City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

May 6, 2008

Agenda Request No:

VI C

Initiated By:

steve griffith

chief of police

Responsible Department:

police

Presented By:

steve griffith

chief of police

Department Head:

steve griffith

chief of police

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

 

Subject / Proceeding:

 

review and discuss amendment to chapter 5, section 51 of the code of ordinances

Exhibits:

 Draft Ordinance 1684

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

Meredith Wilganowski,

Assistant city attorney

Executive Director:

steve griffith 

chief of police

Purchasing:

 N/A

Asst. City Manager:

N/A

Budget:

N/A

City Manager:

Allen Bogard/for AB

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

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Current Budget:  $

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Additional Funding:  $

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Recommended Action

Review and discuss proposed amendment to Section 5-51 of the Code of Ordinances in order to allow civilian employees or civilian volunteers to issue municipal citations for parking violations.

Executive Summary

The Police Department has been using Community Assistance Support Team (CAST) volunteers to enforce handicap parking violations since the summer of 2007.  The program has allowed our volunteers to write warning citations.  We have found the program to be effective.

 

We would like for our CAST members to be able to issue Municipal Violations.  The Police Department and Legal Department have researched state law and city ordinance. This can be accomplished by amendments to Chapter 5, Section 51 of the Code of Ordinances to simplify the existing provisions concerning traffic enforcement.  The proposed amendments add a provision that the Chief of Police can assign civilian employees or civilian volunteers to issue municipal citations for parking violations.

 

The Police Department would recommend that our CAST volunteers be allowed to issue Municipal Citations for parking violations.  We believe that this ability will further increase the effectiveness of our citizen based handicap parking enforcement effort.

 

Exhibits

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 1684

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR CIVILIAN PARKING ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO ENFORCE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS:

 

            Section 1.     That Section 5-51 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: 

 

     DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

 

Sec. 5-51. Parking enforcement personnel. 

 
The Chief of Police may assign civilian volunteers and civilian employees as parking enforcement personnel. Parking enforcement personnel may enforce all traffic laws of the city and of the state relating to stopping, standing or parking by the issuance of a parking citation.

 

            Section 2.  That the provisions of this ordinance are severable and the invalidity of any part of this ordinance will not affect the validity of the remainder of the ordinance.

 

            APPROVED on first consideration on ___________________________, 2008.

 

            ADOPTED upon second consideration on ________________________, 2008.

 

 

 

                                                                        __________________________

                                                                        David G. Wallace, Mayor

 

ATTEST:                                                         Reviewed for Legal Compliance:

 

                                                                       

 

____________________________               

Glenda Gundermann, City Secretary