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Committee refers civil-infractions bureau proposal to Public Safety committee

Legislative Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary

City staff proposed an ordinance allowing certain municipal civil infractions (noise, nuisance, pets, vending, rental registration) to be paid at city hall to reduce court appearances; the committee agreed to send the ordinance to the Public Safety committee for review.

City staff presented a proposed municipal civil-infractions process that would allow residents to pay certain city ordinance fines at a Civil Infractions Bureau in city hall rather than making multiple court appearances.

Sarah, a city staff member, described the bureau’s intent: "I want to be very clear that this doesn't mean that…

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