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CITY CLERK
(515) 232-6210 CITY OF ANIES,IOWA
JOHN R. KLAUS AUG 3 1 1978
City Attorney
R. MICHAEL HAYES
Ass It. City Attorney
August 30, 1978
Honorable Lee Fellinger, Mayor
And Members of the City Council
Of The City of Ames , Iowa
In Re : Amendment to the Municipal Penal Code
Dear Mayor Fellinger and Council Members :
In March, on my instigation, the City Council responded to
the new state penal code by repealing a number of provisions
in the Municipal code and enacting one section which listed
the provisions of the state penal code which constitute
simple misdemeanors and declare them to be offenses against
the City of Ames when committed in the City of Ames . In
doing this, one simple misdemeanor was omitted, that of:
"Interference with Official Acts"
The elements of this offense are essentially the same as
harassment of public officers and employees which is included
in the municipal code as Section 24-1001 (g) , but the "inter-
ference with official acts" offense speaks specifically to
peace officers and may be somewhat broader in scope.
Therefore, I have proposed the enclosed ordinance and request
that it be enacted by the City Council for the purpose of
adding the offense of "Interference with Official Acts" to
those lists of crimes known under the laws of the state of
Iowa which can be prosecuted by the City Attorney ' s office as
a violation of a city ordinance.
Re ctfully submitted,
John R. aus
City Attorney
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