Mayor (name not specified), Mayor of Montgomery City, said the administration’s executive order remitted municipal fines, fees and costs for specified convictions from April 5 through Dec. 31, 2024.

The mayor said, "From April 5th to December 31, 2024, almost 800 citizens had $184,504 remitted across 3,609 cases." He said the order applies exclusively to municipal fees associated with most non-DUI traffic tickets, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and class C misdemeanors and that only fines and fees assessed before Jan. 1, 2014 were eligible for relief.

He framed the measure as a shift in the city’s approach to justice, saying it moves Montgomery "from a solely punitive force to one that encourages a change in behavior while mitigating long lasting detrimental consequences." The mayor said these initiatives are intended to reduce long-term financial barriers faced by residents.

The transcript records the mayor’s summary of the executive order and its results; it does not include the full text of the order or details on administrative implementation, eligibility review processes or whether further relief is planned.