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Commissioners agree to cover off-duty deputy costs for Selma-to-Montgomery bicycle ride
Summary
Montgomery Bicycle Club requested assistance covering off-duty deputy costs for a Selma-to-Montgomery commemorative ride; club estimated $8,240 in off‑duty law-enforcement costs and commissioners agreed verbally to contribute roughly $1,500 each from agency accounts plus $1,000 from a joint account to cover the expense.
The Montgomery Bicycle Club asked the county commission to help offset off-duty sheriff’s deputies for an upcoming Selma-to-Montgomery commemorative ride. Robert Trappin, club president, said the event brings riders from dozens of states and that the club typically hires off‑duty deputies for course safety.
Trappin said the sheriff’s deputies’ off‑duty cost for the event is about $8,240. Commissioners discussed funding the expense through individual commissioner agency accounts and a county joint account; one commissioner proposed a plan that combined $1,500 from each commissioner’s agency account with $1,000 from a remaining joint account balance.
Commissioners verbally agreed to the approach during the meeting. Multiple commissioners indicated they would allocate $1,500 from their agency funds and use $1,000 from the commission’s joint account to reach a total that exceeded the club’s stated need. The county attorney advised against an immediate budget-change loop during the meeting; commissioners then confirmed they would fund the off‑duty pay through the suggested combination of agency contributions and the joint account. No formal appropriation ordinance or recorded vote took place at the meeting.
