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22 • MEMO DATE: May 10, 2000 TO: Mike Morrison, City Manager FROM: Capt. John Ohl SUBJECT: Curfew Ordinance On December 20, 1994, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted a Juvenile Curfew Ordinance. This particular curfew ordinance was amended on June 27, 1995, and has been static ever since. The Hennepin County Ordinance essentially indicated that: i • Juveniles under 12 YOA had to be home weekdays by 9:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, home by 10:00 p.m. i . • Juveniles ages 12 — 14 had to be home 10:00 p.m: on weekdays, and home by 11:00 • p.m..on Friday and Saturday. • Juveniles ages 15 — 17 had to be home by 11:00 p.m. on weekdays, and home by midnight on Friday and Saturday. The Hennepin County Ordinance was different from our curfew ordinance (1105.01 & .02) in essentially two ways. The St. Anthony Ordinance governed persons under 16 YOA, and set the curfew at 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week. Our ordinance did not restrict 16 and 17 year olds. Minnesota State Statute 145A.05, Subd. 7A allows for a County Board to adopt a county- wide curfew for unmarried persons under the age of 18. Minnesota State Statute 145A.05, Subd. 9 allows governing bodies of cities or towns to adopt ordinances related to public health, however, these ordinances must not conflict with or be less restrictive than ordinances adopted by the County Board within who's jurisdiction the city or town is located. This statute gives the County Board the right to supercede our curfew ordinance. Our department has been enforcing the Hennepin County Curfew Ordinance, however, our city curfew ordinance was never taken off the books. It has now been suggested that we formally adopt the Hennepin County Curfew Ordinance. The'Police Department • would be in favor of adopting the Hennepin County Ordinance, as we have already been enforcing the ordinance since 1994.