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Councilor asks staff to check court records for tobacco-offense numbers after fine reduction
Summary
Councilor Pollock asked staff for a memo to corroborate whether court filings show an increase in tobacco-offense citations since the city reduced the fine to $25.
During council reports on June 3, Councilor Pollock asked that staff provide a memo checking court records to determine whether tobacco-offense citations have increased since the city reduced the fine to $25.
Pollock said Mercer Family Resource Center had reported an apparent uptick and requested a staff check of court numbers to corroborate whether the trend is reflected in official records. "I was hoping maybe we could get a memo to see if we can corroborate through the court's numbers if we have an uptick since we've reduced the fine to $25," Pollock said.
Why this matters: If citation levels changed after the fine reduction, the council may wish to review the ordinance amendment's effects before considering further changes. The council did not set a formal deadline or schedule a work session; Pollock said he was not asking immediately for a work session but requested the memo as a first step.
No formal action was recorded beyond the request for the memo; staff responsibilities and deadlines were not specified on the record.
