HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-10-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - MUNICODE TRUANCY (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Appro al
Item to be presented by: David Peterson
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: October 22, 2002
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING TRUANCY
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled An Ordinance Of
The City Council Of Santa Clarita, California, Amending Chapters 11.57.010 and
11.57.020 of Title 11 of The Santa Clarita Municipal Code Concerning Daytime
Loitering.
BACKGROUND
Current language in Title 11 of the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code defines
truants as those minors loitering during compulsory school hours between 8:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. This time frame is no longer practical as many schools have changed
their bell schedules. Now, it is not uncommon for schools to be in session prior to
8:30 a.m. and after 1:30 p.m. As a result, the current language limits the code
section's enforceability by COBRA and truancy officers.
The proposed ordinance will remove the 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. timeframe and
replace it with language that will allow officers to enforce the code depending on the
specific bell schedule of the truant in question.
The ordinance is supported by COBRA officers of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department, and by the School Districts within the City of Santa Clarita.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
Agenda Item:
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 22, 2002, the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita introduced an Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 11.57.010 AND 11.57.020 OF TITLE 11 OF
THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING DAYTIME LOITERING
A certified copy of the complete text of the ordinance is posted and may be read in the City
Clerk's Office, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 304, Santa Clarita, and/or a copy may be
obtained from that office.
Dated this 23rd day of October, 2002.
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Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk
City of Santa Clarita
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the duly
appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that by Thursday,
October 24, 2002, she caused a certified copy of the subject ordinance to be posted and made
available for public review in the City Clerk's office and a copy of the ordinance summary to be
published as required by law.
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Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk
City of Santa Clarita