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'Publish before you punish' moratorium fails after council debate over ordinance access
Summary
Council debated a resolution to moratorium enforcement of ordinances not readily published online; members split over whether the measure was redundant with ongoing municipal‑code updates and whether staff should first produce ticket-count data; the resolution failed on a roll-call vote.
The Highland Park City Council debated and failed to pass a resolution that would have placed a moratorium on enforcing ordinances that the city had not published or made accessible to residents.
Councilwoman Martin raised the issue and asked the city attorney to interpret a highlighted municipal provision; City Attorney Bosnick said ordinances are required to be published in general‑circulation newspapers prior to second reading and…
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