Senath resident Lisa Coleman made accusations at Monday night's city council meeting. Coleman told the mayor and aldermen that she had filed harassment charges against Lester Hunter, police chief.

"Everywhere my son goes on his skateboard, you tell him to get off the road," Coleman said. "I don't know if there is an ordinance about this?"

Hunter told Coleman that he was just looking out for the boy so he doesn't get hurt.

"You can't be out on the street like a bicycle rider, skateboards are dangerous," Hunter said.

Coleman argued and stated that Hunter only went after her son, telling him he can't ride his skateboard.

"I don't know your child but from the standpoint of skateboards, it's a problem and I don't want anyone to get hurt," Mayor Bud Brooks told Coleman. "An elderly lady told me that just the other day she almost got hit by a skateboarder when she got out of her car."

Hunter said that he spoke to every child who was riding a skateboard and he didn't make it a point to say something to only Coleman's son.

"Skateboarders are dangerous," said Hunter. "They can get out of control and hit somebody. I'm just trying to make sure no one gets hurt."

Coleman stated that Hunter also told her son to go home when he was walking down the street carrying his skateboard.

"If the kids can't skateboard, do they stay home and smoke pot in the backyard?" Coleman asked the mayor.

Brooks told Coleman that he's never seen Hunter do anything but his job and that he's never seen him loose his temper around young people.

"I know you and Lester are buddies and you're just taking his side," Coleman said.

"Ma'am, I'm not taking anyone's side but I have seen skateboarders, and I'm not saying it's your boy, but it's an accident waiting to happen," Hunter said.

As Coleman was escorted out of the meeting she told the council that she would be at every council meeting until something was done about this issue.

Coleman's son had also said local businesses told him that he was allowed to ride his skateboard in their parking lots. The council wasn't sure if the businesses knew of the liability issues they would face if anyone got hurt on their property.

The mayor and alderman agreed to discuss the ordinance of skateboarders at their next meeting.

Alderman Junior Jaco also brought up the issue about the number of firemen that respond to calls.

Jaco said that a couple weeks ago, there was a call for a fire on a truck tire just outside of Cardwell and about eight firefighters responded to the call.

"I don't see why we need to pay seven or eight people to go down there for a tire fire," said Jaco. "If it's a structure fire, then I would want everyone to go."

Council members agreed on speaking to the fire chief at the next month's meeting to come up with a method for how many people would respond to fire calls.

The council also authorized Hunter to start advertising for another police officer.