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Selma council accepts 2024 Tier 1 racial‑profiling report; numbers remain consistent over three years
Summary
The City of Selma Police Chief presented the department's 2024 Tier 1 racial‑profiling report; the council accepted the report and members praised officers for consistent results over three years.
The Selma City Council voted to accept the City of Selma Police Department's 2024 Tier 1 annual racial‑profiling report after a presentation by the Police Chief.
The chief explained that state law requires departments to collect and report motor‑vehicle contact and related data to identify and address potential racial profiling. He referenced the Texas racial‑profiling law, the Sandra Bland Act and related training and reporting requirements. The chief told the council that, "in looking at the last three years... our numbers are staying within five points of each other," a consistency the mayor and council members praised.
A motion to accept the 2024 Tier 1 report was moved by Councilmember Harris and seconded by Councilmember Palmer; the report was accepted on a voice vote. Council members publicly thanked police personnel for their work; no policy action, additional review or amendments were directed at that meeting.
The report was accepted as the city’s required submission to state authorities; the meeting record did not include a roll‑call tally or further department commitments beyond the acceptance.
