EXECUTIVE
ORDER
NO.
93-48
WHEREAS, violence has reached epidemic proportions in certain urban areas; and
WHEREAS, the well-being of the citizens of Missouri, specifically persons in St. Louis and Kansas City, is greatly affected by personal violence; and
WHEREAS, partnerships should be formed with local community leaders and public officials from St. Louis, Kansas City, and the State of Missouri to address the problem of urban violence;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby establish the Task Force on the Causes and Prevention of Urban Violence. The Governor will designate two of the members of the task force as co-chairs. The task force shall consist of eighteen persons appointed by the Governor, at least seven (7) of whom shall be from the St. Louis Metropolitan area, and at least seven (7) of whom shall be from the Kansas City Metropolitan area; a representative of the Office of the Mayor of the City of St. Louis and a representative of the Office of Mayor of the City of Kansas City; the Governor or his gesignee' three (33) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House' three (3) members of the Missouri Senate appointedd by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; the directors, or their designees, of the departments of Public Safety, Health, Mental Health, and Corrections; and the Attorney General or his designneee.
The task force shall review and make recommendations to the Governor, to the General Assembly, and to the agencies of state government, as appropriate, on the following matters:
- Changes,
if
any,
that
are
needed
in
state
statutes,
including
the
criminal
law
and
the
laws
relating
to
juvenile
crime,
that
will
be
effective
in
reducing
the
incidence
of
violent
crime;
- Measures
that
will
be
effective
in
reducing
crimes
coommitted
with
firearms
in
urban
areas;
- Changes
in
policies
or
laws
relating
to
criminal
punishment
that
will
be
effective
inreducing
recidivist
criminal
behaviors;
- Measures
that
will
be
effective
in
reducing
the
incidence
of
violent
crime
associated
with
transactions
involving
illegal
drugs;
- Policies
that
can
be
pursued
to
strengthen
the
family
and
other
community
institutions
in
order
to
reduce
urban
violent
crime;
- Policies
and
procedures
that
will
help
protect
children
from
violence
or
threats
of
violence
while
in
school
and
while
going
to
and
from
school;
and
- Such other policies, laws, or actions that the task force believes will be effective in reducing urban violent crime.
The committee will begin its deliberations within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. The committee will make recommendations regarding urban violence to the Governor, the 1994 General Assembly, state agencies, and other authorities as it deems appropriate.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 16th day of December, 1993. |
| [Mel Carnahan's signature] | GOVERNOR |
ATTEST:
[Judith K. Moriarty's signature]
SECRETARY OF STATE
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