Council adds city‑manager authority for police forfeiture funds after executive session
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After tabling the item for executive session and inserting a new section, the Mount Pleasant City Council unanimously approved ordinance 2025‑25 to allow the city manager to adjust allocations between police forfeiture holding and spendable funds when awards are received.
The Mount Pleasant City Council unanimously approved ordinance 2025‑25 on Tuesday, granting the city manager authority to make budget adjustments when police forfeiture awards are received from Titus County District Court.
Finance Director Jill explained the city maintains two forfeiture funds: a holding fund for awarded but not yet spendable money and a spendable forfeiture fund. Because court processing can delay award availability, staff proposed language to let the city manager reallocate forfeiture money between the two funds without waiting for a council agenda cycle so training and equipment purchases can proceed in a timelier way.
During the first presentation council and the city attorney noted the ordinance’s recital referenced the manager’s authority but the operative language was missing. Council voted to table the item and go into executive session so the city attorney could add a clear Section 2 inserting that authority into the ordinance.
After reconvening, City Attorney Hailey read the new Section 2 that explicitly grants the city manager the authority the council had discussed. Council then moved, seconded, and voted to approve the ordinance.
Finance staff said forfeiture funds may be used for training and equipment but not for salaries, and that certain court costs and payments to the district attorney’s office must be processed before funds become spendable. Council passed the ordinance unanimously and adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m.