CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution supporting continued efforts to resolve public safety concerns with the Safe-T Act
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DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office
SUBMITTED BY: Marcie Schatz, Deputy City Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
During New Business at the July 19 meeting, the City Council directed staff to draft a resolution to be considered at the August 16 meeting calling for further amendments to HB 3653 (Safe-T Act).
DISCUSSION:
The attached resolution was drafted with a conscious effort to identify public safety concerns about the current state of the bill without developing specific solutions. We recognize this is a statewide law and all stakeholders need to be at the table to address the legitimate concerns including but not limited to:
1. Unreasonably limiting the imposition of cash bail
2. Unreasonably limiting police officer discretion to make arrests
3. Imposing unreasonable certification and decertification standards
4. Mandating unreasonable custodial accommodations
FISCAL IMPACT:
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