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Committee advances code changes to widen forfeiture ranges for ordinance violations after debate
Summary
The Ordinance and Licensing Committee voted 3–1 to recommend changes to municipal code sections 11.01 and 25.05 to expand the range of forfeitures for certain ordinance violations; committee members debated potential for disproportionate fines and clarified judicial and bond-schedule limits.
The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee voted 3–1 on June 9 to recommend amendments to municipal code sections 11.01 and 25.05 that expand the range of forfeitures that may be charged for ordinance violations.
Assistant City Attorney Michael Radovich told the committee the changes update the city’s general penalty provisions and a chart of specified ranges in 11.01(10)(a). “We’re just requesting to expand the range for the forfeitures that can be charged for different kinds of…
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