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Council narrows police chiefauthority for ceremonial firearm discharges in ordinance amendment
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance amending the city's code to place the police chief's authority to authorize ceremonial firearm discharges in a specific subsection and moved related items from the archery section into the firearms subsection.
The Monona City Council adopted an ordinance amending section 33-5-3 of the Monona Code of Ordinances to specify the police chief's authority to authorize certain ceremonial firearm discharges.
Council members discussed a revised draft that moved the sentence granting exceptions by the chief into a specific firearms subsection that addresses ceremonial discharges. Police and staff said the change was intended to…
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