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City Commission approves ordinances on open marijuana containers, vehicle impound rules and ratifies property sale; several administrative items also passed
Summary
At its regular meeting the Enid City Commission on Oct. 21 approved ordinances adding marijuana to the city's open-container rules, clarified when officers may tow vehicles and ratified prior actions enabling the sale of a city-owned property. Multiple administrative agreements and claims were also approved, each by 7-0 votes.
The Enid City Commission on Oct. 21 approved several ordinances, resolutions and administrative actions, including a change to the city code to prohibit transporting open containers of marijuana in passenger vehicles, clarified vehicle impoundment authority for officers and ratified previous agreements required to finalize the sale of a city-owned property.
The changes to the open-container ordinance were presented by city staff as a follow-up to a forthcoming change in state law taking effect Nov. 1. City staff said the state change “will outlaw consuming marijuana or inhaling secondhand smoke while driving as well as transporting any open containers of marijuana in a passenger vehicle,” while keeping the existing alcohol open-container restrictions intact. The commission voted 7-0 to adopt the ordinance.
The commission also approved an ordinance reorganizing the municipal code's…
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