Councilmember· 2024-11-25–2028-11-01; start: oath of office Nov 25 2024 per localnews1.org 2024-12-05; month-level end: November 2028 per hagerstownmd.org/125/Election (4-yr cycle, November general election)
Erika Bell
Hagerstown
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 29
- Total speaking time
- 1:31:53
- Avg per meeting
- 3:10
- Segments
- 1271
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Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)
opioid restitution funds MOU and $485,000 deadline
Settlement proceeds will come to the city, though the amount wasn't stated.
Citizen comment rules and decorum
Speeding on South Potomac Street
A traffic study or speed sign would come from the city's existing engineering budget.
Opioid crisis, homelessness, and needle litter
Funding would reportedly come from grants, local appropriations and public-private partnerships; no city cost was stated.
School-zone speed cameras
The total project is about $778,000, with the state paying $622,236 and the city's general fund covering the rest.
Legal advice consultation
County firefighter staffing grant competition
The county grant is about $4.7 million; the impact on city fire staffing is the concern.
Recovery House Ordinance
Youth violence prevention and police staffing
Coordinator position funded in the FY 2027 budget; exact salary not stated.
Weed and nuisance code standards
Abatement bills start at $130 in fees before mowing costs, and about $63,000 sits uncollected.
Safe Streets grant for traffic signal replacement
$400,000 local match spread over three fiscal years, if the grant is awarded.
Sale of retired fire pumper
Brings $50,000 into city coffers from surplus equipment.
E-bike and e-scooter enforcement
Possible costs for signage, PSAs, and any dedicated enforcement equipment or officers downtown.
Automatic license plate reader surveillance
Anti-camping ordinance performance and renewal
New fire station site acquisition and public safety asset consolidation
$2 million in FY27; construction would later require a major grant or bond issue.
2025 crime trends
Volunteer initiative to support city services
Traffic safety at Mill Street and East Baltimore Street
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Bell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.