Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/23/2016

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ORDINANCE #16- CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ADDITION TO CHAPTER 34 KNOWN AS THE OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING PREDATORY OFFENDER RESIDENCY The City of Ramsey ordains: Section-34-23. City Code, Section 34-23 is added as follows: PREDATORY OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. Pursuant to authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.357, subdivision 1, the City of Ramsey restricts permanent and temporary residents for Level III sex offenders, or those most likely to reoffend. SECTION 2. PREDATORY OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS (a) Findings and Purpose. Repeat predatory offenders present an extreme threat to the public safety of a community as a whole, and especially to children. Predatory offenders are likely to use physical violence and to repeat their offenses. Most predatory offenders commit many offenses, have many more victims than are ever reported, and are prosecuted for only a fraction of their crimes. This makes the cost of predatory offender victimization to society at large, while incalculable, unmistakably steep. It is the intent of this Chapter to serve the City's compelling interest to promote, protect and improve the health, safety, and welfare of citizens of the City of Ramsey by creating areas around locations where children regularly congregate in concentrated numbers and where certain predatory offenders are prohibited from establishing temporary or permanent residence. (b) Definitions.For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions will apply unless the context or intent clearly requires a different meaning: DAY CARE: Any facility, public or private, licensed by the State of Minnesota or Anoka County, in which care, training, supervision, habilitation or developmental guidance for children is provided on a regular basis and for periods less than 24 hours per day. CHILD OR CHILDREN: Any person or persons under 18 years of age, or individuals under age 21 who are in foster care.