Mayor· Mayor: re-elected Nov 4 2025 (unofficial count 690-672), sworn in 2025-12-01 (town agenda 12/01/2025); first took office 2023-12-04. 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.
Jessie Bellflowers
Hope Mills
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- Meetings spoken in
- 31
- Total speaking time
- 9:45:34
- Avg per meeting
- 18:53
- Segments
- 9781
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Top issues during term (6)(Budget)
Civility and treatment of police department
Potential savings from centralized fleet oversight; no figure given.
County Planning Services Cost Increase
Already reduced by about $33,000; further savings not expected until next fiscal year.
State auditor findings and budget amendments
$67,175 total, drawn from forfeiture funds, grants, and prior-year appropriations rather than new tax money.
Town placed on state Unit Assistance List (UAL)
No direct cost, but tighter budget oversight could slow spending and shape next year's budget.
tax increase and town manager contract
A 6-cent tax increase would cost the average homeowner (on a $324,000 parcel) about $16 a month and generate roughly $1.2 million.
Municipal audit contract for FY 2026-27
The cost of the audit contract was not stated in the materials provided.
Decisions during term (33)
Recorded while Bellflowers was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.