Consider recommending approval to advertise for a public hearing for Ordinance 26-08: An Ordinance to amend fines and penalties throughout City of Roswell's Code of Ordinances. (Cavin)

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.
 

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.

The City Attorney drafted this Ordinance.

The Legal Committee recommended approval 5-0 at its meeting on May 28, 2026. The Public Safety Committee recommended approval 4-0 on June 16, 2026. City Council recommended to return to Legal Committee with unanimous approval.

Proceed as presented.