Committee seeks clearer redlines after prosecutor objects to model-code provisions

Jun 4, 2025

Council asked staff for a clearer track-changed version of the Model Traffic Code; the municipal prosecutor recommended deleting provisions that would suggest municipal court authority over officer-misconduct or jail provisions because such matters fall in district court.

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During the Model Traffic Code discussion, council members requested clearer track changes and explanations for deletions. Several sections of the model code had been removed or altered, and council members asked why the local version diverged from the model. Staff acknowledged the track-change version was incomplete in places and agreed to provide a fuller redline before first reading.

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