Public Safety Committee meetings usually are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month in the training room of the W. Jack Sanders Justice Center, 12400 Foster. The public is welcome.

• Next meeting is Wednesday, June 13

If you need accommodations for the meeting, contact Officer Gary Mason at 913-327-6937 (Kansas Relay Service 1-800-766-3777). Please give 48 hours' notice.

On July 14, 2010, Police Chief John Douglass gave presentation on the changing nature of Overland Park to the Public Safety Committee.

Subjects covered by the Public Safety Committee:

• Police services (excluding those directly related to traffic safety)
• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical and rescue services
• Consumer fraud and protection
• Civil defense
• Planning
• Traffic enforcement
• School crossing guards