HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 Ordinance Amending Springfield Municipal Code 6.060 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 1/6/2014
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Courtney Griesel, CMO Staff Phone No: 541-736-7132
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D C I T Y C O U N C I L Council Goals: Community and Economic Development
and Revitalization ITEM TITLE: ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE 6.060
ACTION REQUESTED: Conduct a first reading of the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE 6.060 BY ADDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR NON-PROFIT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
ISSUE STATEMENT: The current Springfield Municipal Code language limits the enforcement of parking violations to police department personnel only. In an effort to expand opportunities
and efficiencies in parking enforcement and program management, staff is proposing the attached amendment to Chapter 6.060 which will allow the City to
contract with certified parking enforcement service providers.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1 - Proposed Ordinance
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Springfield Municipal Code currently states the Police Department shall
enforce parking within Springfield. This code language does not allow the City to contract or partner with other parking enforcement service providers, which limits opportunities for partnerships, potential cost savings, and improved service
delivery.
Council is asked to adopt the proposed ordinance in order to allow for the
opportunity to contract with certified parking enforcement service providers for the enforcement of parking violations as outlined in sections 6.005 to 6.075.
No immediate fiscal impact is anticipated.
Attachment 1
ORDINANCE NO. _____
ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.060 BY
ADDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH PRIVATE OR NON-PROFIT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
PROVIDERS
The Common Council of the City of Springfield finds that:
WHEREAS, Springfield Municipal Code 6.060, states the police department shall enforce
the terms of sections 6.005 to 6.075 by appropriate marking of vehicles and the
issuance of citations for violations, or impoundment, or both; and
WHEREAS, The City of Springfield desires to expand enforcement ability, by way of
contract, to include certified private or non-profit parking service providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Springfield ordains as follows:
Section 1: Springfield Municipal Code Section 6.060 is amended to read as follows:
“SECTION 6.060: Enforcement
a) The police department shall enforce the terms of sections 6.005 to 6.075
by appropriate marking of vehicles and the issuance of citations for violations or
impoundment, or both.
b) In addition to 6.060(a), the City may enter into an agreement with a
private or non-profit parking service certified as a private security company by the State
of Oregon to authorize parking service and its employees to enforce the terms of
sections 6.005 to 6.075 as well as parking violations defined by state or county laws, by
appropriate marking of vehicles and the issuance of citations for violations. The private
parking service may collect the delinquent fines and may immobilize or impound the
vehicle with the same authority and manner as citations issued by peace officers of the
local government."
Section 2: All other provisions of Municipal Code Chapter 6 remain unchanged and in
full force and effect.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this _____ day of
_________________, 2014, by a vote of _____ for and _____ against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this _____ day of _______________,
2014.
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Christine Lundberg, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Sowa, City Recorder