Commissioners discuss state bill enabling vehicle seizure in street jams; executive session held to review a related incident

At the meeting, a commissioner raised a recent state legislative measure that would permit municipalities to enact ordinances authorizing seizure of motor vehicles involved in street jams. The commissioner said the legislation includes criteria municipalities could follow and expressed support, calling it “very interesting that, finally, some affirmative action is being taken.”

The commissioner added, “What it says is that municipalities are allowed to enact an ordinance, and these are the criteria that they can follow.” The transcript records the commissioner’s support for the concept and notes a planned follow-up: the police captain (Captain Paris) and staff member Mike would present a case update during the executive session.

The commission moved into executive session on a motion by Commissioner Ambrose, seconded by Commissioner Stone; the motion carried by voice vote. The chair stated, “During executive session, no motions were made. No votes were cast.” The transcript records that Captain Paris was to give an update on the referenced incident (described in the meeting as the “stop and shop incident”); the executive session was convened and no formal actions were recorded in the public minutes.

The transcript does not include ordinance text, specific statute citations, or details of the executive-session discussion. Commissioners noted that the state bill would allow municipalities to adopt ordinances under defined criteria but did not adopt any ordinance or take public action at the meeting.