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City of Marquette, MI 300 West Baraga Avenue Marquette, MI 49855


Agenda Date: 3/13/2023 Consent Agenda - Roll Call Vote Ordinance 702 - Authorized Officials

BACKGROUND:

For decades, the City of Marquette has utilized a municipal ordinance violations bureau to process municipal civil infraction violation notices, pursuant to state law (MCL 600.8707). The law stipulates that these violation notices can be issued by "authorized local officials".

The attached ordinance would amend Chapter 30, Article II of the Marquette City Code in order to:

Clarify and expand the list of City officials authorized to issue municipal civil infraction citations and violation notices.
Remove sections of the Article that reference the fine amounts for civil infractions, as these fines are set via the annual City fee schedule.
Remove sections of the Article that are redundant with state law.

Also attached is a version of Article II with the recommended changes reflected, as well as a clean copy of Article II with the changes incorporated.

Per City Charter, this ordinance cannot be adopted at the meeting in which it is introduced. This item should be moved to the April 10 meeting agenda for a second read and possible adoption.

FISCAL EFFECT:

None by this action.

RECOMMENDATION:

Move Ordinance 702 to the April 10 City Commission meeting agenda.

ALTERNATIVES:

As determined by the Commission.

ATTACHMENTS:
	Description
	Proposed Ch 30, Art II - with changes
	Proposed Ch 30, Art II - clean copy
	Ordinance 702 - Draft