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Council advances first reading of ordinance allowing notices of violation for minor offenses
Summary
On first reading the council approved an ordinance addition (Chapter 10.77) that would let police issue notices of violation and set civil penalties for certain minor municipal and some traffic offenses rather than pursuing municipal infractions.
The Oskaloosa City Council held the first reading Monday of an ordinance to add Chapter 10.77 to the Oskaloosa Municipal Code, creating an alternate enforcement mechanism that would allow police to issue notices of violation and collect a civil penalty in lieu of a municipal infraction for specified low-level offenses.
Police and staff who presented the ordinance said the approach is modeled on programs used by other Iowa communities, including Bloomfield. The proposed chapter would cover select minor traffic violations and municipal matters such as animal leash violations, open…
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