Decatur packet presented ordinance to amend juvenile curfew (Ordinance 2025-001)

A memorandum from Village Manager Christopher Tapper and a draft ordinance in the packet proposed amending the Village of Decatur Code (Sections 12‑19 and 12‑24) to provide an updated juvenile curfew. The packet frames the change as a staff and attorney review prompted by Chief Thomas VanDerWoude, who identified the existing ordinance as "out of time with current standards." The proposed Ordinance 2025‑001 would make it unlawful for a minor 16 years of age and under to "idle, congregate, traverse, or remain in or upon any public street, highway, alley, or other public place" during the following hours: weekends — 12:00 a.m. (midnight) to 6:00 a.m.; weekdays — 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (Sunday night through Thursday night), with a list of exceptions.