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Resident urges reversal of ordinance allowing dogs in cemetery; attorney says amendment requires full process
Summary
During public comment a resident asked the Council to reverse or amend Ordinance 2024-12 to address dogs in the cemetery; the City Attorney said changing the ordinance would require going through the normal amendment process.
Shirley Cukale addressed the City Council during public comment to express concern about allowing dogs in the cemetery following the passage of Ordinance 2024-12. She said she had spoken with citizens and current soldiers who were troubled by the ordinance and asked what could be done to reverse or amend it.
City Attorney Richard Beckwith replied that any change to the ordinance would require following the City’s normal amendment process. No timeline or staff directive to draft an amendment was recorded during the meeting.
The interaction occurred during the public comment portion of the Oct. 1 meeting; no Council vote or formal direction to staff to prepare an ordinance amendment was taken that evening.
