Mayor Pro Tem· Commissioner / Mayor Pro Tem: elected Nov 4 2025 (top vote-getter), sworn in 2025-12-01 (town agenda). NC seat convention: first Monday in December (G.S.); elected Nov 4 2025; first Monday Dec 2025 = 2025-12-01 (sworn in per town agenda 12/01/2025); 4-year term ends first Monday Dec 2029 = 2029-12-03.
Hope Page
Hope Mills
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 28
- Total speaking time
- 1:35:26
- Avg per meeting
- 3:25
- Segments
- 1216
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Frozen police and fire positions
Federal partners cover up to $20,000 in overtime per task force officer annually, though the town pays base salaries.
Aging vehicle fleet and deferred maintenance
$237,625 moved from prior-year reserves into the current budget; no new money.
Police department investigation
A $60,000 unbudgeted expense, with more possible.
Cotton VFD contract increase
$46,198 increase to $90,547.10 for FY 2026-27.
Police budget and fleet management concerns
Potential savings from centralized fleet oversight; no figure given.
Closed session on attorney-client and personnel matters
None directly — closed sessions do not themselves involve spending.
Traffic safety on Legion Road
No cost to taxpayers — grant funded.
Task force officer reclassification
About $9,271 annually for three officers, plus applicable COLA adjustments.
Stoney Point Fire contract renewal
Contract cost not stated in the discussion.
Police real-time social media investigative tool ($20,000)
$20,000 in the police budget.
Fireworks Timing Controversy
The event cost roughly $28,000 ($16,978.50 fireworks, $4,000 entertainment, $7,800 stage rental), with $30,000 budgeted for 2027.
Police Records Data from Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
SRO program funding and the $1.2 million public safety draw
The SRO commitment continues, with the mayor confirming the school contract remains in place.
Police department contract cuts
About $65,000 was flagged to possibly be added back, potentially funded by asset forfeiture money.
Public safety building HVAC failure
$48,788 from the contingency fund.
Juneteenth Event Protocols for Elected Officials
Homelessness in Hope Mills
The committee's budget is mostly untouched — 93.4% still in the account — and new storage/kitchen space will cost the town nothing.
Annual Hope Mills Lake lowering
Unchecked dam issues could lead to massive property damage and expensive emergency repairs down the road.
AAA grant for police traffic alert system
Adds $11,700 in grant revenue to the police budget at no cost to local taxpayers.
Abandoned/junk vehicle rules
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Page was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.