HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 Amendments to Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 5 Public Protection to Match ORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 3/3/2014
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Mary Bridget Smith/ City Attorney’s Office
Staff Phone No: 541-746-9621
Estimated Time: Consent Calendar S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Mandate
ITEM TITLE: AMENDMENTS TO SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5 “PUBLIC
PROTECTION” TO MATCH OREGON REVISED STATUTES.
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Adopt/not adopt the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 5, “PUBLIC PROTECTION” SECTION 5.104 “MISDEMEANORS AND VIOLATIONS – STATE STATUTES ADOPTED” OF THE SPRINGFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE (SMC) TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE, OREGON REVISED STATUTES (ORS) CHAPTER 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 181, 471, 475 AND ORS 480.110 TO 480.160 THEREBY ADOPTING STATE ORS
CRIMINAL STATUTES.
ISSUE STATEMENT:
To match the Springfield Municipal Code Section 5 with ORS Chapters currently in
effect for public safety offenses.
ATTACHMENTS: ATT1: Draft Ordinance
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Section 5.104 of the Springfield Municipal Code incorporates a number of state
criminal offenses into the City’s municipal code. This ordinance will update this section of the code to be consistent with any legislative changes that have occurred
in the state criminal offenses listed in Section 5.104. A periodic update of this code
section will enable the City to better prosecute criminal offenses that occur in the community by ensuring the crimes charged are consistent with the current state of
the law.
A first reading of this ordinance was held on February 3, 2014.
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