Regular Items 13.
Public Safety Committee
- Meeting Date:
- 06/16/2026
COMMITTEE:
Public Safety
CONTACT:
Derek Washichek
CHAIR:
Juliana Halvorson
ACTION REQUESTED:
Consider recommending approval to advertise for a public hearing for Ordinance 26-XX: An Ordinance to amend fines and penalties throughout City of Roswell's Code of Ordinances. (Cavin)
BACKGROUND:
Initiated by: Will Cavin
From time to time, various issues arise that need to be changed within some City Ordinances. This Ordinance seeks to increase penalties for certain criminal or traffic infractions, align City Code with State Law provisions, and correct various errors and omissions that have inadvertently been included in previous versions of the Ordinances. In part, the need for some of these changes to the penalty assessments is in response to HB 139, which eliminated court fees. The increase in these penalty assessments seeks to correct that unfunded mandate.
From time to time, various issues arise that need to be changed within some City Ordinances. This Ordinance seeks to increase penalties for certain criminal or traffic infractions, align City Code with State Law provisions, and correct various errors and omissions that have inadvertently been included in previous versions of the Ordinances. In part, the need for some of these changes to the penalty assessments is in response to HB 139, which eliminated court fees. The increase in these penalty assessments seeks to correct that unfunded mandate.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION:
See Fiscal Impact below.
Elimination of court fees caused revenue for the courts to drop, and this would seek to restore some or all of that missing revenue.
Elimination of court fees caused revenue for the courts to drop, and this would seek to restore some or all of that missing revenue.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney drafted this Ordinance.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Legal Committee recommended approval 5-0 at its meeting on May 28, 2026.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Proceed as presented.