Syracuse Approves Curfew Ordinance
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - A curfew ordinance for Syracuse was approved Tuesday by the Syracuse Town Council.
The town council gave the first reading of the juvenile curfew ordinance in November. The ordinance is patterned after Auburn's and meets the state supreme court's test which requires exceptions such as exercising first amendment rights.
Under the Syracuse curfew ordinance, it's a violation for a child aged 15 to 17 to be in a public place between 1 and 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday; after 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; or before 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. A child 15 or younger is in violation of curfew if they are in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on any day.
Exceptions to curfew violations include a minor with a parent, guardian or designated adult; on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent, guardian or designated adult without any detour or stop; in a vehicle involved in interstate travel; engaged in an employment activity; involved in an emergency; on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor didn't complain; attending an official school, political, religious or other recreational activity; exercising First Amendment rights; or is married, had been married or is legally emancipated.
Penalties for the first offense is $50; $100 for the second; $250 for the third; and $500 for the fourth offense and each offense thereafter.
In other business:
• The council gave town manager Brian Redshaw permission to purchase land from seven Syracuse property owners. The acreage is adjacent to the waste water plant and will be used for future plant expansion.
Redshaw also was authorized to pay approximately $159,000 for the properties Wednesday.
• Chris Cotton of Cotton & Cotton Insurance presented the council with the 2001 health insurance renewal for the town. The council decided to change carriers effective Feb. 1 to Medical Mutual.
• Steve Sharp and Jon Brookmyer were reappointed to the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals for 4-year terms.
• New councilman Mike Davis was sworn in. He replaces Bill Cutter, who died Nov. 5.
• The town employee handbook was presented and approved at the meeting. The only change made by the council to the handbook was to give town employees 10 days off for holidays instead of eight. The additional holidays will be Veteran's Day and Christmas Eve.
• The end-of-year Syracuse Town Council meeting will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 in the town hall. The next regular meeting is Jan. 16 with a council work session for Jan. 23.
• Due to the weather, Redshaw reported no more work can continue on the Ind. 13 widening project until the spring. The Baltimore and Pittsburgh streets storm sewer project will also begin in the spring.
• Several new Syracuse employees were introduced. James Layne begins his duties as a Syracuse Police Officer Jan. 1 and plans to attend the police academy in April.
Karen Shaw, formerly with the Indiana State Police, is the new Syracuse dispatcher.
A new paramedic/firefighter also has joined Syracuse's fire department.
• Syracuse Park and Recreation Superintendent Mike Hixenbaugh reported Doug and Jeanine Schrock will contribute $200,000 for the Lakeside Park Community Center. The donation gives the park board more than $1 million for the center.
• Public works superintendent Kent Thielka requested the council change the water penalties for residents who pay their water bills late. The council changed them to match the sewer penalties so both will be a flat fee of 10 percent. An ordinance will be approved at the next meeting.
• Councilwoman Barbara Carwile was chosen to serve as the council president for 2001 with Paul Stoelting as vice president. Other members of the council include Mike Davis, Bill Hane and Carol Koble. [[In-content Ad]]
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SYRACUSE - A curfew ordinance for Syracuse was approved Tuesday by the Syracuse Town Council.
The town council gave the first reading of the juvenile curfew ordinance in November. The ordinance is patterned after Auburn's and meets the state supreme court's test which requires exceptions such as exercising first amendment rights.
Under the Syracuse curfew ordinance, it's a violation for a child aged 15 to 17 to be in a public place between 1 and 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday; after 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; or before 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. A child 15 or younger is in violation of curfew if they are in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on any day.
Exceptions to curfew violations include a minor with a parent, guardian or designated adult; on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent, guardian or designated adult without any detour or stop; in a vehicle involved in interstate travel; engaged in an employment activity; involved in an emergency; on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor didn't complain; attending an official school, political, religious or other recreational activity; exercising First Amendment rights; or is married, had been married or is legally emancipated.
Penalties for the first offense is $50; $100 for the second; $250 for the third; and $500 for the fourth offense and each offense thereafter.
In other business:
• The council gave town manager Brian Redshaw permission to purchase land from seven Syracuse property owners. The acreage is adjacent to the waste water plant and will be used for future plant expansion.
Redshaw also was authorized to pay approximately $159,000 for the properties Wednesday.
• Chris Cotton of Cotton & Cotton Insurance presented the council with the 2001 health insurance renewal for the town. The council decided to change carriers effective Feb. 1 to Medical Mutual.
• Steve Sharp and Jon Brookmyer were reappointed to the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals for 4-year terms.
• New councilman Mike Davis was sworn in. He replaces Bill Cutter, who died Nov. 5.
• The town employee handbook was presented and approved at the meeting. The only change made by the council to the handbook was to give town employees 10 days off for holidays instead of eight. The additional holidays will be Veteran's Day and Christmas Eve.
• The end-of-year Syracuse Town Council meeting will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 in the town hall. The next regular meeting is Jan. 16 with a council work session for Jan. 23.
• Due to the weather, Redshaw reported no more work can continue on the Ind. 13 widening project until the spring. The Baltimore and Pittsburgh streets storm sewer project will also begin in the spring.
• Several new Syracuse employees were introduced. James Layne begins his duties as a Syracuse Police Officer Jan. 1 and plans to attend the police academy in April.
Karen Shaw, formerly with the Indiana State Police, is the new Syracuse dispatcher.
A new paramedic/firefighter also has joined Syracuse's fire department.
• Syracuse Park and Recreation Superintendent Mike Hixenbaugh reported Doug and Jeanine Schrock will contribute $200,000 for the Lakeside Park Community Center. The donation gives the park board more than $1 million for the center.
• Public works superintendent Kent Thielka requested the council change the water penalties for residents who pay their water bills late. The council changed them to match the sewer penalties so both will be a flat fee of 10 percent. An ordinance will be approved at the next meeting.
• Councilwoman Barbara Carwile was chosen to serve as the council president for 2001 with Paul Stoelting as vice president. Other members of the council include Mike Davis, Bill Hane and Carol Koble. [[In-content Ad]]