2003-089
City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-089
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hopkins has approved a document entitled
the Legislative Policy Manual to provide uniform guidelines on City policies
so that actions'laken are consistent and fair; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established Legislative Policy 5-C in order to regulate
the use of City buildings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the existing policy needs to be
revised in order to provide guidance to facility managers in regards to the
prohibition of weapons at City facilities,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby adopts the following changes to Legislative Policy 5-C, Use of City
Buildings:
2.04 Facilities managers shall allow any group using space at a Hopkins facility to post signs
banning guns at the Hopkins facility. Facility managers shall review such requests to
ensure that the group is legally entitled to post signs and to ensure that the signs meet the
requirernents set out in the state statutes, are uniform in appearance, and are posted in the
appropriate places. Licensed police officers are exempted from any prohibition on
carrying firearms.
2.05 Groups leasing or using space at a Hopkins facility shall, as a condition of the lease or
use, agree to prohibit the possession of firearms during the event or activity at the
Hopkins property. No person participating in the event or activity, including the
members, employees, volunteers, or vendors of the group sponsoring the event and
including any person attending the event or activity, shall carry a firearm during the event
or activity. Groups shall post signs that meet the notice requirements for "private
establishments", as set forth in state law, to prohibit persons from carrying firearms at the
event or activity.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this ih day of October 2003.
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