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Advocacy group urges stricter enforcement of registry rules near parks during council public comment
Summary
A representative of Stand Against Fear and Exploitation urged the council to push for stricter penalties and local ordinances to keep registered offenders away from parks, schools and churches; staff took no formal action during the meeting.
During public comment at the May 14 council meeting, Chanel of Taylorsville, who identified herself as "senior officer of Stand Against Fear and Exploitation," urged the South Salt Lake City Council to seek stronger enforcement and penalties for registry violations and to pursue legislative changes.
Chanel told the council about a recent incident involving a person she described as a "*** offender" who wandered into a park and said current state penalties for registry violations are limited to a class A misdemeanor. She said the group wants local ordinances and legislative changes to keep registered offenders away from parks, schools and churches.
"We need stricter punishment. We need stricter policies. We can enact ordinances, and we can enact, we can help by legislators," Chanel said. She added, "We want each city to stand with us legislatively. We are making legislative change, and we will not back down." The speaker also identified the organization as a 501(c)(4).
The remarks were made during the general public-comment period; no council action was taken on the topic during the meeting. Staff and council did not indicate any immediate follow-up or referral; the speaker said she planned to bring the advocacy campaign to other cities as well.
Because the remarks were public comment and not an agenda item, the council did not debate or vote on the request during the meeting.
