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Stayton council advances ordinance to prosecute select misdemeanors in municipal court
Summary
The Stayton City Council gave first consideration to Ordinance No. 1068, which would amend SMC Title 2.2 to restore municipal-court prosecution for a specified list of misdemeanors and repeal Chapter 9.36; council approved first consideration unanimously, 4-0.
The Stayton City Council advanced first consideration of Ordinance No. 1068, a proposal to amend Stayton Municipal Code Title 2.2 to re-establish prosecution of specific misdemeanors in the city's municipal court and repeal SMC chapter 9.36.
Staff told the council the change is intended to allow the municipal court to hear certain low-level misdemeanors that Marion County has struggled to prosecute consistently. "Staff recommends approval of amendments to SMC chapter 2.2," the staff…
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