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Velva adopts tougher nuisance fines in second reading
Summary
The Velva City Commission approved a second reading of ordinance Section 20-21(a) increasing fines for nuisance violations: $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second, and a minimum $500 for subsequent offenses; each day continuing is a separate offense.
The Velva City Commission on April 21 approved the second reading of ordinance Section 20-21(a), which sets a graduated fine schedule for nuisance violations.
The ordinance, approved on a roll call vote after a second reading, specifies a $100 fine for a first offense, $250 for a second offense and a minimum $500 for each subsequent offense; it also makes each day that a violation continues a separate offense subject to additional fines.
Commissioners Mary Liz Davis and Dave Keller moved to approve the second reading. The roll call recorded Davis, Keller, Jenson and Commission President Mike Schreiner voting yes; Commissioner Ben Zietz voted no. The minutes state the ordinance allows the City or its authorized agents to determine when a condition constitutes a nuisance and to impose fines after the notice period described in Section 20-20.
The minutes do not record any amendments to the ordinance text at this hearing or a timeline for enforcement beyond the ordinance language in Section 20-21(a).
