Public Safety Committee
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · October 18, 2017
Minutes
601 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary - Final
Public Safety Committee
Chair Person David James (D-6)
Vice Chair James Peden (R-23)
Committee Member Jessica Green (D-1)
Committee Member Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4)
Committee Member Angela Leet (R-7)
Committee Member Julie Denton (R-19)
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3:30 PM Council Chambers
Call to Order
Chair Person James called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.
Roll Call
Chair Person James introduced the committee members and non-committee
members present. A quorum was established.
Vice Chair Peden arrived at 3:32 p.m., Committee Member Flood arrived at
3:34 p.m., and Committee Member Green arrived at 4:21 p.m.
Present: 7- Chair Person David James (D-6), Vice Chair James Peden (R-23), Committee
Member Jessica Green (D-1), Committee Member Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4),
Committee Member Angela Leet (R-7), Committee Member Julie Denton (R-19),
and Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)
Non-Committee Member(s)
Council Member S. Brandon Coan (D-8), Council Member Rick Blackwell (D-12),
and Council Member Dan Johnson (D-21)
Support Staff
Sarah Martin, Jefferson County Attorney's Office
Clerk(s)
David B. Wagner, Assistant Clerk
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Public Safety Committee Action Summary - Final October 18, 2017
Pending Legislation
1. O-342-17
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 39 OF THE
LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES
(“LMCO”) RELATING TO EMPLOYEE AUTHORITY IN IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
(AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
Sponsors:Primary S. Brandon Coan (D-8), Primary Rick Blackwell (D-12), Primary Jessica
Green (D-1), Primary Bill Hollander (D-9) and Primary David James (D-6)
Attachments: O-342-17 V.2 CABS 101817 Employee Authority in Immigration
Matters.pdf
101817 HANDOUT PROPOSED CABS for O-342-17 - Coan.pdf
O-342-17 V.1 092817 Employee Authority in Immigration Matters.pdf
8 USC 1324 Bringing in and harboring certain aliens.pdf
A motion was made by Committee Member Sexton Smith, seconded by Chair
Person James, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.
Council Member Coan spoke to the item and distributed a handout (see
attached) for a proposed amendment by substitution. Sarah Martin, Jefferson
County Attorney's Office, and Lt. Col. Shara Parks, Louisville Metro Police
Department, also spoke to the item.
A motion was made by Committee Member Flood, seconded by Committee
Member Sexton Smith, that this Ordinance be amended by substitution with
the handout distributed by Council Member Coan. The motion to amend by
substitution carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6- James, Peden, Green, Sexton Smith, Leet, and Flood
No: 1- Denton
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:
Yes: 4- James, Green, Sexton Smith, and Flood
No: 3- Peden, Leet, and Denton
Adjournment
Without objection, Chair Person James adjourned the meeting at 4:32 p.m.
*NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard
before the full Council at the Metro Council Meeting on October 26, 2017.
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Agenda
601 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, KY 40202
Meeting Agenda - Final
Public Safety Committee
Chair Person David James (D-6)
Vice Chair James Peden (R-23)
Committee Member Jessica Green (D-1)
Committee Member Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4)
Committee Member Angela Leet (R-7)
Committee Member Julie Denton (R-19)
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3:30 PM Council Chambers
Call to Order
Roll Call
Pending Legislation
1. O-342-17 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 39 OF
THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT
CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) RELATING TO EMPLOYEE
AUTHORITY IN IMMIGRATION MATTERS.
Sponsors: Primary S. Brandon Coan (D-8), Primary Rick Blackwell (D-12), Primary Jessica Green
(D-1), Primary Bill Hollander (D-9) and Primary David James (D-6)
Attachments: O-342-17 V.1 092817 Employee Authority in Immigration Matters.pdf
O-342-17 PROPOSED CABS 101817 Employee Authority in Immigration Matters.pdf
8 USC 1324 Bringing in and harboring certain aliens.pdf
Legislative History
9/28/17 Metro Council assigned to the Public Safety Committee
Action Required By: March 2018
Adjournment
Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair Person. While an item may be listed, it
does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.
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