Federal monitors overseeing Ferguson’s consent decree are taking questions from residents before they head back to court, with a virtual Zoom town hall set for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. CST, the Ferguson Police Department announced. The session will walk people through recently filed status and audit reports and comes ahead of a quarterly federal status hearing at the end of the month, where the Monitor and the parties are scheduled to update the court on how implementation is going.
How to Join the Town Hall
According to a post on Facebook, members of the public can join the town hall via Zoom using Meeting ID 939 0828 4138 and password 357694. The Monitoring Team says the session will focus on recently filed status and audit reports and will include time for public questions, so residents can ask directly about what is on paper and what is happening on the ground.
Upcoming Federal Hearing
The Monitoring Team’s calendar lists a quarterly status hearing for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10 a.m. CT in Courtroom 3‑North of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, where the Monitor and the parties will brief the court on consent-decree implementation, according to the Ferguson Monitor. That hearing gives members of the public a chance to be present in person and to follow the Monitor’s latest filings as they are discussed in open court.
Court Rules for Public Comments and Livestream
According to a memorandum and order available on Justia setting the March 31 hearing, anyone who wants to speak must sign up in the courtroom between 9:30 and 9:50 a.m., and remarks will be limited to five minutes. Members of the public who prefer to listen from home can tune in on the court’s YouTube channel. The order also notes that E.D. Mo. L.R. 13.02 forbids photographing, recording, broadcasting or televising the proceeding and warns that violations could lead to sanctions, so phones and recording devices will need to stay in passive mode.
Context and Next Steps
The town hall follows audits and monitoring reports that have credited the Ferguson Police Department with steps forward in oversight and internal investigations while noting there is still work to be done. As reported in coverage of an audit that found the department shows improvement in oversight, monitors have praised progress but continue to press for full implementation of the consent decree.
Monitoring-team filings, status reports and event notices are posted on the Monitor’s website, and the court’s YouTube channel will carry the March 31 listening stream. Residents planning to attend in person or to speak are encouraged to review the Monitor’s event page and the court’s order before heading to the courthouse so they know what to expect and how to make their voices heard.
