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Police presenter outlines permit-fee proposal, retroactive event approval and recognizes three officers
Summary
Commissioner Andrew Rodriguez reported the police chief was out sick, said staff approved and forwarded a block permit, proposed a permit-fee ordinance (a $50 permit fee plus $50 per hour per officer with a two-hour minimum), and announced recognition for three officers for lifesaving actions.
Commissioner Andrew Rodriguez presented police items to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Dec. 4 and said the police chief was out sick. Rodriguez reported a block/road-block permit had been approved and forwarded to the relevant office, and he outlined a proposed permit-fee ordinance intended to offset overtime costs for law enforcement at events.
Rodriguez described the proposal: a $50 permit fee would be required, and the sponsor of an event that needs police presence would pay $50 per hour per officer with a two-hour minimum. He said the change is intended to bring the city’s ordinance into alignment with actual overtime costs the department is incurring at events.
On a separate item, a board member asked about an 'open mic' event dated Nov. 22 that already occurred; staff said the request arrived late and the board was placing the event officially on the record despite it having taken place.
Rodriguez also said three officers would be recognized for lifesaving actions: Sergeant/Detective Joseph Masten, Commander Andy Rodriguez, and Commander Jesse Casillas. He described an incident on Nov. 6 in which officers worked with hospital staff at Lincoln Medical Center to resuscitate a child; the child later died at Vanderbilt, Rodriguez said.
The transcript documents the presentation and the recognition announcement; it does not record a board vote on the permit-fee ordinance during this meeting.
