City Council to consider Kevin Davis as permanent police commissioner
Bills on reducing food deserts, stormwater fees also on agenda
Updated: 6:56 AM EDT Sep 22, 2015
Omar Jimenez
The Baltimore City Council will consider whether Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis will permanently fill the role during a presentation Monday evening.
The Baltimore City Council will consider whether Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis will permanently fill the role during a presentation Monday evening.Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake selected Davis for his current role in July after she fired Anthony Batts. She said at the time that too much of the city's focus has shifted away from crime-fighting efforts.The City Charter requires Davis be signed on to a six-year term. If approved, Davis would fulfill the remainder of Batts' contract that stretches into 2020.Speaking to 11 News last week, Rawlings-Blake said she will keep pushing for police reform in her remaining time at City Hall. She believes Davis is the right person for the job."He's a cop's cop and understands you have to push for reform in a way that is respectful of the officer but also the position," Rawlings-Balke said of Davis. "I am looking forward to working with the council to make him permanent."This comes off the heels of another violent weekend, with two homicides and multiple shootings reported. City Council will also introduce a resolution calling for improvements and changes to Baltimore's 911 operations on Monday evening.The resolution, sponsored by Councilman Nick Mosby, Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke and Council President Jack Young, calls for adequate staffing and sufficient management to avoid busy signals and connection problems while also cross-training operators and dispatchers so that they can handle either position.Among the other items on the City Council's agenda:- A bill will be introduced seeking to reduce the city's stormwater remediation fees. Councilman Carl Stokes is sponsoring the legislation.- A bill will be introduced to offer tax credits for grocery stores that open in food deserts. Rawlings-Blake, along with Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen and Baltimore Development Corp. President Bill Cole will formally introduce the bill Monday afternoon.- A bill will be introduced calling for the establishment of a dedicated "Children and Youth Fund" to be used exclusively to supplement services provided to area youth. Young will formally introduce the bill Monday morning.WBALTV.com editor Ron Snyder contributed to this story.
BALTIMORE —
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake selected Davis for his current role in July after she fired Anthony Batts. She said at the time that too much of the city's focus has shifted away from crime-fighting efforts.
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The City Charter requires Davis be signed on to a six-year term. If approved, Davis would fulfill the remainder of Batts' contract that stretches into 2020.
Speaking to 11 News last week, Rawlings-Blake said she will keep pushing for police reform in her remaining time at City Hall. She believes Davis is the right person for the job.
"He's a cop's cop and understands you have to push for reform in a way that is respectful of the officer but also the position," Rawlings-Balke said of Davis. "I am looking forward to working with the council to make him permanent."
This comes off the heels of another violent weekend, with two homicides and multiple shootings reported.
City Council will also introduce a resolution calling for improvements and changes to Baltimore's 911 operations on Monday evening.
The resolution, sponsored by Councilman Nick Mosby, Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke and Council President Jack Young, calls for adequate staffing and sufficient management to avoid busy signals and connection problems while also cross-training operators and dispatchers so that they can handle either position.
Among the other items on the City Council's agenda:
- A bill will be introduced seeking to reduce the city's stormwater remediation fees. Councilman Carl Stokes is sponsoring the legislation.
- A bill will be introduced to offer tax credits for grocery stores that open in food deserts. Rawlings-Blake, along with Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen and Baltimore Development Corp. President Bill Cole will formally introduce the bill Monday afternoon.
- A bill will be introduced calling for the establishment of a dedicated "Children and Youth Fund" to be used exclusively to supplement services provided to area youth. Young will formally introduce the bill Monday morning.
WBALTV.com editor Ron Snyder contributed to this story.