Selma residents say they don’t like and/or don’t care about information resolution.

The resolution-R146-04/05- would require council members to bring any questions for department heads before the entire council first. Then those questions would be forwarded to the mayor who would decide whether or not to pass them along.

Supporters of the law on the council say it would open up the motives of individual and bring issues out in the open.

“Now with the resolution we will all know,” Crenshaw said. “We may be able to add something to questions.”

Opponents say it sets a bad precedent. Councilman Cecil Williamson threatened to fight it in court.

“I’m going to vote against this, I’m going to challenge this in court, this is so unconstitutional,” Williamson said.

Several area residents said they felt the law was unnecessary.

Tammy White said the law wouldn’t help the city at all.

“I don’t care for it,” she said. “I think it (information) should be open to inquiry.”

Michelle Summerlin, a local business owner, said she supported the council and the mayor, but thought the law was “scary.”

She said the city was giving the impression they didn’t want to be questioned.

“If there’s nothing to worry about,” she said, “what’s to be feared?”

William Dillard, of Sardis, said he also didn’t understand the fight over it.

“I don’t see what all the turmoil is about,” he said.

Giving it even less thought is Jerry Davis. The 66-year-old is apathetic about the proposed changes.

“I really haven’t given it much thought,” he said. “It might be good, it might be bad.”

Selma residents who participated in an online poll are mostly against the city’s new law requiring Council members to ask before they get information.

The unscientific poll, put online on Thursday, received answers from 16 people. Of the 16, 83.3 percent disagreed with the new law, while 16.7 percent agreed.