Amend law to stop citing homeless people for camping when no shelter beds exist
In Plain English
The city currently tickets homeless people for sleeping in public places like parks or sidewalks. This change prevents police from issuing camping citations when the city has no available shelter beds. If approved, homeless individuals can only be cited for camping when shelter space is actually available.
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Motion · Official minutes
Said ordinance received first reading and was laid over two weeks for second reading
6 aye · 0 nay · 3 absent
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously gave initial approval to change how the city enforces its camping ban against homeless people. Under this amendment, police could not ticket someone for sleeping in public places like parks or sidewalks when no shelter beds are available in the city. This would only allow camping citations when there is actual shelter space for people to use instead. The change still needs a second vote in two weeks to become final, which is standard procedure for city ordinances.
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