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/11W/--Aa <br /> ORDINANCE NO. nS9-08 <br /> AN ORDINANCE amending Section 29 of Ordinance 2442-00, Everett <br /> Municipal Code 9.06.208, (Trespass in Parks—Punishment)to revise the <br /> operating hours of city parks and authorize the Parks and Recreation <br /> Director to modify operating hours where deemed appropriate. <br /> WHEREAS, section 29.B of Ordinance 2442-00 (EMC 9.06.208) states that"unless <br /> otherwise posted, city parks are open to the public from six a.m. to ten p.m. The parks <br /> are closed to public use from ten p.m. to six a.m."; and <br /> WHEREAS, services offered by the City of Everett Parks Department includes activities <br /> and events where customers are in city parks past the posted closing time; and <br /> WHEREAS,efficient operations and management of city parks can be improved through <br /> the establishment and posting of seasonal park operating hours; and <br /> WHEREAS,there are special circumstances which may require the city parks be open or <br /> closed outside of seasonal park operating hours; and <br /> WHEREAS,the ability to manage city parks to improve customer service can be <br /> enhanced through the establishment of authority to the Parks and Recreation Director to <br /> modify the time when a city park is open to the public where deemed appropriate. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: <br /> Section 29 B. of Ordinance 244-00 (EMC 9.06.208 B.) which reads as follows: <br /> B. Unless otherwise posted, city parks are open to the public from six a.m. to ten <br /> p.m. The parks are closed to public use from ten p.m. to six a.m. <br />