D-7. Approve Amendment to City Code Sec. 2-20 Allowing City Staff to Enforce State Statutes 7
-CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Chanhassen is a Community for Life-Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Chelsea Petersen, Assistant City Manager l
DATE: July 24, 2017 G'�
SUBJ: Amendment to City Code Sec. 2-20 Allowing City Staff to
Enforce State Statutes
PROPOSED MOTION
"The Chanhassen City Council approves an amendment to City Code Sec. 2-20 allowing city staff
to enforce state statues."
Approval requires a simple majority vote.
BACKGROUND
The City of Chanhassen contracts law enforcement staff and services from the Carver County Sheriff's
Office. In addition, the city employs two in-house Community Service Officers (CSOs). Those CSOs
assist city staff and law enforcement personnel with a number of tasks including animal control, code
enforcement, community outreach, emergency response, and addressing resident concerns. They are not
sworn officers, and at this time are only allowed to enforce Chanhassen City Code.
Current code allows CSOs to issue warnings and citations for things like parking in fire lanes,parking in
no parking zones, violation of snow emergency parking, etc. The current amendment would allow for
CSOs to issue warnings and citations for violations of state statute as well, allowing them to further
assist other law enforcement personnel. These violations may include those relating to parking along
state or federal roadways, disability parking violations, and other non-moving violations.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the amendment to City Code Sec. 2-20.
ATTACHMENT
1. Proposed Ordinance 626.
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 626
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ADMINISTRATION,
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 2-20 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-20. - Enforcement of City Code.
The city manager or city manager's designee,peace officers,part-time peace officers,
reserve officers, community service officers, community development director,building
official,public works director, fire inspector officers within their job descriptions or as
otherwise authorized by ordinance, are expressly authorized to institute in the name of the
city any appropriate actions, civil or criminal, including the issuance of a citation in lieu
of arrest against a person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this City
Code or the Minnesota Statutes. Pursuit of one remedy shall not bar or act as a limitation
on any other remedy the city may have at law.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20 day of July, 2017 by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen,Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt,City Manager Denny Laufenburger,Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on August 3,2017)