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Police chief presents three options for Chapter 95 revisions; council asks to remove penalties
Summary
Police Chief Kijanowski presented three options to amend Chapter 95 relating to persons staying on public rights-of-way; council asked for penalties to be removed and for language edits to one option, and the matter will return for a vote at a future meeting.
Police Chief Kijanowski told the Kewanee City Council on May 11 that staff had drafted three possible updates to Chapter 95 to address nuisance issues tied to persons staying on public rights-of-way. The chief outlined the options and asked the council for direction on which approach to pursue.
Councilmembers expressed concern about including criminal penalties in the ordinance language and directed staff to remove penalties and to revise the wording of one option so that it better reflected council intent. No motion or vote was taken; the item was listed as "discussion only" and will be brought back for formal consideration at a future meeting.
The transcript records the council’s request for revised language but does not specify which of the three options will be recommended; details will depend on the draft returned to council for vote.
