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Hendersonville committee approves ordinance increasing city court costs to $2
Summary
The Hendersonville Public Safety Committee on Sept. 9 approved Ordinance 2025-17 to raise a municipal court fee from $1 to $2 to align with state law; the committee bypassed the two-week rule and referred the item to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Hendersonville Public Safety Committee voted Sept. 9 to approve Ordinance 2025-17, changing a municipal court fee from $1 to $2 to conform with a change in state law.
Committee members said there were no public comments on the ordinance, and the committee moved the item forward that evening. A voice vote was taken; members present responded "Aye" and the motion carried. The committee noted it would bypass the standard two-week rule and that the item would appear before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) that night.
The ordinance amends Title 3, Municipal Court, Section 3-302 to increase city court costs pursuant to state law, according to the committee discussion. No speakers at the meeting suggested changes to the proposed fee. The committee did not provide an effective date for the increased fee during the discussion.
Because no members of the public had signed up to speak on the ordinance, the committee did not hear external testimony. Committee members did not record individual roll-call votes in the meeting transcript; the approval was announced as carried after a voice vote.
The committee conducted the vote as part of routine business at the start of its Sept. 9 meeting. Additional procedural details — including the ordinance's effective date and any implementation steps for the municipal court — were not specified during the discussion.
