HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 6/11Meridian City Council Meeting• •
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McCandless: We can't have a City Council float without you here.
Bird: Yes, you can. It's fellowship Christian athlete and if it starts at 10:00, we'll be
done by 4:00. I'll be there.
McCandless: Okay. So, we go for that and you're going to go ahead and contact
Bird: I'll call Marty tomorrow morning. He can come to the-he can set it up.
McCandless: All right. I don't know what Mr. Nichols is going to say about this one but
we have a discussion of resolution for cross Deputization of prosecutors.
Issue #9: Discussion of Resolution fo ~~ ;~~/
B. Nichols
Nichols: Madam Vice President. Members of the Council. I sent over a memo dated
June 6th with a proposed resolution. It mirrors the resolution that (inaudible) Boise City
Attorney presented to their Council. I haven't seen one for Garden City but I assume
that they've got the same sort of thing under way. What I was holding this up before
was their memorandum of understanding between Boise City, Garden City and Meridian
on the extra territorial jurisdiction of police officers, which you will recall , we had passed
a new ordinance to give the Chief the authority (inaudible) so, the special police
(inaudible). So, this allows-if a Meridian police officer issues a ticket inside Boise City
limits, then Meridian prosecutors work with that police officer (inaudible) Boise City
police officer gives a ticket or makes an arrest inside of Meridian City limits, the Boise
City prosecutor will follow that case (inaudible). I know I mentioned it at a prior
workshop because the Statesman reporter thought it was really interesting. He keeps
asking me about it, where is it and he did call and leave me a voice mail on it today.
(inaudible) So, anyway, here it is. This is the deal. I wanted to bring it to your
workshop before bringing it to you at Council.
McCandless: Chief.
Worley: Madam Vice President. We fully support this because the-what happens in
the absence of this type of an agreement is if a Meridian police officer issues a citation
within Boise City limits under the extra territorial memorandum of understanding, we
then have to get that taken out of the stack and get it delivered to the Boise City
Attorneys Office so it can be prosecuted. In this ordinance, we just turn that one in with
all the rest of them and Mr. Nichols office pursues it and we don't have to give it special
treatment.
McCandless: It sounds like a no brainer to me.
Nary: Madam Vice President. What it is, it clears up the authority of the police for
taking care of (inaudible), the authority to prosecute and proceed is taken care of under
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this. The City of Boise passed this resolution last week. So it's already taken of for
Boise. Garden City has had issues in getting their process taken care of. If they don't
get it done, it really impacts them more than anyone else. I think they will. It's just the
process timing for them as well. I think it just makes it real clear as to where the lines
belong for everybody.
Bird: Sounds good to me.
Corrie: What's your timing on this one? Tuesday night?
Nary: Read it as a resolution and-
Corrie: Read it as a resolution and (inaudible) and pass it.
Worley: Madam Vice President. I'd like to-also I'll just give this information to the
Council. I am currently in discussions with the Nampa Chief to do the same type of
thing with Nampa. As our cities grow together, we realize the need to have a same type
of agreement with Nampa. It will present a bit more of a challenge, particularly for the
prosecutors because Nampa is in a different judicial district. We'll work those out as we
go along but just to let you know that we are in discussion on a similar agreement.
Nichols: Madam Vice President. I can see through that kind-it would probably be less
of an issue for us than it would be for Nampa just because our firm prosecutes for the
City of Homedale (inaudible). We can work it out. We can figure it out. (inaudible) It
wouldn't be as big of an issue for us. (inaudible) We can certainly take those.
(inaudible) We don't prosecute (inaudible).
McCandless: Okay. Then down to the Mayor's report.
Issue #10: Mayor's Report.
Corrie: Okay. In five minutes, we're out of here.
McCandless: I've heard that before.
Corrie: The five-minute trick?
McCandless: Yes.
Corrie: To let you know, we are working on the web site. We just heard from a citizen
today and made my secretary's day. He said that (inaudible) the web site, he liked
using the links and the ability to skip the chalkboard presentations. She (inaudible)
thank you, thank you, thank you. We have been riding the departments pretty heavy
and they're getting things and we're getting another one set up with the chief so he can
get some extra viewers. I thought you'd like to have that. You got athing-did you get
everybody a copy of this. The new (inaudible) electric code. Okay. I'd like for you to