The Common Council, in order to assure the proper protection,
health, safety and welfare of persons lawfully in the public buildings
of the City of Fulton and in order to ensure the performance of essential
governmental functions by City employees without threat or intimidation
to such employees or others, finds it to be in the public interest
to prohibit the open display or transport of any weapon in certain
public buildings of the City of Fulton.
When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
having the meanings herein ascribed to them:
PERSON
Any person, except a police officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff,
peace officer, or security officer when authorized by the City of
Fulton.
POSSESS or POSSESSION
The actual, physical or constructive possession of a weapon
by any person, except where such possession is for the specific purpose
of contemporaneously surrendering such weapon to a police officer
or where such possession is authorized, in writing, by a special permit
issued by the Chief of Police.
[Added 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
PUBLIC BUILDING
The following buildings or property owned, occupied or operated
by the City of Fulton:
E.
Fulton Waterworks facility.
F.
Department of Public Works facility.
G.
Fulton Water Department facility.
H.
Community Development Agency.
I.
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
J.
Fire Department facilities.
[Added 5-1-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
WEAPON
Any firearm, electronic dart gun, gravity knife, switchblade
knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, chuka
stick, sandclub, slungshot, dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor,
stiletto, imitation pistol or any other dangerous or deadly instrument
or weapon.
A person who violates the provisions of §
456-10A or
B of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.
[Added 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to promulgate the criteria and any rules and regulations to carry out the permitting process referred to in §
456-9 herein.