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City attorney reads Ordinance 24-12 on golf carts; council discusses fines and restrictions
Summary
At first reading City Attorney Stewart read Ordinance 24-12 to authorize golf-cart operation on certain city streets with permit, equipment, speed, hours, and age/license requirements. Council members asked questions about fines and restrictions; no vote was recorded on final adoption (first reading only).
City Attorney Stewart read Ordinance 24-12 at the Oct. 2 meeting, describing a proposal to authorize golf-cart use on specified city streets and to create inspection, permitting, sticker, equipment and speed-limit requirements, plus hours of operation and age/operator license stipulations. Stewart presented the ordinance as a first reading; no final adoption vote was recorded.
Council members asked questions during discussion about enforcement, fines, and any restrictions that would accompany the permit program. The ordinance remained at first reading, which means additional consideration or subsequent readings will be required before any enforcement provisions take effect.
