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Council amends vehicles-for-hire ordinance to align with Georgia Safe Carry Act
Summary
Staff explained the amendment removes a locally preempted firearms restriction in the vehicles-for-hire ordinance to comply with the 2014 Georgia Safe Carry Act; the council approved the change 5-0.
Council approved an ordinance amendment to the vehicles-for-hire code intended to remove a provision that state law preempts.
Kevin (staff) told the council the amendment addresses the vehicles-for-hire ordinance, which applies to taxi cabs, and fixes a provision that was preempted by the 2014 Georgia Safe Carry Act. "Back in 2014, the Safe Carry Act in Georgia was passed, which preempts a lot of local regulations and rules dealing with firearms," Kevin said, and the amendment was intended to bring the city code into compliance.
A council member moved to approve the ordinance amendment and the motion was seconded; the vote to approve was 5-0.
The ordinance amendment was adopted to remove language inconsistent with state law. Council did not record additional directions or implementation steps in the meeting's public record.
