Monroe Public Safety Committee approves four special events, including night market and parade

The City of Monroe Public Safety Committee voted 3-0 to approve four special events after a Police Department presentation and a brief motion, then adjourned.

The Police Department presentation, read by the clerk, listed the Greene County Fall Nationals tractor pull, the Monroe High School homecoming parade, the Monroe rural fire districts pancake breakfast and the City of Monroe night market and pocket park dedication. The clerk told the committee: "So before you is the Greene County Fall Nationals tractor pull, the Monroe High School homecoming parade, the Monroe rural fire districts pancake breakfast" and described the night market/pocket park event as including new restrooms and being organized in conjunction with Monroe Main Street; the transcript records that "GCDC is applying for, temporary class b" for that event.

The Chair moved to approve all four events, saying, "I'll make a motion to approve. All 4." The motion was seconded. The clerk called the roll on the approval: Alder Schafer, Alder Cleveland and Alder Franke voted aye; one member was recorded absent. The motion carried.

The committee did not record substantive discussion or conditions attached to the approvals in the transcript. No public commenters or objections are recorded in the meeting record. After the vote a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved. The committee adjourned shortly afterward.

The Police Department had presented the events and recommended approval; the transcript does not record further operational details such as required staffing plans, traffic or road closures, or permit conditions beyond the clerk's note that GCDC is applying for a temporary Class B license for the night market. Those specifics were not specified in the meeting record and will be necessary for event implementation and public-safety planning.