A special meeting of the Board of Alderman will be held on Wednesday, December 4th, beginning at 6:30pm at the Belle/Bland Community Center.
The agenda item for this meeting will be public discussion as to whether or not the Board of Alderman should consider the contracting of police duties for the City of Belle through the Maries County Sheriff’s department.
This item will appear on the agenda for the regular session meeting held on December, 10th, however it will NOT be open to public discussion at that time.
This will be your (the public) opportunity to voice your opinion, concerns, ask questions on this subject.
Expectations of conduct for this meeting are as follows:
- Patrons wishing to speak must sign in prior to the call to order.
- Patrons wishing to speak will be given three (3) minutes to address the Aldermen. At the end of your allotted time you will be asked to stop and return to your seat.
- Patrons wishing to speak must wait to be called upon. At such time you will be asked to approach the podium and your time will begin.
- Comments/opinions must remain on topic, be respectful, refrain from the use of vulgarity, and be addressed directly to the Board of Aldermen.
- Outbursts or disruptive behavior from the gallery will not be tolerated. Violators will be asked one time to cease. Failure to do so will result in being escorted from the building.
The Board of Aldermen are making every attempt to see that this subject gets its due diligence before making a final decision. They are carefully weighing the pros and cons, financial implications, as well as what is in the best interest of our Community, it’s citizens and businesses. Despite the rumors, this has not been voted on and will not be decided upon until such time.
Please plan to attend.
This post was originally shared on Mayor Josh Seaver’s Facebook page. See below for the post.