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Public Hearings 8.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/08/2015
Issue: 5:31 p.m. Ordinance amending Chapter 94, Section 94-103 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances
From:	Kerra Smith
Department:	County Attorney's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

5:31 p.m. Public Hearing for consideration of amending Chapter 94, Article II, Division 4, Section 94-103 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances Relating to Civil Penalties for County Parking Ticket Violations.

Recommendation: That the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 94, Article II, Division 4, Section 94-103 of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances Relating to Civil Penalties for County Parking Ticket Violations.

BACKGROUND:

At its September 24, 2015 meeting the Board approved setting a Public Hearing for consideration of adopting the above-referenced ordinance.

Section 94-103 of the Code of Ordinances currently requires that County Parking Ticket Violations be paid within seven days of the issuance of the parking ticket unless a hearing is requested before the traffic infraction hearing officer. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office and the Clerk of the Court have expressed that more time is needed to ensure that the citations can be processed and transmitted to the Clerk of the Court before payment becomes due. These agencies have requested that the deadline to pay parking tickets be extended to thirty days.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

This proposed Ordinance was drafted by Assistant County Attorney, Kerra A. Smith and was advertised in the September 26, 2015, edition of the Pensacola News Journal.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

A copy of the Ordinance will be filed with the Department of State. This ordinance was prepared in coordination with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and the Escambia County Clerk of Court. A copy of the ordinance will be provided to both of these agencies.

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