Item 6: PH and Possible Action: Ordinance Concerning Offenses and State Traffic Laws

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six affirmative votes from the council. If the ordinance is approved with less than six votes, it will become effective 30 days after passage. RELATED CITY POLICIES Municipal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with State courts for all traffic and criminal violations and misdemeanors. In order to provide fair and equitable treatment to offenders, the City has maintained consistency between provisions of the Eugene Code and State statutes in the definition of various violations and misdemeanors. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1. Adopt the ordinance as proposed at a single meeting, effective January 1, 2010. 2. Adopt the ordinance as proposed at a single meeting, with a 30-day effective date. 3. Not act tonight, in which case action will be scheduled at a future council meeting. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends Option 1, adopting the ordinance at a single meeting, effective January 1, 2010. SUGGESTED MOTION Move that the council take final action on the ordinance tonight. If the motion above passes unanimously, then the City Manager recommends the following motion. If the above motion does not pass unanimously, then no motion to adopt can be made at tonight’s meeting. Move to adopt an ordinance concerning Offenses and State Traffic Laws; amending Sections 4.822, 4.874, 4.906. 4.930. 4.990 and 5.005 of the Eugene Code, 1971; repealing Sections 4.820 and 4.825 of that Code; and providing an effective date. ATTACHMENTS A. Proposed Ordinance (The attached ordinance has been updated from the ordinance that was posted on the City’s website to remove references to the repealed Code sections. Due to the repeal of EC 4.820 and EC 4.825 effected by this ordinance, references to those sections should be removed from EC 4.874(2) and EC 4.990.) FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Dan Barkovic, City Prosecutor Telephone: 541-682-8414 Staff E-Mail: dan.i.barkovic@ci.eugene.or.us