1996 AGN AUG 06 I38 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of August 6, 1996 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL: MALIK FREEMAN, CITY MANAGER FROM: BERNIE LUNSFORD, CHIEF OF POLICE` SUBJECT: MINOR DAYTIME LOITERING ORDINANCE DATE: JULY 24, 1996 Presently the Police Department does not have a legal method to address minors who loiter or wander about the community when they are to be attending school. At present, the Police Department does not have an effective process to handle truants who wander public streets and places during school hours. The Police Department's only alternative is to simply return the minor to school and hope the problem does not reoccur, although police officers are aware that there is a high probability that they will re -contact truant minors who have or will commit some type of criminal act when they should have been in school. The proposed ordinance allows the 'police to take enforcement action before someone in the community becomes a victim of such a criminal act. This ordinance also allows the police department to collect direct costs incurred by the department while processing and monitoring minors prior to their release to a responsible adult. This portion of the ordinance is only triggered with repeat offenders and thereby holds the parents accountable for knowing the whereabouts of their children. ALTERNATIVES: The alternative to this ordinance is to maintain our present procedures and return minors to school. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact and some costs can be recovered under certain circumstances. 4 � Bernard O. Lunsford, C111jef of golic� Staff recommends approval the adoption of this ordinance. Prepared by: Randy Heusterberg, Lieutenant ITEM NO. 38