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Perryville adopts ordinance banning displacement of non-local transient individuals
Summary
The Board of Aldermen on Feb. 3 adopted Ordinance No. 6837 (Bill No. 6624), adding Chapter 9.25 to prohibit knowingly transporting and dropping off non-local transient individuals who lack a fixed nighttime residence; the measure includes defined exceptions and civil remedies and passed 5–0 with one absent.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Perryville on Feb. 3 adopted Ordinance No. 6837 (Bill No. 6624), a new municipal code chapter that prohibits knowingly causing the displacement of non-local transient individuals by one-way transportation and drop-off within city limits when the person “lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.” The ordinance passed on second reading by a 5–0 vote with Alderman Deanna Kline recorded as absent.
The ordinance adds Chapter 9.25 to Title 9 of the Perryville Municipal Code and specifies circumstances that constitute lacking a fixed residence, including primary nighttime residence in places not meant for habitation, residing in temporary shelters or transitional housing, or recent discharge from an institution if the person previously lived in an emergency shelter or place not meant for habitation. The text lists five exceptions: transport to be booked into jail; transport for emergency medical treatment; transport to a shelter or housing after independent verification of acceptance; transport for a verified appointment with a health or social-service provider; and transport to a verified court hearing.
Penalties for violating the chapter are tied to Section 1.16.010 of the municipal code, and the city may seek injunctive relief and attorney fees against repeat violators. The ordinance language also states penalties may be cumulative and that the chapter should be incorporated into the Code of Ordinances.
Alderman Curt Buerck presented the ordinance for final reading and Alderman Kate Martin seconded. The Board directed the City Clerk to incorporate the change into the municipal code. The ordinance was presented and adopted as a formal code amendment; no public testimony on the ordinance is recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: the ordinance takes effect as provided in the municipal code and will be added to the City's compiled ordinances and map of codified provisions.
