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Chico council approves syringe-exchange ban and several consent items; one purchase authorization passes 5-2
Summary
The Chico City Council adopted an ordinance banning unauthorized syringe exchange programs and approved the remainder of its consent agenda. A separate item authorizing purchases was pulled and later approved 5-2.
Chico City Council adopted a final-reading ordinance prohibiting unauthorized syringe exchange programs within the city and approved the remainder of its consent agenda; one pulled purchase authorization (item 2.2) passed later on a 5-2 vote.
The ordinance amends Chapter 9.29 of the Chico Municipal Code to prohibit furnishing syringes or hypodermic needles in the city except as authorized by state law. The…
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