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ORDINANCE No. 2017 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND-FFELEHK OF THE CITY OF SOUTHESEZON 5 / 3 tO ESTABLISH DUTTES-X, REGARDING SUPERVISION OF MINORS WITHIN THE CITY; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR FAILURES TO SUPERVISE MINORS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, WEIEREAS, the City of Sosth-Euiten (“City”) is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Georgia; and Prin WHEREAS, pursuant to City-Chasles Section + 20iGag}and goth), the City is authorized to regulate or prohibit any act, practice, or conduct it deems necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order, well-being, and safety ofthe inhabitants of the City and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; and WHEREAS, pursuant to tion the City is authorized to establish penalties for violation of any such ordinance: and WHEREAS, the City finds it to bein the public interest and for the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and well-being ofthe City and its inhabitants to regulate certain, conduct of persons within the City where such conduct leads or may lead to harm to themselves or others; and WHEREAS, the City finds it to be in the public interest and for the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and well-being of the City and its inhabitants to prohibit certain conduct by Parents, legal guardians, or Custodians of Children where such conduct, results ina Child committing Delinquent Acts and/or other offenses within the Citys ‘THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH-FGEPON HEREBY ORDAINS as follows: Com, Section 1: Tite xxcotthe Citrot Sout Frito Sode-of Sedinanees i hereby emendedt establsi CaeyAet% hich shall includ the following language (Chapter X: Personal Conduct Sec. XX-KXXX, ~ Parental Responsibility and Supervision (@) Definitions, As used in this section, all Capitalized terms shall have the same ‘meanings assigned to them in O.C.G.A. §15-11-(b) Applicability. This Section shall apply to any person who is the Parent, legal © guardian, or Custodian of a Child and who resides in the City. Gerieral. itis the continuous duty of the Parent, legal guardian, or Custodian of ‘Child to exercise reasonable control over the Child entrusted to their eare in order to protect the Child from injury and to prevent the Child from committing any Delinquent Act or criminal offénse within the City. It shall be unlawful for a Parent, legal guardian, or Custodian of a Child or any other person lavfully charged with the care of a Child to fail to supervise such a Child, (@ Parental Duties. Any Parent, legal guardian, or Custodian of a Chilé shall not knowingly fail to perform any ofthe following: 1, Keep controlled substances out of the home and out of the possession of the Child, except those drugs duly prescribed by a licensed physician or other authorized medical professional, 2, Keep firearms out ofthe possession ofthe Chil, except those used and possessed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and with, the knowledge and supervision of the Parent, legal guardian or Custodian of the Child. 3. Require the Child to observe any curfew imposed by the City, whether by ordinance ar otherwise, 4, Require the Child to attend regular school sessions and forbid the Child from being absent from class unless such absence is excused by either by permission of the school or pursuant to official school policies and procedures or State law. 5. Arrange proper supervision for the Child wi or Custodian of a Child is absent. n the Parent, legal guardian 6. Prevent the Child from willfully or maliciously destroying property belonging to another person, 7. Forbid the Child from obtaining or possessing stolen property. 8, Forbid the Child from obtaining or possessing aleoholie beverages.9. Keep the Child reasonably safe and away from individuals, including household members, who are known or reasonably believed to be violent or assaultive towards the Child or other individuals or household members ‘or who would endanger the Child psychologically or physically. (©) Terms for Violations. A Parent, legal guardian, or Custodian of a Child isin violation this Section if he or she commits any of the following: (2) contributes to or assists in the commission a Delinquent Act or eriminal affense by a Child ‘within the City; (2) fails to perform any of the duties outlined in Subsection (@) above; or (3) fails to comply with the terms of any edict, decree, order, consent agreement, or other like document issued by the Juvenile Court or other Court of competent jurisdiction regarding his or her eare or supervision of a Bhs (9 Penalties. Any parent, guardian, or other person residing i his al seh he conto charg of chi or cle ad wha lates hi Seton guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, sf be subject to fine of not greater than $100.00, imprisonment not to exceed g4fdays, community service, required attendanee and completion of a diversion program or parenting class established or approved by the Municipal Court, or any combination of such penalties, at the discretion of Municipal Cour. Section 3: Severability. In the event any portion of this ordinance shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, its the intention of the City Council of the City of Sauth Belton; Georgi, that such adjudication shall im no manner affect the other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect, as if the invalid or unconstitutional section, sentence, clause or phrase were not originally a part of the ordinanee. Section 4: Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5: Effective Date. Unless specifically specified elsewhere in this Ordinance, the effective date ofthis Ordinance shall be