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Item No. 16 <br />memorandum <br />TO: City Council <br />John Godwin, City Manager <br />FROM: Bob Hundley, Chief of Police <br />SUBJECT: CURFEW ORDINANCE REVIEW <br />DATE: February 24, 2016 <br />BACKGROUND: Article III Section 21 -51 establishes a curfew for children known as the <br />"Curfew Ordinance ". In section 21 -59, the ordinance requires a review of the ordinance as to the <br />effect the ordinance is having on the community, the problems it was to remedy, conduct public <br />hearings on the need to continue the article, and finally abolish, continue, or modify the article <br />every three years. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: Records indicate that the ordinance is having the desired effect by curbing <br />juvenile involved criminal activity. <br />Year <br />Violation Notice <br />Cases Filed Juvenile Disturbances <br />2013 <br />5 <br />2 38 <br />2014 <br />5 <br />2 32 <br />2015 <br />2 <br />0 22 <br />Year <br />Juvenile Arrests <br />Juvenile arrests between the hours of 2300 - 0600 <br />2010 <br />134 <br />15 <br />2011 <br />164 <br />15 <br />2012 <br />182 <br />17 <br />2013 <br />121 <br />6 <br />2014 <br />73 <br />5 <br />2015 <br />67 <br />13 <br />BUDGET: No anticipated impact to budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Continue the ordinance as presently written. <br />