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City of Topeka
Council Action Form
Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org |
| | | July 11, 2017 |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | July 11, 2017 | | | | CONTACT PERSON: | Lisa Robertson, City Attorney | DOCUMENT #: | | | SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT: | | PROJECT #: | | | CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY | 013 Ordinances - Codified / 142 Traffic and Vehicles | | CIP PROJECT: | No | | | | ACTION OF COUNCIL: | | JOURNAL #: | | | | PAGE #: | |
| DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: |
AN ORDINANCE introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, concerning seat belt fines, amending City of Topeka Code Section 10.15.020 and repealing original section and creating Section 10.20.020.
Voting Requirement: Majority vote of the Governing Body (6 votes).
(Approval would increase the seat belt fine from $10 to $30 as mandated by State Law effective July 1, 2017.) | | VOTING REQUIREMENTS: | | | POLICY ISSUE: | | Whether to follow the new state law that increases the seat belt fine from $10 to $30. | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: | | Staff recommends the Governing Body move to adopt the ordinance. | | BACKGROUND: | With certain exceptions, state law requires that individuals over the age of 14 wear a seat belt. State law establishes a fine of $10 for individuals over the age of 18. City ordinance follows this state law and imposes a fine of $10.
However, a new state law, Senate Bill 89 - which becomes effective July 1, 2017, increases the fine for seat belt violations from the current fine of $10 to $30. State law requires that cities amend their ordinances to conform to state law.
| | BUDGETARY IMPACT: | None. State law requires that the municipal court remit the entire increase of $20 to the state treasurer. | | SOURCE OF FUNDING: | | Not Applicable |
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