City of Columbia, Missouri
Meeting Minutes - Final
Columbia Police Chief's Vehicle Stop Committee
Conference Room 1C -
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Regular
City Hall - 701 E.
Broadway
6:00 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER
Toni Dukes-Larkins called to order at 1805. Pam Hardin arrived late (1813 hours, and left
at 1938).
6 -
Present:
Toni Dukes Larkins, Pamela Hardin, Chris Horn, Tabitha Juneau, Derek Moore and
Andy Muscato
II. INTRODUCTIONS
None.
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Toni Dukes-Larkins made a motion to approve the agenda; Chris Horn seconded.
The motion carried.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2024-06-11 VSC minutes
Attachments: 2024-06-11 VSC minutes
Chris Horn made a motion to approve the June meeting minutes; Derek Moore
seconded. The motion carried.
V. OLD BUSINESS
Chair's Update
None.
Other Items to Discuss
Tabitha Chikhladze spoke about the Vehicle Stops Report, and that they removed the
disparity measure. She also discussed the contraband hit rate. Toni Dukes-Larkins
discussed whether there was any significant disparity between contraband stops. Andy
Muscato discussed whether there was any way to measure driving population for
disparity; Tabitha Chikhladze replied that they used data from the census, and that there
was no driving population data.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
Chief Schlude made a presentation to the committee titled, "Police Traffic Stops Initiative:
Key Findings - July 24, 2024." She discussed how to address potential bias in individual
traffic stops, and disparities of search rates. Chris Horn asked whether a driver's
proximity to their residence was considered a relevant metric, and Andy Muscato talked
about daytime vs nighttime traffic stops. Chief Schlude discussed exploring a
mechanism for getting feedback from different parts of the community on a regular basis,