Mulberry — Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting, July 27, 2026
These official minutes document the Public Safety Advisory Committee meeting held on July 27, 2026. The committee received presentations on fleet management from Enterprise Fleet Management and police department startup costs from City Manager Jamie Palmer. Members also completed scoring on an Evaluation Matrix, resulting in Option A (establishing a City of Mulberry Police Department) receiving the highest score.
Topics
- public_safety
- finance
- procedural
Actions
Review & Adoption of Notes from 7/22/2026 Meeting
approved · Vote: 6-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Robert Jones
Committee Chairman Doug Ingram made a motion to adopt the meeting minutes from July 22, 2026. Chief Robert Jones seconded. The motion passed unanimously. (Ayes: 6. Nays: 0. Absent: 2.)
Add items 5b and 5c to the agenda
approved · Vote: 6-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Brian Lappert
Committee Chairman Doug Ingram makes a motion to add item 5b and 5c for fleet management presentation from Enterprise Fleet Management and presentation from staff, respectively. Mr. Lappert seconds the motion. Motion passes unanimously.
Add item 5d to the agenda
approved · Vote: 6-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Dave Black
Chairman Ingram makes another motion to add item 5d for committee scoring of Evaluation Matrix. Mr. Black seconded motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Adjournment
approved · Vote: 6-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Dave Black
Committee Chairman Doug Ingram made a motion for the committee to adjourn. Committee Member Dave Black seconded. The motion passed 6-0 (Ayes 6. Nays: 0. Absent: 2.)
Sources
Everything above is extracted from the city's own published record: