Title
Presentation: Municipal Court Operational Review
Body
Issue/Request:
Within the FY26 budget, the City Manager recommended and the City Council approved conducting an operational review of the Lee's Summit Municipal Court. The scope and purpose of the operational review is to review and evaluate the following:
1. Municipal court operations and processes with a general review of current practices and procedures, including docket structure and management, and resulting internal and external measurable outcomes
2. Organizational structure and staff as to effectiveness of delivery of court services
3. Court practices, procedures, and activities in consideration of Missouri Supreme Court Rules and Court Operating Rules, and other pertinent municipal court leading best practices
4. Interdependencies with the City of Lee's Summit and pertinent stakeholders of the municipal court (Law Enforcement, Public Defender, Prosecutor's Office, Finance Department, etc.)
5. Facilities and technology
The City, working with the Municipal Court Judges and Municipal Court staff advertised a request for proposals for this operational review through the city's procurement process and selected and contracted with Raftelis to conduct the operational review.
Raftelis worked with the Municipal Court Judges, Municipal Court staff, City Administration and Municipal Court stakeholders in conducting this operational review and will be attending the City Council meeting to present the findings and recommendations of this operational review.
Presenter
Mark Dunning, City Manager
Jonathan Ingram, Raftelis Vice President - Organizational Assessment
Rebekka Hosken, Raftelis Senior Manager
Andrea Miller, Raftelis Senior Advisor