HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 456-03 r`
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law
the "Minnesota Personal Protection Act," in which Minnesota residents, subject to
application and qualification, shall be issued permits to carry guns; and,
WHEREAS, the Act provides the owners of private properties may post signs and
regulate the ability of permit holders to carry concealed guns; and,
WHEREAS, the Act makes it a crime for permit holders to carry firearms on school
property; and,
WHEREAS, the law has been interpreted to prohibit cities from-restricting permit
holders from carrying concealed guns on municipal property; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester ("City") is required to provide a work
environment for employees free from violence and recognized safety hazards; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Common Council believes that the safety of users and
visitors, including children, will be enhanced if guns are not brought onto city property;
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WHEREAS, the Common Council can find no rational justification to distinguish
between access.by permit holders to school property and private property, and access by
permit holders to City property; and,
WHEREAS, the greater presence of guns on City property may increase liability
and workers' compensation exposure, thereby increasing the cost of government services
at a time when city finances are already severely strained; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council agrees in concept with the failed amendment to
the House File that would have allowed cities to prohibit concealed guns on public
facilities, such as city halls, parks and recreation centers; and,
WHEREAS, time is of the essence for legislators to reconsider and amend the Act
for the public safety of public employees and users of public facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Rochester Common
Council that it supports an amendment to the Minnesota Personal Protection Act to allow
cities to regulate the ability of permit holders to carry guns on city property, by giving cities
the ability to effectively ban guns on city property and the right to post signs stating, "The
�ity of bans guns in city hall or on city-owned properties."
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
•ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF t , 2003.
;,_RESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
CI Y CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF % , 2003.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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