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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 3 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> An Ordinance Relating to Briefing COUNCIL BILL# 8r1(- <br /> 140 <br /> Assault Domestic Violence, Proposed Action Originating Department Legal <br /> Amending Section 1 of Consent Contact Person Flora Diaz <br /> Ordinance No. 1360-87 Action Phone Number 425-257-8658 <br /> (Chapter 10.16.010 EMC) First Reading FOR AGENDA OF August 23,2017 <br /> Second Reading <br /> Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA <br /> Council President <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval <br /> Ordinance Legal,Police <br /> Amount Budgeted -0- <br /> Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining -0- <br /> Additional Required -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> This proposed ordinance adopts into the Everett Municipal Code (EMC) State law changes in the 2017 <br /> legislative session(Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163)relating to the crime Assault in the Fourth <br /> Degree (EMC 10.16.010). The State law changes relate to the severity of the crime when it is committed against <br /> a family or household member(Assault in the Fourth Degree Domestic Violence). <br /> Assault in the Fourth Degree Domestic Violence is a gross misdemeanor,punishable by a maximum penalty of <br /> 364 days in jail and a$5,000.00 fine. The State law update allows it to be prosecuted as a felony when the <br /> person committing the crime is a repeat-offender meeting the new statutory requirements. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Council): • <br /> Adopt an Ordinance Relating to Assault Domestic Violence, Amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1360-87 <br /> (Chapter 10.16.010 EMC). <br /> 15 <br />