§ 11-170. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Large party, gathering or event means a group of persons who have assembled or are assembling for a social occasion or for a social activity on private residential and commercial property including but not limited to residential dwelling units and backyards, saloons, bars, nightclubs, pool halls, restaurants, theatre, amphitheater or fairgrounds.

(b) Police services include the salaries of the police officers, or other public safety personnel, for the amount of time actually spent responding to or remaining at the large party, gathering or event at a rate established by resolution of the city council, the actual costs of any medical treatment to injured officers, or other public safety personnel and the cost of repairing any damaged city equipment or property.

(c) Person responsible for the event means the person who owns the property where the large party, gathering or event takes place, the person in charge of the premises and/or the person who organized the event. If the person responsible for the event is a minor, then the parents or guardians of that minor will be jointly and severally liable for the costs incurred for police services.

(d) Special security assignment means the assignment of police officers in response to a return or second call to the same location after the distribution of a written warning that a large party, gathering or event violates the law.

(Ord. No. 91-26, § 2, 10-21-91)