http://gopetition.com/signatures/eliminate-the-residency-rule-for-kcpd-officers.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 06:11 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19761396?utm_medium=rss Correct the unfairness of requiring KCPD, KCFD and city employees to live within city limits

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:00:19 UTC 19761396 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19438759?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:50:01 UTC 19438759 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17607867?utm_medium=rss This requirement is the main reason so many qualified candidates choose other agencies. As a whole, the policy does more to hurt the department.

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:43:54 UTC 17607867 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17162588?utm_medium=rss It is unjust to demand that the people who protect us, by putting their lives on the line ten-twelve hours a day, to go home to a place they do not want to be. If we want them to function at their best, they need to rest and enjoy life in a place that they can truly call HOME.

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:25:38 UTC 17162588 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16958371?utm_medium=rss My husband would love to apply and work for the department, but the reasoning against it is solely due to the residency requirement. We do not wish to live in Kansas City, MO but do wish do help keep the peace and maintain safety.

]]> Fri, 7 Mar 2014 12:08:34 UTC 16958371 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16903541?utm_medium=rss Please remove the requirement.

]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:48:21 UTC 16903541 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13181632?utm_medium=rss N/a

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:32:54 UTC 13181632 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10710117?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:58:31 UTC 10710117 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9817380?utm_medium=rss Please remove this requirement for all police personell. They should have the liberty to choose the best area for their family and still be able to devote their time to the department.

]]> Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:35:13 UTC 9817380 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8793181?utm_medium=rss This requirement disproportianately effects caucasion Missouri residents by keeping the number of minority applicants high due to the residency requirement. This requirement also gives officers little choice when determining who they want to pay property taxes to and where they want there children to attend school.

]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:50:18 UTC 8793181 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7968928?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:47:04 UTC 7968928 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7803603?utm_medium=rss The residency rule is unconstitutional and infringes upon our rights.

]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 04:20:28 UTC 7803603 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7670090?utm_medium=rss Spouse of KCMO police officer. Please abolish the residency requirment!

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 11:35:09 UTC 7670090 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7545512?utm_medium=rss They should have to right to live where ever they want.

]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 05:15:57 UTC 7545512 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7544657?utm_medium=rss Allowing officers to live outside the city limits will provide their children access to better public schools without impacting their service to the city.

]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 02:42:29 UTC 7544657 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7449053?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:33:48 UTC 7449053 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7444132?utm_medium=rss A police officer should be able to live where he or she can afford, which may not be in the same area as the job. Other jobs are not restricted to residency of employment.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:35:10 UTC 7444132 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7441507?utm_medium=rss I see no benefit to require policemen to live within the Kansas City limits.

]]> Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:07:31 UTC 7441507 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7426851?utm_medium=rss Please allow police officers to chose their residency based on community, not city of employment. I suspect you would get an even better selection of officers if their families were not forced to live within the limits of Kansas City.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:59:37 UTC 7426851 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401354?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:39:21 UTC 7401354 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401346?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:36:25 UTC 7401346 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401340?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:34:43 UTC 7401340 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401331?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:32:45 UTC 7401331 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401326?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:30:58 UTC 7401326 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401315?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:28:01 UTC 7401315 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7401304?utm_medium=rss This is an unfair rule that limits the freedoms of the officers who protect the city of Kansas City--it should be eliminated.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:24:45 UTC 7401304 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7327333?utm_medium=rss I hated the requirment when I was there.

]]> Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:14:07 UTC 7327333 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7315812?utm_medium=rss I have always felt that the officers should be able to live with in reason of the city they protect, but do not have to live directly in the city limits.

]]> Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:31:58 UTC 7315812 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7311772?utm_medium=rss I grew up in Platte City which is just a few miles outside of the city limits. I would love to be able to live there again. Please lift the requirement.

]]> Thu, 8 Apr 2010 04:43:50 UTC 7311772 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7310014?utm_medium=rss You should be able to live were you want!

]]> Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:30:04 UTC 7310014 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7299182?utm_medium=rss KC Police Officers should be allowed to raise their families in the City of their choosing while still carrying out their obligatory duties to the KCPD.

]]> Tue, 6 Apr 2010 01:33:05 UTC 7299182 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7299180?utm_medium=rss KC Police Officers should be allowed to raise their families in the City of their choosing while still carrying out their obligatory duties to the KCPD.

]]> Tue, 6 Apr 2010 01:32:16 UTC 7299180 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7298434?utm_medium=rss This rule restricts our freedoms that should be a right for all citizens of this country especially those who sacrifice so much to serve & protect the public every day! For many KCPD families--it is not close to family or the spouses work. More importantly, the rule does not allow families to choose the school district they send their children to or the neighborhood they raise them in. It is unfair & should be eliminated!!

]]> Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:01:04 UTC 7298434 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7291518?utm_medium=rss Let homeowners pick where they want to live.

]]> Mon, 5 Apr 2010 03:49:45 UTC 7291518 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7278953?utm_medium=rss Great idea!!

]]> Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:18:01 UTC 7278953 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7278686?utm_medium=rss Police who protect the rights of others should not have their rights infringed upon.

]]> Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:59:26 UTC 7278686 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7265293?utm_medium=rss This policy is a unfair restriction on the officers and families serving to protect this city. It is not a state wide policies and KC is the only department with a policy to restrict residency. It needs to be repealed.

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:31:25 UTC 7265293 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7262122?utm_medium=rss Officers should be able to live anywere in the metro area.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:25:17 UTC 7262122 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7262093?utm_medium=rss If the officers have a take home car then they should be restricted to maybe the county or within the city limits. If they do not take home a car then as long as they show up to work on time, where they live is irrelivant. They should not be restricted.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:16:38 UTC 7262093 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7261195?utm_medium=rss Police Officers should be able to live anywhere in the metro area.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:24:23 UTC 7261195 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7261146?utm_medium=rss Let these men and women have the choice on where to raise their families. They are risking their lives for us, let them choose!

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:13:36 UTC 7261146 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7260881?utm_medium=rss I agree that the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners should lift the residency requirement.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:13:58 UTC 7260881 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7260703?utm_medium=rss I dont liked being land locked around me I want to be able to do what I want to my property without asking permission.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:38:07 UTC 7260703 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7260667?utm_medium=rss This rule is silly and limits the freedoms that these men and women work daily to protect.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:32:38 UTC 7260667 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7260315?utm_medium=rss My father is a retired Kansas City Police Officer and I feel that officers should have the freedom to choose where they live and should not be forced to live in the city in which they serve.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:24:11 UTC 7260315 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7260132?utm_medium=rss I guess I don't understand why living in the City Limits of Kansas City makes a difference? They have taken an oath to protect all no matter where they might live.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:47:38 UTC 7260132 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7259998?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:14:42 UTC 7259998 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7259960?utm_medium=rss Please let the people that protect the residents of the Kansas City Area live where ever they choose to live. That freedom should be their right to exercise.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:07:43 UTC 7259960 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7259718?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:23:11 UTC 7259718 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7259579?utm_medium=rss Let the police officers choose where they live.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:46:18 UTC 7259579 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7258409?utm_medium=rss Although I take great pride in being a Kansas City, Missouri Police Officer, our children's health and education are absolutely paramount. It is our belief that the Residency Requirement for Kansas City, Missouri Police Department employee's restricts and ultimately isolates our families educational, social and economic opportunities. My 6 year old daughter asked me a couple months ago "why do we have to live where all the houses look the same?" I still don't know the answer.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:04:00 UTC 7258409 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7257584?utm_medium=rss Please eliminate the residency restriction...

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:13:58 UTC 7257584 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7254525?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:17:41 UTC 7254525 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7253467?utm_medium=rss Should be the right of every citizen of the United States and every civil servant to reside where they please.

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:39:13 UTC 7253467 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7251259?utm_medium=rss Even if I can't move it would be nice to have the option.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:50:43 UTC 7251259 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7251044?utm_medium=rss I feel there is no reason to have officers required to live in city limits any longer.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:49:03 UTC 7251044 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7250908?utm_medium=rss My husband is a KCPD police officer and we are thinking about moving in the next few years. With the residency clause lifted it would make it much easier to find a home that is suitable for us because there would be more options.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:11:54 UTC 7250908 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7250710?utm_medium=rss .

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:30:24 UTC 7250710 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7250598?utm_medium=rss It is time to get rid of a law that today proves no benefit to the city, the citizens of this city, or to us the employees. I don't believe the City of Kansas City should require any city employee to live within the city limits.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:03:21 UTC 7250598 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7250394?utm_medium=rss I believe that this idea has merit and should be considered for approval.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:26:01 UTC 7250394 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7247727?utm_medium=rss This is not right.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:56:39 UTC 7247727 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7243229?utm_medium=rss We want to live outside the city of Kanas city, MO

]]> Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:38:49 UTC 7243229 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7241794?utm_medium=rss This restriction is outdated & rightly deserves to be removed to allow our "public servants" to have options as to what schools their children can attend....at the very least!!

]]> Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:45:32 UTC 7241794 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7241268?utm_medium=rss I AM SIGNING THE PETITION TO LIFT THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

]]> Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:03:00 UTC 7241268 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7232921?utm_medium=rss 1

]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:10:20 UTC 7232921 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7230059?utm_medium=rss None

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:47:26 UTC 7230059 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7228259?utm_medium=rss No other comment

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:35:50 UTC 7228259 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7227860?utm_medium=rss 1

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:47:41 UTC 7227860 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7227691?utm_medium=rss Having the residency requirement keeps my daughter from living in the neighborhood with her grandparents, great grandparents, and aunts & uncles. I think that the best plan for KCPD would be to allow people who have been on the department for 5 years to move outside of KC city limits.

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:25:53 UTC 7227691 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7225875?utm_medium=rss No Comment

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:19:44 UTC 7225875 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7225635?utm_medium=rss Please do away with the residency requirement for KCPD.

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:35:35 UTC 7225635 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7225076?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:55:18 UTC 7225076 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7222745?utm_medium=rss It is time to repeal this archaic law.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:01:20 UTC 7222745 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7222623?utm_medium=rss As a former Police Officer, I was glad the Police Department I worked for allowed us officers to live outside the city and county of the city I worked in. I believe it's not only safer, but a change of residential venue is good for the officers health, stress and well being. If an officer can respond within an hour of call out, I do not see that to be a problem with his/her department, especially a department the size of KCMO PD.
Dave Burlew

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:31:59 UTC 7222623 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7221500?utm_medium=rss Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:23:23 UTC 7221500 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7221037?utm_medium=rss Always thought this rule was unfair.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:29:33 UTC 7221037 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7220846?utm_medium=rss The residency requirement for KCPD Police Officers should be done away with.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:07:54 UTC 7220846 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7220653?utm_medium=rss My husband, a KCMO police officer, and our
family would benefit from not being restricted by the current residency rules.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:49:07 UTC 7220653 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7220225?utm_medium=rss This restriction on my freedom is unnecessary, and counter-productive to the city. By allowing officers to live outside of the city limits, the city would be able to collect not only the 1% earnings tax from us, but also from those who move into the houses vacated by those officers who choose to move to a residence outside the city limits.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:10:38 UTC 7220225 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7219710?utm_medium=rss Why not.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:20:58 UTC 7219710 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7219638?utm_medium=rss Elimination of this requirement is long overdue. All should have the right to decide where to live and raise a family.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:13:41 UTC 7219638 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7219225?utm_medium=rss no further comments

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:22:14 UTC 7219225 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7219134?utm_medium=rss Out dated Law. Hard to find a good place to live down south so that my wife can go to work in Lenexa. It is unfair for her to make a real long trip to work just to live in a good neighborhood up north

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:12:31 UTC 7219134 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218869?utm_medium=rss school district is bad and it should be up to the officer to live where you want to. It will not effect your job. Kansas city is one of the very few city with this requirement all other citys have done away with it we need to also

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:38:14 UTC 7218869 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218800?utm_medium=rss I'm in favor of eliminating the residency rule for KCPD officers

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:28:24 UTC 7218800 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218453?utm_medium=rss Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:45:59 UTC 7218453 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218452?utm_medium=rss I think having them live within a set response time to respond to their assigned location should be sufficient. Living an hour away, probably not, but 30-45 minutes seems fair. They should have a right to live according to the needs of their families (appropriate housing and schools).

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:45:48 UTC 7218452 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218428?utm_medium=rss Kansas City must compete for the best and brightest police officers in order to provide basic services to the people who live and work in KCMO. Waiving the residency requirement will take a major stride in doing so regarding retention and recruitment of qualified police officers.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:42:21 UTC 7218428 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218416?utm_medium=rss Affects friends and family of mine.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:41:10 UTC 7218416 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218391?utm_medium=rss No residency requirement might also help with recruitment.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:38:51 UTC 7218391 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218378?utm_medium=rss I support the effort to eleminate the residency requirement

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:37:30 UTC 7218378 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218334?utm_medium=rss This would truly benefit the department and city in the area of employee attraction and retention.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:33:02 UTC 7218334 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7218241?utm_medium=rss No comment

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:23:57 UTC 7218241 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7217660?utm_medium=rss N/A

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:19:05 UTC 7217660 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7216744?utm_medium=rss I feel that at this point forcing employees to live within the city limits has hampered the departments abiality to effectively recruit and hire good qualified personnel.

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:31:41 UTC 7216744 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7215503?utm_medium=rss .

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:38:18 UTC 7215503 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7214294?utm_medium=rss At least allow residency in the four county area that Kansas City occupies.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:51 UTC 7214294 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7212275?utm_medium=rss I am a civilian that lived outside the city limits when I was hired in 1980. I was grandfathered to live outside of the city limits until I married an officer and had to live within the city. We have lost people for employment because of the city limit rule and if removed, the pool of applicants could increase. Other law enforcement agencies require their employees to live within a time range from where they work. For most, this would still be within the counties of our city.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:30:59 UTC 7212275 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7212080?utm_medium=rss Eliminate this rule. Families should have the right to choose where to live.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:07:46 UTC 7212080