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Commissioners schedule workshops to consider meeting cadence and forfeiture policy

Somerset County Commission · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Commissioner John Alsop requested a workshop to consider changing the commission meeting schedule to every three weeks (Charter permits change); Commissioner Scott Seekins requested a workshop to review forfeiture and confiscated-weapons policy and the possibility of giving commissioners final authority over disposition.

During the miscellaneous discussion portion of the May 7 meeting, Commissioner John Alsop requested a workshop to explore changing the commission's meeting schedule to every three weeks; the minutes note the county Charter permits such an adjustment. Commissioner Scott Seekins requested a separate workshop to review the county policy on forfeiture and confiscated weapons, with the stated goal of possibly allowing the commission to have final authority over disposition of those items.

No formal motions, votes or policy changes occurred during the meeting on either topic; both were recorded as workshop requests for future consideration.