At this Wednesday’s Work Session, Council will be presented a proposal for potentially significant changes to the City’s youth curfew laws.

The proposed Ordinance 2045 can be read in its entirety as part of the packet for the Oct 1 Work Session, but provisions include:

  • Fines for juveniles of $250 + 10 service hours for First Offense; $500 + 25 service hours for Second Offense; and $1,000 + 40 service hours for Third Offense

  • Parental fine of $250 for Second Offense of their child; $500 for Third Offense of their child; $1,000 for Fourth and subsequent Offenses by their child

  • Removing reference to parental accountability for their child during school hours.

  • Enabling the Mayor to modify the curfew under emergency powers.

  • Parental civil liability up to $10,000 for damages caused by their children in connection with curfew violation.

Please reach out to me with any thoughts, suggestions, and observations, as your voice helps me shape legislation and decisions.

And you can watch the meeting either live or recorded using the links provided in my post with the meeting info.

(UPDATE: This agenda item has been removed from the Oct 1 Work Session agenda to allow additional time for consideration - Please use the link above to send me your thoughts to incorporate.)