An Act to Establish Contempt of Council
Preamble: Gives the Council some order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY OF ARBORFIELD COUNCIL HERE ASSEMBLED THAT,
SECTION 1
This document shall be legally empowered and binding upon the completion of the process set out by the City Charter.
SECTION 2
Should any part of this document be struck down and/or declared unenforceable, then that part shall be severed with the rest remaining in full force and effect unless all is struck down and/or declared unenforceable.
SECTION 3
The “Firestone Criminal Code” shall be defined as here.
SECTION 4
Chapter 11, Section 3 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall be created and shall be titled “§3 - Contempt of the Council”, classified as a Misdemeanor Class A.
SECTION 5
Chapter 11, Section 3 of the Firestone Criminal Code shall state the following:
“(a) Contempt of the Council shall be recognized as an unlawful criminal offense in the City of Arborfield.
(b) The act of impeding the proceedings of the City Legislature or obstructing a committee inquiry, provided that said committee is duly recognized in accordance with the law, shall be deemed as Contempt of the Council of Arborfield. Any individual who, when summoned before the Council, knowingly and intentionally fails to fulfill their obligations or who, having duly presented themselves, declines to respond to any relevant inquiry on the matter under investigation shall be deemed to have committed this offense.
(c) An individual may only be imprisoned for this crime through conviction in a court of law.
(d) The City Attorney may propose a charge for an individual subject to valid evidence.”
CHIEF SPONSOR
Mayor FaithFCM
COSPONSOR(S)
Deputy Mayor cixrio