G-02-08-08-10A1 - 8/8/2002ORDINANCE NO. j " p'? - OQ - 01- /OR I
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.2700, CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS TO
MAKE THE DAYTIME CURFEW PERIOD FOR THE TIME PERIOD
MINORS SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL PERMANENT; PROVIDING FOR
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, a Texas home -rule municipality may adopt ordinances
that are for the good government, peace, or order of the
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock, Texas has previously enacted
provisions in its Code of Ordinances relating to juvenile curfew
hours; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the required review of the juvenile
curfew ordinance in 2001, the City of Round Rock adopted a daytime
curfew to include the time period minors are required to be in
school. The daytime curfew was given an expiration time and date
of 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2002; and
WHEREAS, after conducting a review of the daytime curfew
provisions to determine its effects on the community and on the
problems the ordinance was intended to remedy, the daytime curfew
hours should be continued beyond August 1, 2002; Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
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I.
That Chapter 1, Section 1.2701(1) of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1.2700 YOUTH CURFEW
1.2701 DEFINITIONS
(1) Curfew Hours mean;
(a) 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
or Friday;
(b) 1:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday; and
(c) 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which
this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed,
considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
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READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 0' day of
, 2002.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the _
Pday of
ATTEST:
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, 2002.
L WELL, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretary
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DATE: August 2, 2002
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — August 8, 2002
ITEM: *10.A.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 1, Section 1.2700 of the
Round Rock Code of Ordinances making the daytime curfew period
permanent. (Second Reading)
Resource: Paul Conner, Chief of Police
Tim Ryle, Captain
History: In July 2001, the Department brought to the City Council a proposed ordinance
change to establish a daytime curfew to address the problem of children not being
in school during school hours. This ordinance was approved as a one-year trial,
after which the Department was to present to Council the results of the one-year
trial. That presentation was made at the July 11, 2002, City Council meeting.
The proposed ordinance makes permanent the daytime curfew for school -aged
youths.
The first reading of the ordinance was approved at the July 25, 2002 City Council
meeting.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source: N/A
Outside Resources: None
Impact/Benefit: Adopting this change in ordinance will allow the Police Department to
continue using daytime curfews as a tool to address the problems of
youths not being in school during school hours.
Public Comment: Public Hearing
Sponsor: None