Overview
- City administrators submitted an ordinance to establish a municipal court with a part‑time judge, prosecutor, and clerk.
- Mayor Bobby Pedersen will serve as interim judge until a two‑year appointment, with a candidate expected to be proposed next month.
- After a patrol contract with Cameron County collapsed, Starbase is creating its own police department and projects roughly six months to stand it up.
- Pre‑meeting filings confirm the city will continue using Cameron County jail facilities during the transition.
- The application reviewed by state regulators cites 2025 volumes of 420 law‑enforcement calls, 180 fire calls, 140 EMS calls, 353 crashes, more than 7,000 daily vehicles on Highway 4, and a need to protect spaceflight operations.