Mitchell City Council plans to decide on texting ban repeal
By Chris Mueller, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. | |
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The agenda includes a
The council gave initial approval to a repeal of the city's texting ban, which has been in effect for almost a year, with a 4-2 vote at its last meeting
A repeal of the city's texting ban was proposed after a bill to ban texting while driving in all of
The city's ban, which is stricter than the state's ban, makes texting while driving a primary offense, which means law enforcement is able to stop a driver thought to be texting even if no other offense is suspected. The city's fine is
The state's ban will make texting while driving a secondary offense. That means law enforcement is only allowed to ticket a driver for texting while driving if that driver was stopped for another offense. The state's fine is
In an interview Friday with
In addition to
Consent agenda
Council members plan to consider approving the following items as part of a consent agenda:
--The agenda, minutes from the prior meeting, minutes from various committee meetings and reports from various city departments.
--A raffle request from
--A raffle request from
--An automatic supplement of
--Set a
--A list of pay estimates.
--Bills, payroll, salary adjustments and new employee hires, and authorization for payment of recurring and other expenses in advance as approved by the finance officer.
Other business
In scheduled business tonight, council members plan to:
--Consider, during a
--Consider, during a
--Consider, during a
--Consider, during a
--Sit as the board of adjustment and conduct a hearing on the application of
--Conduct the first of two required readings of an ordinance to rezone property at
--Hold a discussion with the
--Hold a discussion about panhandlers in the city.
--Set a
--Consider approving a contingency transfer of
--Consider approving a resolution to plat Lot 9A, a subdivision of previously platted Lot 9 of
--Consider approving a resolution to provide the
--Consider approving a resolution updating the functional classifications of certain roads in the city of
--Conduct the second of two required readings and hold a final vote on an ordinance to add
--Conduct the second of two required readings and hold a final vote on an ordinance to supplement the wastewater treatment portion of the enterprise fund with
--Conduct the second of two required readings and hold a final vote on an ordinance to amend Title 3, Chapter 1 of the
--Conduct the first of two required readings on an ordinance to amend Chapter 8, City Personnel, by eliminating the personnel policy handbook requirement for employee termination, discipline, termination and grievance and appeal provisions.
--Conduct the first of two required readings on an ordinance allow to allow golf carts, including electric golf carts, to travel on roads in the city.
--Conduct the first of two required readings on an ordinance to supplement storm drainage portion of the general fund with
--Consider approving an agreement to transfer entitlements with the
--Consider approving a work order for annual bridge inspection agreement for consultant with
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