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Oxford council debates, narrows funding for proposed mayor's court after questions about cost and operations
Summary
Council debated adding $139,000 to the FY2026 supplemental budget to stand up a mayor's court, with staff saying funds would seed hiring and startup costs and councilors pressing for clearer line‑item detail and assurances about operational impacts; an amendment to remove the $139,000 item was adopted and the ordinance passed as amended.
Councilors spent the longest portion of Thursday night’s meeting debating whether to include $139,000 in a supplemental FY2026 appropriation to establish a mayor’s court in Oxford.
City Manager Doug Elliott told the council the appropriation would allow the city to hire a court clerk and cover start‑up costs, and that staff planned to visit Monroe’s mayor’s court this week to study operations and software. He said the $139,000 figure was an estimate and offered to “come in and…
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