§ 102-51. Speed hump petition procedures.

(a)

Any citizen who desires to circulate a petition for the installation of a speed hump may obtain a copy of such a petition from the city clerk's office.

(b)

Upon obtaining a petition in support of the installation of a speed hump the citizen shall circulate the petition to those individuals who are in support thereof. Following the circulation of the petition, the petition shall be filed with the city clerk. The petition shall contain at least one point of contact.

(c)

All petitions filed with the city clerk shall be stamped as received on the date received. All petitions received on or prior to December 31st shall be reviewed for installation in the following year.

(d)

At the beginning of each year, the city clerk shall forward all petitions filed with the clerk's office during the prior year to the city's traffic services department.

(e)

Upon receiving the petitions, the traffic services department shall review each petition and provide the city council with a list of recommended speed hump locations. Upon receiving the recommended list, the city council may proceed with appropriating money for the installation of said speed humps.

(f)

All individuals listed as a point of contact on each petition that is reviewed shall be notified by letter as to the result of their petition efforts by the traffic services department.

(g)

Any member of the city council who desires to have a speed hump installed that is not on the recommended list may sponsor a resolution for the installation of said speed hump. The passage requirement for such a resolution shall be by a two-thirds vote.

(h)

Upon finalizing a recommended list, the traffic services department shall forward the list to the mayor and all aldermen. If the mayor or any two aldermen oppose the installation of any speed hump on the recommended list, the traffic services department shall remove the location from the list. The mayor or aldermen shall request the removal within 14 days after receiving the list from the department.

(Ord. No. 7345, § 1, 2-12-01)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 7345, § 1, adopted Feb. 12, 2001, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, its inclusion herein as § 102-51 was at the discretion of the editor.