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Council advances code-enforcement ordinances and approves Cellebrite software for police
Summary
Council gave first reading to ordinances creating an administrative-search-warrant process and a camping/portable-storage code and approved purchase of Cellebrite digital forensic software funded by a task-force grant (no city funds).
Lebanon City Council reviewed and advanced several public-safety and code-enforcement measures and approved a police software purchase funded by a regional grant.
The Police Chief presented a proposed administrative-search-warrant ordinance intended to permit city personnel to obtain warrants for inspections and nuisance abatements and to seize property when appropriate (for example, a pile of clutter identified as a nuisance). The council gave the ordinance a first reading and scheduled it for the November 24 docket.
The council also considered a camping ordinance to address camping on public and private property (including MoDOT and conservation grounds) and provisions about portable storage and shipping containers. The Chief said frequent issues had arisen at a MoDOT commuter parking lot, on undeveloped private parcels and once across from an elementary school; council approved first reading and added the ordinance to the November 24 docket for further consideration.
Separately, the council approved purchase of digital forensic examination software from Cellebrite Incorporated for $26,130.55. The Police Chief said the procurement is funded by the Lake Area Cyber Task Force grant and will cost the city no funds. The software is intended for cellphone examination and digital evidence gathering for both Lebanon Police and task-force partner investigations.
The council approved the Cellebrite purchase in its readings. Council members asked procedural questions about the ordinance timelines and the implications of the search-warrant language; the items will return for additional readings or appear on the November 24 docket as scheduled.
