HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2646 - Adds Ch. 3.101, crime prevention funding (3.101)CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO.J.(,Y'f,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON
CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 3.101 OF THE MARYSVILLE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING;
AND SEVERABILITY
WHEREAS,In connection with the City's enforcement of criminal violations of the
Marysville Municipal Code provisions, the City expends substantial resources on police
services and crime prevention activities; and
WHEREAS, because of the substantial costs incurred by the City as a result of
persons violating the law, it is appropriate that those individuals who have been convicted of
criminal misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor violations of the Municipal Code be
responsible for the costs incurred by the City's taxpayers because of such criminal conduct;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the City provide for a cost funding, to be imposed
on individual convicted of criminal misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor violations of the
Municipal Code to help pay for the police services involved in crime prevention.
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Purpose
The purpose of this ordinance is to create a new chapter in the Marysville Municipal Code
establishing Crime Prevention Funding as a line-item in the police department budget.
Section 2.Creation of Chapter 3.101 of the Marysville Municipal Code.
A new chapter 3.101 of the Marysville Municipal Code is hereby created to read as
follows:
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Sections:
3.101.010
3.101.020
3.101.030
3.101.040
Chapter 3.101
CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING
Funding Created.
Source of Crime Prevention Funding -Contribution Required.
Expenditures
Unexpended Funds
3.101.010 Fund Created.
There is created and established with in the Police Services budget of the City of
Marysville a separate line-item to be known as CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING.
3.101.020 Source of Crime Prevention Funding -Contribution Required.
1. In any case where an accused has been convicted of any of Misdemeanor
and Gross Misdemeanor crimes in Marysville Municipal Court,there shall be, in
addition to any fine levied,a penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00),per
charge,which penalty shall be non-suspendable,and which shall be deposited into
the Crime Prevention Funding line-item.The fact that this penalty is imposed on
each charge shall not in any way reduce the obligation of the accused to pay any
other cost, fine or penalty prescribed by the court.
2.Forthe purposed of subsection (I)of this section a conviction shall mean a
deferred prosecution,deferred sentence or guilty finding.
3.101.030 Expenditures.
Monies deposited in to this line item funding shall be used for funding Police and
Administration of Justice projects and activities geared towards crime prevention,
including but not limited to:publications and dissemination of crime prevention
information and for funding of other crime prevention projects and purposes,and
for general police activities responding to and addressing the effects of crime within
the community,and for any other purposes geared to improve administration of the
criminal justice system,as determined and approved by the City Council.
3.101.040 Unexpended Funds.
Any funds remaining in the CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING line-item at the end
of any budget year shall not be transferred to the city's current expense fund or
otherwise lapse;rather said funds shall be carried forward from year to year until
expended for the purposes set forth in MMC 3.101.030
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Section 3.Severability.If any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or
word ofthis ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction,such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or
word of this ordinance.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 'd.fo-rJ...day of
June, 2006.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
ByL;(~
DENNIS KENDALL,Mayor
ATTEST:
R, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
B~r--JiC.~~ED,City Attorney
Date of Publication:~
Effective Date (5 days after publication):
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