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CITY OF PADUCAH
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-8-8547
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES TO EXERCISE STRICT CONTROL OF INMATES AND
GIVE IMMEDIATE NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 83A.130 local governments
may establish rules and regulations necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah (hereinafter referred to as "City") wishes to
guard against escapes from custody or unaccounted for absences from Private
Correctional Facilities (hereinafter referred to as "Facilities") and to immediately provide
law enforcement officers with the necessary information to apprehend escapees from
Facilities and, further provide for public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Strict Surveillance and Diligence. In order to prevent escapes and/or
r unauthorized absences all Facilities, located in the City of Paducah, are hereby directed to
adopt and strictly adhere to all local, state and federal laws, including applicable "best
practices" for similar enterprises, to prevent escapes or unaccounted for absences and to
ensure that all probationers, inmates or parolees, are at All Times accounted for and
under its supervision. Any violation of this section may subject Facilities to Section 4,
Penalty, set forth below.
Section 2. Notice of Escapee. All Facilities shall be, and are hereby, required without
delay to immediately inform the Paducah Police Department, McCracken County
Sheriff's Department, Kentucky State Police Department, (collectively referred to as
"Law Enforcement") and also all employees of the Facilities upon determining that a
probationer, inmate, or parolee may have escaped from custody or is otherwise
unaccounted for.
Section 3. Policies and Procedures. All Facilities shall be required to promptly develop
written policies and procedures which the Facilities shall diligently adhere to in response
to a probationer, inmate, or parolee escaping from custody or being otherwise
unaccounted for. The written policy and procedure shall be developed and copies
provided to Law Enforcement within thirty (30) days from the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 4. Penal . The failure of Facilities to strictly comply with the requirements of
this ordinance is hereby deemed to be sufficient legal grounds to revoke the Facilities
�-- business license pursuant to Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paducah.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of
such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of
this Ordinance.
Section 6. Emergency. For the reasons set forth above, an emergency is declared to exist
and the provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption by a vote of 2/3 of the City Commission and publication pursuant to KRS 424.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk V
Introduced & Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, August 28, 2018
Recorded by City Clerk, August 28, 2018
Published in full by The Paducah Sun, August 30, 2018
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