BELLE — The Missouri Attorney General’s (AG) Associate Attorney Jason K. Lewis appeared in William E. Hickle’s 25th Circut Court on Monday morning via Webex regarding his Oct. 30 motion to reinstate the Sunshine Law violations case against the city of Belle.

In his Oct. 30 motion, Lewis alleged the city had not fully followed through with its six-month settlement agreement as it was not posting meeting notices, agendas, or minutes on its website. He also alleged the city was notified about its lack of follow-through on the agreement terms. He asked the court to enforce the terms of the settlement agreement and reinstate the lawsuit.

Hickle, on Nov. 25, assigned the case to be reviewed on Dec. 2 in Maries County. Lewis appeared on WebEx. Belle’s attorney Nathan Nickolaus with Lauber Municipal Law did not appear at all.

Details of the court’s decision were not available on Missouri Case.net as late as Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after the parties were in court. Maries County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Skouby, who is not legally involved in the case, said Tuesday afternoon that Lewis announced in court that the parties came to another agreement.

“The Associate Attorney General said the city of Belle announced they came to another agreement regarding their compliance with the settlement agreement,” Skouby said. “My understanding is they were going to pass the lawsuit for now and give the city of Belle time to ensure compliance with whatever the Attorney General says they weren’t doing right.”

The Advocate left a message with the AG’s Office on Monday requesting comment about the court proceedings, but the call was not returned by Tuesday’s deadline.

A second written agreement between the parties was not available.