Shirley Bolden Goodwin used the citizen‑comment period to tell the Meridian City Council she wants an explanation for a $36,000 transfer she said moved funds from the mayor’s budget to a council‑controlled "legislator" account.

"I would like to know the reason why $36,000 was taken from the mayor budget and add to the legislator, which is controlled by the council," Bolden Goodwin told the council. She said the transfer appeared on the consent agenda and urged council members to ask the city attorney for legal advice. "Don't sit up there and go along," she said, urging council members not to follow what she called a petty approach.

Allegations in public comment: Bolden Goodwin also asserted that the transfer was intended to stop the mayor from hiring a part‑time employee and said the money was taken from the wrong account ("professional service" rather than "personnel"). Those claims were presented as public comment and allegation; the transcript does not record any staff or council response, correction or formal inquiry during the meeting.

No formal action recorded: The transcript shows Bolden Goodwin finished her remarks during the public comment period and no vote, referral, or city attorney explanation is recorded in the spoken record for that meeting.