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11 <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. Tesoroasked 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