings topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Staff urge relabeling of district vehicle that reads 'KCSD police' to avoid legal confusion
Summary
A staff speaker warned that a district vehicle labeled 'KCSD police' could create legal exposure if non-Act-120 security staff operate it; attendees discussed relabeling to 'police security services.'
A staff speaker raised concern that one district vehicle's rear lettering reads "KCSD police," which could create legal confusion if a security officer without Act 120 certification uses it.
"You're going to have a security officer in a car that says police on it. It's a technicality, but an attorney would... have a field day," the staff member said, urging that the rear lettering be changed or the vehicle be updated to read "police security services."
Attendees discussed matching side and rear markings to avoid implying sworn police authority where it may not exist. Scott and others agreed that changing the lettering or updating vehicle graphics would be appropriate; staff suggested this would be a reasonable, low-cost correction.
The transcript records consensus about making the signage consistent with staffing levels, but no formal approval or purchase order for the relabeling was recorded in the informational meeting.
