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19-413 10/28/2019
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: October 28, 2019
Item No: 19-413
Responsible Dept: Legal
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Amending Chapter 228, Public Morals, By Removing Provisions Regarding Display of Materials Harmful to
Minors that are Covered under State Law
Summary
This ordinance amendment would remove provisions regarding the display of materials, such as magazines
and books, considered unsuitable for minors. These ordinance provisions have not been used, or even
referred to, in a decade or more. Furthermore, there is a similar state prohibition that was passed after this
City ordinance was enacted. As a result, there is no need for this ordinance.
The definitions section is being retained, as some of the definitions are referred to elsewhere in the Code.
Committee Action
Committee: Government Operations
Action:
Staff Comments & Approvals
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City Manager
Introduced for: First Reading
Meeting Date: October 21, 2019
For:
City Solicitor
Against:
Finance Director
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: October 28, 2019
Assigned to Councilor: Supica
19-413 10/28/2019
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 228, Public Morals, By Removing Provisions Regarding Display of Materials
Harmful to Minors that are Covered under State Law
WHEREAS, Article I of the City's Public Morals chapter in the City Code prohibits the display of materials
harmful to minors;
WHEREAS, it does not appear that this ordinance has been used, or even referred to, in a decade or more;
WHEREAS, state law prohibits the same conduct in Title 17, Section 2912 of the Maine Revised Statutes;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 228 of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows:
Article I General Provisions
§ 228-2 Definitions.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Cord 19-413
FIRST READING
CITY CLE
NOVEMBER 13,2019
Cord 19-413
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: FOURNIER,HAWES,NICHOLS,OKAFOR, SCHAEFER, SPRAGUE, SUPICA,
TREMBLE,DAVITT
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
CIT CLE