Council asks staff to draft traffic-attendant permitting program for funeral processions
After public comment and staff research, council directed staff to draft an ordinance-based permitting program that would allow appointed traffic attendants for funerals under state statute; city attorney and police chief flagged training, insurance and recordkeeping requirements.
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A member of the public, Jeff Bowen, asked the council to reinstate a practice of authorizing trained people to stop traffic for funeral processions at 11th and Maine and other locations. City Administrator Rick Niemeyer explained that state statute provides a municipal mechanism to appoint traffic attendants for specified events, but that the program requires a per-event appointment, training and administrative processes.
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