G-1619 Ordinance No. G-1619
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A PERMIT PROCEDURE FOR OPEN AIR MEETINGS IN PUBLIC
PARKS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Chapter 11 of the City Code of the City of Elgin,
Illinois, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting therefrom
Subsection 11-5(1) and redesignating the following subsections (m) ,
(n) , (o) , (p) and (q) as (1) , On) , (n) , (o) and (p) respectively.
Section 2. That there is hereby added to Chapter 11 of the City
Code of the City of Elgin, Illinois, as amended, the following section:
"11-6. Open Air Meetings.
a. For the purpose of this section, open air
meeting is defined as any congregation of citizens
held in any public park for the purpose of hearing
speakers or discussing some matter of common interest
when the number of participants expected may reasonably
be anticipated to exceed 25.
b. No person, organization or group shall conduct
an open air meeting in any public park unless a written
permit therefor has been obtained from the Director of
Parks: and Recreation.
c. Applications to conduct an open air meeting in
any public park shall be made in writing to the Director
of Parks and Recreation at least 30 days prior to the
event and by a representative of the person, group or
organization seeking the permit and shall set forth the
following information on forms as provided by the Director
of Parks and Recreation.
1. The name, address and telephone
number of the person making application to
conduct an open air meeting;
2. The date the open air meeting
is to be conducted;
3. The approximate number of persons
anticipated to be in attendance;
4. The purpose of the meeting;
5. The location sought;
6. Equipment and materials to be used
including._platforms, loud speakers, etc.
d. Application shall be made by a resident of the
City of Elgin or a local organization or group.
e. Open air meetings shall be limited to the normal
hours of operation of the parks and shall not be permitted
to exceed three hours in duration.
f. Open air meetings shall be permitted only at the
Wing Park Bandshell, Lord's Park Pavillion or such
other suitable and available place as the Director of Parks
and Recreation may determine.
g. Any person, organization or group seeking to
conduct an open air meeting may be required to provide
necessary off-duty City of Elgin policemen and bear the
expense of same as part of the conditions of the permit
sought if the Director of Parks and Recreation shall
determine that the size, scope and nature of the meeting
indicate the necessity for providing for the maintenance
of order and safety.
h. Application for an open air meeting shall be
accompanied by a cash bond in the amount of $50 to insure
that the area used is cleaned up following the meeting.
The responsibility of cleaning up the area shall be borne
by the permittee and upon satisfactory completion of the
clean up, the cash bond shall be returned to the permittee.
i. The permittee may be required to procure public
liability insurance and property damage insurance in such
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amount- as deLeiniined by the Director of Parks and Recreation
if he shall determine that the meeting may result in liability
of the City of Elgin; if required a certificate of insurance
naming the-City of Elgin as an additional insured shall be
filed prior to the day of the event.
j . The cost of service performed by employees of the
City- of Elgin shall .be borne by the permittee.
k. No permit shall be issued after application for a
permit indicates on its face that any act shall be allowed
or suffered that is a violation of law.
1. Any permit granted for an open air meeting shall
be conditioned upon compliance with the general regulations
applicable .to the parks.
m. The Director of Parks. ,and Recreation shall issue
a permit upon. receipt of. an application in accordance with
the conditions.of this section and when the requested date
does not conflict with a permit already granted or other
reservation .or planned activity for the site sought by the
applicant. "
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of,ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance .are.hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after-its passage in the manner provided by law and shall be published
in pamphlet form by order of the City Council.
Presented: August 22, 1973
Passed:
4"' s.. 19/3
Vote: Yeas ia� s' 1
Recorded: y i9.3
Published: ""'
Attest:
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