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Council advances first reading of public indecent exposure ordinance; clarifying edits and scope discussed
Summary
Council held first reading of a draft ordinance defining public indecent exposure and "public place," discussed coverage (including whether taxi interiors qualify), identified typographical edits, and voted to move the draft to second reading and adoption.
City Manager (speaker 11) introduced a first‑reading draft ordinance intended to define "public place" and prohibit indecent exposure in those locations while preserving allowances for private homes and certain permitted events. The manager said staff modeled the ordinance on a neighboring municipality's language and cross‑checked related sections of the city code.
Councilors asked questions about the ordinance's scope and wording. One councilor asked whether the interior of a taxi would count as a public place; staff and another councilor said the draft language would capture exposures in vehicles that "welcome and seek out members of the public," making a taxi interior potentially a public place for the ordinance's purposes. Members also identified small typographical errors to be corrected before a second reading.
After clarifying discussion and a motion, the council voted to deem the ordinance read a first time and move it to second reading and adoption. The vote was by voice; no roll‑call was recorded in the public transcript.
