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Small towns differ on proposed Pocahontas County FY27 law-enforcement fees
Summary
Representatives from Fonda, Palmer, Plover, Rolfe and Varina told the county board they disagreed about a proposed FY27 28E law-enforcement contribution: offers ranged from $0 to $1,000, and the board scheduled another meeting on April 7 to continue negotiations.
Representatives from five small towns told the Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors on March 10 that they could not reach agreement on a proposed FY27 28E law-enforcement contribution amount and asked the county for more time to negotiate.
Palmer told the board it could "make $1,000 work," while Rolfe said the letter amount was too high but the town could possibly do what it paid last year. Fonda said its city council voted not to pay anything toward the proposed fee. Varina told supervisors it could make $100 work, and Plover said it could pay more than a previously discussed $500 but not the amount in the county's letter. Chairman Louis Stauter said the board would meet again with the mayors on April 7 to continue discussions.
The board did not take any formal vote on the proposal at this session. The exchange covered proposed compensation levels only; the transcript does not record any changes to law-enforcement service levels or an agreed contract language.
The meeting included mayors, council persons or city clerks representing Fonda, Palmer, Plover, Rolfe and Varina; the county indicated it will reconvene the conversation with those municipal officials at a future session.
The follow-up meeting is scheduled for April 7, when the board and municipal representatives are expected to revisit the proposed 28E agreements and any associated compensation amounts.
