HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2008-05-03 Continuing Ord. No. 208-2005 Curfew for MinorsCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2Q68 96-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS CONTINUING IN EFFECT
ORDINANCE NO 208-2005.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS:
Section 1. Findings
(a) The City Council of the City of Anna, Texas (`City Council") finds that:
(1) juvenile violence, vandalism, illegal drug activity, and other crimes by persons
under the age of 17 in the City of Anna has been reduced as a direct result of
the adoption and enforcement of Ordinance 208-2005;
(2) persons under the age of 17 are particularly susceptible, by their lack of
maturity and experience, to participate in unlawful activities and to be victims of
older perpetrators of crime and are more prone to be unsupervised and
unprotected by guardians or responsible adults during late evening and early
morning hours;
(3) the City has an obligation to provide for the protection of minors from each other
and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control over and
responsibility for children, for the protection of the general public, and for the
reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities;
(4) a curfew for those under the age of 17 will be in the interest of the public health,
safety, and general welfare and will help to attain the foregoing objectives and
to diminish the undesirable impact of such conduct on the citizens of the City;
(5) before the adoption of this Resolution, the City Council reviewed Ordinance No.
208-2005 and its effects on the community and on problems this Ordinance was
intended to remedy; and
(6) before the adoption of this Resolution, the City Council conducted public
hearings on the need to sustain the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Continuing in effect Ordinance No. 208-2005
Ordinance No. 208-2005 is hereby deemed to continue in effect from the date of the
adoption of this resolution until it is due for review before the third anniversary of the
adoption of this resolution.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, by the following votes on this
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