HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 236 ORDINANCE NO. 236
1[ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 11.40 TO THE
CATHEDRAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR
IMPOSITION OF FEE FOR USE OF POLICE OFFICERS
AT LARGE PARTIES OR GATHERINGS REQUIRING A
SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT RESPONSE TO MAINTAIN THE
PEACE.
The City Council of the City of Cathedral City does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. A new chapter, to be numbered Chapter 11. 40, is
added to the Cathedral City Municipal Code, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 11.40
Use of police officers at large parties or gatherings
requiring a second response.
11. 40. 010 When a large party or gathering occurs at a
premises and a police officer at the scene determines that there
is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare,
the person in charge of the premises and the person responsible for
the event, or if either of those persons is a minor, then the
parents or guardians of that minor, will be held jointly and
severally liable for the cost of providing police personnel on
special security assignment over and above the services normally
provided by the department. The police personnel utilized during
a second or subsequent response during any one twenty-four hour
period to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety
or general welfare, shall be deemed to be on special security
assignment over and above the services normally provided. The cost
of such second or subsequent response shall be billed to and
collected from the persons liable therefor, provided only that a
warning was given on the first response that such costs could be
incurred if a second response should be required. The costs of
such special security assignment may include minor damages to City
property and/or injuries to City personnel. A fee will be charged
based on actual costs incurred, which shall not be in excess of
$500. 00 for a single incident. The City reserves its legal options
to elect any other legal remedies when said costs or damage exceed
$500.00.
SECTION 2 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3 . POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days
after the passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in a at
least the three public places designated by resolution of the City
Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance and its certification,
together with proof of posting, to be entered in the book of
ordinances of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on February 1 , 1989 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Di Grandi, Hillery, Krings, and Murphy
Mayor Hardie
Noes: None
Absent: None
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ATTEST:
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CIT , CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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CITY ATTORNEY - C. P.' • GE'
t HEREBY CERTIFY, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT THE
FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO "c;43(. WAS DULY ADOPTED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY,
CALIFORNI a .1N A MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 1
DAY OF A.._.. _ ,198. Gt. , AND THAT SAME WAS POSTED
IN AT LEAST THE TH a, PUBLIC PLACES SPECIFIED FOR SUCH
POSTINGS, BY THE S• 1 CITY COUNCIL.
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1 env. . 1 ITY CLERK