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Crowley sets Feb. 18 public hearings for amendments to city's penalty and criminal-code ordinances; curfew change omitted
Summary
The council adopted resolutions calling for a Feb. 18, 2025 public hearing on an ordinance to amend chapter 1, section 1-8 (general penalty) and a separate public hearing on an ordinance to amend chapter 7 (criminal code); the council removed item j (a proposed curfew-age change) after city attorney guidance.
The Crowley City Council voted to call public hearings on Feb. 18, 2025, for two ordinance packages: an amendment to chapter 1, section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances (general penalty) and a separate package of amendments to chapter 7 (criminal code).
Council members described the chapter 1 action as a motion to change the minimum fine in the general penalty provision from $50 to $100; the council called a public hearing on Feb. 18 to consider adoption of that ordinance. Separately, the council voted to call a public hearing on Feb. 18 to consider an ordinance that would amend and reenact provisions of chapter 7 of the code.
During discussion of the chapter 7 package, Alderman Core said he wanted one amendment removed after receiving correspondence from City Attorney Michael Landry. Council members agreed to omit item j from the amended ordinance; the transcript records that Landry advised the item could be excluded. Alderman Core and Alderman Steph Martin offered the motion to call the public hearing on the chapter 7 package, and the motion carried.
The council did not adopt the ordinances at the meeting; both actions were votes to set public hearings on Feb. 18. The transcript records the motions and the council's approval to schedule hearings; it does not record final ordinance language beyond the item references or a final vote on the ordinances themselves.
Details recorded from the meeting: - Chapter 1, section 1-8: motion to change minimum fine from $50 to $100; council called public hearing for 02/18/2025 (motion carried). - Chapter 7: motion to call public hearing for 02/18/2025 to consider multiple amendments; council agreed to omit item j (a proposed curfew-age change) based on city attorney Michael Landry's advice. - Both items were described as calls for public hearings; no final ordinance adoption occurred at the meeting.
The council indicated that the public hearings will allow public comment and further legal review before any ordinance is adopted.
