Mulberry — Public Safety Advisory Committee, July 29, 2026
These minutes are unofficial. Mulberry posts minutes before the council formally approves them, so this reflects the current public record and may be revised. The official version replaces it once approved.
This draft summary covers the Public Safety Advisory Committee meeting held on July 29, 2026. The committee evaluated three policing options for the City of Mulberry, with establishing a municipal police department scoring the highest based on a weighted matrix. The committee voted to authorize Chairman Doug Ingram to present these findings, scoring, and budget assessments to the Mayor and Council on August 6, 2026.
Topics
- public_safety
- finance
- procedural
Actions
Amend July 27, 2026 meeting minutes for scrivener's error
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Michael Rudnick
Councilmember Ingram made a motion to amend the minutes in section 2 to correct a scrivener’s error due to a misspelling of Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick’s last name.
Approve amended July 27, 2026 meeting minutes
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Dave Black
Councilmember Ingram made a motion to approve the amended meeting minutes.
Amend agenda to add item 6 b
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Doug Ingram · Second: Brian Lappert
Councilmember Ingram made a motion to amend the agenda to add item 6 b to the agenda for an update from the City Manager on Financial Planning for the Municipal Police Department.
Present Public Safety Advisory Committee findings to Mayor and Council
approved · Vote: 6-0-1 · Motion: Michael Rudnick · Second: Dave Black
Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick made a motion to allow Chairman Doug Ingram to present findings of the Public Safety Advisory Committee including data, scoring, evaluation, and budget to Mayor and Council for consideration on August 6, 2026.
Adjourn meeting
approved · Vote: 7-0 · Motion: Michael Rudnick · Second: Brian Lappert
Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick made a motion for the committee to adjourn.
Sources
Everything above is extracted from the city's own published record: