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Council approves anti‑cruising ordinance with amendment to allow sanctioned events, limits chief’s emergency designation
Summary
The Des Moines City Council on July 24 amended and passed an anti‑cruising ordinance; the council added a carve‑out for city‑sanctioned cruising events and limited the chief of police’s emergency area designation to 30 days unless the council acts earlier.
The Des Moines City Council voted 6‑1 on July 24 to pass a second‑reading anti‑cruising ordinance as amended, adding a provision to allow city‑sanctioned cruising events and a 30‑day limit on the police chief’s emergency area designation unless the chief terminates it earlier or the council votes to extend it.
Council member Ochsiger moved amendments to draft ordinance "20 five‑sixty 5" to add a subsection allowing "any…
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