HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Ordinance No. 019I
ORDINAN:E NO .J!j_
SERI ES OF 1985
BY Alll'llOR!TY
COUNCIL BILL NO . 16
INTRODOCED BY COUNCIL
MEMJER -l!i.gday. ___ _
AN ORDINANCE AM END[NG TI'rLE XI , OIAPl'ER 9, SECr [ON 7 , OF 'll!E
ENG LEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE '69 , AS AMENDED , PROHIBITING Dr:FAC ING,
DESTROYlNG , OR IID-IOVING PROP ERTY FR01 'll!E ENGLfl'IOOD CI'rY LIBRARY .
WHEREAS , the City Counc;i l of the Ci ty o f Englewood recognizes
that a well-equipped and well-stocked c i ty-owned publ ic library
subst,rntially e nhances the education and e njoyme nt of Englewood
r esidents , p rcmotes their interests in the Arts and s ignificantly
contributes to th e we lfare of this City 's residents ; and
\'IH EREAS , the losses i n the Englei.ood Pu blic Library of books,
period ica l s and other materia l s have been about $15 ,00 0 a year for
the past several yea rs, w'h ich is un acceptabl e and causes
irrepa r a ble inj ury and damage to the library p rogram requiring
correct i ve act ion ;
N(I,;, 'll!EREE'OR E, BE IT ORDA INED BY THE C ITY COUNC IL OF THE C J'rY
OF ENGL EWOOD , COLORADO :
Sect ion 1. '11lat Section 11-9-7 of Title XI , '69 Englei.ood
itmrcTpal Code , as amended , is hereby repealed and a new Section 7
adopted to read as follows :
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11-9-7: SAFEQJIIRDI NG ENGLEl,000 LIBRARY PROPERTY --------
(a) I T SHALL BE UN LAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO WRl'rE IN, I NJURE
DEF/ICE , TEAR OR DESTROY ANY BOO K, PLATE , PICTURE , ENGRAVING , MAP ,
NEl,SPIIPER, MAGAZINE , PAMPHLET , PER!ODCCAL , MANUSC RIPI', FILM OR
AUDIO AND VIDEO REX:ORDCNGS , OR C01PUTER SOF'rwARE BE LONG ING TO THE
ENGLfl'IOOD PUBLIC r,IBRARY.
(b) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL E'OR /\NY PEllSON TO DAMAGE OR
DEFACE 'MlE GROUNDS , BUILu!NG , FURN I'rU RE, FIXTURES, E)JUIPMENT OR
O'rliER PROPE RTY OF '!1-!E ENGLf}'IOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY .
(c) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR /\NY PE llSON TO WILFULLY RETAIN
ANY CIIARGED-Olll' LIBR!\RY READ I NG MAT ER IA i, OR O'rHER PROPERTY
BELONG I NG TO '!'HE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC L!B RIIRY fOR TH!ll'l'Y (30) DAYS
AF.TER NOT ICE IN WRIT I NG TO RETURN SAME I S SE NT TO '!'HE BORRO-IER' S
ADDRESS REx:ORDED IN LIBRARY ROCORDS , GIVEN AfTER '!1-!E EXPIRIIT ION OF
'l'llE TIME 1,wr, BY THE RULES OF SOC H INSTITUTIO N, SOCH ARTICLE OR
O'l'H EH PROPERTY MAY BE KEPI'.
(d) l'r SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR /\NY PEllSON TO REMOVE OR TO
ASS 1s·r J N THE !ID10VAL FRO-, '!1-!E PUBLIC LIBRARY OR BOOKMOOILE ANY
READING MATERIAL BELONGING TO "rliE PUBLIC LIBRARY WITHOUT FIRST
HAVING TH E SAME CHAP.GED OR CHOCKED OUT BY 1'HE PROPER AGENT OR
El'1PLOYE E OF 'lliE PIJP,i,IC LIBRARY IN I\CCO!UlAN::E WJ 'rH 'l'IIE GUIDELINES ,
POLIC I ES ANC PR<":i:JJURES OF 'lliE ENGLEWOOD PUB~JC LIBRARY .
Section 2 . A new section 7 .1 is hereby added to Title XI , Chapter
~read a s fol lows:
ll-9-7.1: AUTHORITY TO S'l'UP /\ND INQUIRE
1 a) IF /\NY PERSON CONCEALS UPON IIIS PERSON OR O'rHERWJSE
CARRIES ,IW/\Y ANY ENG LEl,OOD PUBLIC LIBRARY READING MATERIAL OR
O'rHER LIBRAR Y PROPE RT Y THAT WAS NO'!' PROP ER LY CflARGf;IJ OU'!' BY TiiE
PROPER ,1GEN1' OR EMPLOYEE OF THE ENGLEWOOD PUBL IC L!BRIIRY OR WAS
CYrHERW !SE TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION, TiiE ENGl,EliOOIJ PUBLIC L!BRIIRY
DIRECTO R OR /\NY ENGLEl,OOD PUBLIC LIBRA RY El'1PLOYEE/AGENT , OR ANY
PEACE OFFICER, ACTING IN moo FAITH /IND UPON PROBABLE CAUSE BASED
UPON REASO NABLE GROUNDS TiiEREl'OR , MAY DETAIN /IND QUESTIO N SOCH
PERSON , WHICH Ir-.:::LUDES ASKING HIM TO EMPl'Y POCKETS , HANDBAGS, KNAP-
SACKS , BRIEFCASES , E'K:. 1 IN A REASONABL E MANNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ASCERTll[NING WllE"rliER SOCH PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY !ID10VING
OR ASSISTING IN !ID10VING LIBRIIRY READING MATERIAL OR CYl'HER PROPERTY
BELONGING TO THE LIBR!\RY . SOCH QUES"rlONI NG OF A PERSON BY TH E
ENGLEWOOD PUB LI C LIBR!\RY DI RECTOR , ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
EMPLO YEE/AGENT , OR /\NY PEAC E OFFICER , DOES '"" RENDER THE S,\ID
DIRECTOR , SAID LIBRARY EMPLOYEE/AGENT , OR Sl\lu PEACE OFF ICER
CIVILLY OR CRI MINALLY LIABL E E'OR SLANDER , FA LSE ARREST , FALSE
IMPR ISONl''EN'I', MALICIOUS PROSECUTION , OR UNLAWFUL DET ENT ION .
(b) WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS IIFTER THE PASSAGE OF THI S
ORD INANC E /IND BEFOR E ANY ACTION IS TAKEN THEREUNDER , THERE WILL BE
SIG.~S PERMANENTLY POSTED WITHIN THE ENGL El;OOD PUBLIC LIBR!\R'{ AND ON
'!'HE FllONT DOOR THER EOt' INFOllMlllG THE PUBLI C TI-IA'r MERE ENTRY INTO
TiiF. ENGLa;ooo PUBLIC LIBRARY QUINTS CONSEN1' TO THE ENGLEWOOD PUBL IC
LIBRARY DIREX:'I'OR , LI BRARY EJ'1PLOYEES/AGEN'l'S /\N!J PEACf; OFFICERS TO
I
DE'rAIN I\ND QUES 'rlON SOCH PERSON, IN A REASONABLE MANNER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING WHE'fHER SOCH PERSON IS QJILTY OF UNLAWFULLY
IID10V!NG OR ASSISTING IN IID10VING LIBRARY READING MATERIAL OR OTHER
LIBRARY PROPERTY WHEN THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY DIREX:TOR ,
LIBRA RY EMPLOYEES/AGENTS , OR PEACE OFFICER ACT IN 0000 FA ITH I\ND
UPON PROBABLE CAUSE . THIS ENTRY ALSO CONSTITUTES CONSENT FOR THE
PERSON EMPTYING CLO'fHING POCKETS , HANDBAGS , KNAPS ACKS , BRIEF CASES ,
ETC . WH EN ASKED TO DO SO .
(C) DEF INITIONS:
a) THE TERM "LIBRARY READING MATERI AL " SHALL
INCLUDE, BLTr NOT BE LIMIT ED TO , ANY BOOK , MAGA ZINE , PERIODICAL,
MI CROfll,'1 OR REPRODUCT ION , PLATE , PlcnJRE , ENGRAVING, MAP , NEWS -
PAPER , PAMPI-I LET ,MANUSCRIPT , FILJ,\, PllONOGRAPH RECORD , O!l I\UDIO
AND VIDEO RECORDINGS , CCtlPUTER SOF'!WIIRE, OR OTHE R ITEMS BELONG ING
TO THE PUil U C LIBRARY .
b) "CHARGE-OUT" MEANS /\NY LIBRAR Y I TEM CHOCKED 001'
BY A LIBRA RY ;MPLOYEE I\ND RECORDED AGAI NST /IN INDIVIDUAL 'S LIBRARY
CARO I\ND I.'£JR ',RY REX:ORDS .
Introduce:l, r e ad in full , and pa s sed on f i rst r ead ing on the
4t h day of Marc h , 1985 .
Published as a Bill for a n Ordinance on the 6 th day of Mar c h,
1985 .
Read by t itle and passe:l on fina l r eadi ng on t he l Ct h day of
Ma rch , 1985.
Publishe:l by ti tl.e as Or d ina nce No .-1!1_ __ , Series of 1985 , on
the 20 th day of Mar ch , 1985 .
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ex offici o <)t Y Cl erk -Tr,.a sure r
I , Gar y R. Hi g bee , ex off ic i o City Cler k-Tr easure r of the Ci t y
of Englewocxl , Colorado , he r e by certify tha t t he above a nd foregoing
i s a tr ue , .:J.cc ur ate and canp l e t e co py o f t he Ordinanl~e pas sed on
fina l r eadi ng and publi s hed by t itl e as Ordinance No . !CJ __ , Series
of 1985 . -l-f