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Rolfe approves $7,600 law enforcement budget, schedules public hearing on city property sale
Summary
The Rolfe City Council approved a $7,600 law enforcement budget and agreed to pursue talks with Pocahontas County and nearby towns on a unified law enforcement agreement. The council also scheduled a public hearing on the sale of city property for March 30 at 6:00 p.m.
The Rolfe City Council on March 23 approved a $7,600 budget allocation for law enforcement and moved to coordinate a broader countywide discussion on policing costs.
County Supervisor Peter Seehusen spoke to the council about an amount the city could pay Pocahontas County for law enforcement and said he will present the proposal at the supervisors’ next meeting. Council members agreed to plan a meeting with neighboring towns to discuss a unified law enforcement agreement.
During a budget workshop the council voted (motion by Aaron Cox, seconded by Tammy Shimon) to approve the law enforcement budget of $7,600. The meeting minutes record the vote on roll call with Lana Pratt, Aaron Cox, Rob Jackson, Brent Stewart and Tammy Shimon recorded as ayes. The minutes also note language that the allocation would "automatically renew through April 2028," but that phrasing in the transcript appears uncertain and may require clarification from city staff.
Separately, the council scheduled a public hearing on the sale of real property for March 30 at 6:00 p.m. (motion Cox/Stewart); that motion also passed on roll call with Pratt, Cox, Jackson, Stewart and Shimon recorded as voting aye.
Council members did not debate the precise terms of a unified agreement during the meeting; Seehusen said he would take the proposed amount to the county supervisors for further consideration.
