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30 <br /> The facilitator observed that 4 of the 7 members present this evening were willing to continue <br /> working to try to improve (g): Kirland, Conti, Barksdale, and Arvik. He suggested that(g)be set <br /> aside temporarily and asked if there were any other provisions in the draft ordinance that any <br /> Committee member wanted to address. <br /> Mr. Tesoro asked the group to reconsider section(i), noting that during the observers' comments <br /> period this evening Mr. Rusky had raised a concern about each violation of the ordinance being a <br /> separate penalty. I know we discussed this at length, he said, but it's excessive to penalize a <br /> person for violating each section of the ordinance. Mr. Tilley, referencing comments made by <br /> Mr. Coe during the observers' comment period, asked if any other County ordinances allow law <br /> enforcement to give warnings instead of citations. Mr. Roberts said that law enforcement officers <br /> are always free to give a warning. It need not be specified in an ordinance, he said. Chief Deputy <br /> Sykes agreed. Commissioner McKee reminded the group that he had stated in one or more <br /> earlier meetings that the Board of Commissioners generally does not look favorably upon"piling <br /> up"fines. We've pulled fines out of ordinances dealing with animal control, he said. I won't <br /> predict the vote of the Board, but I and other members of the Board have not been in favor of <br /> multiplying fines. It could be handled by saying a violation of any provision of this Section or <br /> Sections shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500. Mr. Tilley <br /> noted that the draft already says "up to." <br /> Mr. Webster said that he originally had proposed the multiple-penalty provision, but he did not <br /> have an issue with removing it now. Mr. Tilley asked, if the multiple violation provision were <br /> eliminated, whether a violation of the ordinance on one week would be considered a separate <br /> penalty from another violation the next week. Commissioner McKee and Mr. Webster said that <br /> those would be separate violations. All agreed to revise the draft by removing references to each <br /> violation being a separate penalty. Mr. Roberts volunteered to distribute a revised draft to the <br /> Committee. <br /> The Committee took a short break, and then turned its attention to a draft recommendation <br /> developed by the facilitator from the Committee's discussion on October 17 regarding voluntary <br /> community education on firearms safety, the so-called"non-ordinance"recommendation. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that he is interested in supporting good relationships between <br /> neighbors. Efforts to educate the community, if done right, will help develop those relationships <br /> but if done wrong could damage relationships. Mr. Tesoro asked who would lead the charge on <br /> the implementing the recommendation. Mr. Roberts said that if the Board accepts the <br /> recommendation then it would direct staff to proceed. The Manager's Office would probably <br /> take the lead to make sure it was getting done, and the Board would send the recommendation to <br /> the Health Director and Director of the Department of Social Services for implementation. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that whatever resolutions the Board passes is generally handed to <br /> staff with unspecified directions to "make it happen." The Manager would delegate to Mr. Myren <br /> 11 <br />