HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6312 03/03/2014ORDINANCE NO. 6312 (General)
ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.060 BY
ADDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
• WITH PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR NON - PROFIT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
PROVIDERS
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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, public 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: Except as specified herein, all other provisions of Springfield Municipal
Code Chapter 6 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 3 day of
MARCH , 2014, by a vote of 6 for and o against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 3 day of MARCH
2014.
ATTEST:
Amy Sowa, #ity Recorder
Christine Lundberg, or
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