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Homewood public safety committee proposes higher fines for repeat ordinance violators, raises parking penalty to $50
Summary
The Homewood Public Safety Committee debated and approved raising the schedule of fines for ordinance violations to allow penalties up to $500 and set a $50 standard fine for parking violations, while keeping fire lane and handicap penalties higher.
The Homewood Public Safety Committee on Oct. 6 moved to increase the city’s schedule of fines for selected ordinance and parking violations, allowing municipal judges discretion to impose fines up to $500 for repeat ordinance offenses and setting routine parking fines at $50.
Laura Roberts, the court administrator, told the committee she had reviewed parking and ordinance fine schedules across nearby cities and found Homewood’s fines low. "I'm proposing asking that you guys include some language in an ordinance that just says that our ordinance violations can be…
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