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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 03-53
A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION TO
CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE 2003 MINNESOTA PERSONAL PROTECTION ACT,
AND CALLING FOR AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBIT
CONCEALED WEAPONS ON CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has passed and the Governor has signed into law
the "Minnesota Personal Protection Act", in which Minnesota residents, subject to qualification,
shall be issued permits to carry concealed weapons, effective May 28, 2003; and
WHEREAS, The act provided that permittee's shall, with very few exceptions, be
permitted to carry concealed weapons on municipal property; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides that owners of private properties may post and regulate the
ability of permittee's to carry concealed weapons; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is vitally concemed about the safety of its employees, and
public safety of the users and visitors of City properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council can find no rational jurisdiction to distinguish between a
permissive provision for private propertics and a non-discretionary mandate for public properties;
and
WHERAS, there will very likely be an increase in public costs from this mandate as, for
example, the greater presence of weapons on City properties may increase insurance premiums;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council agrees in concept with the failed amendment to the House
File that would have allowed public facilities, such as City Halls, Maintenance Facilities, Parks,
and Recreation Centers to prohibit concealed weapons on the premises; and
WHEREAS, time is of the essence for legislators to reconsider and amend the Act for
the public safety of public employees and uses of public facilities,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOL YED, by the Council of the City of Arden Hills,
that it states its opposition to sections of the Minnesota Personal Protection Act to rights to carry
concealed weapons on public property,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOL YED, that the City Council states its support for
measures that will allow cities to post "WEAPONS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN CITY HALL
OR ON ANY CITY OWNED PROPERTY",
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ADOPTED by the Arden Hills City Council this 28th day of July 2003.
ATTEST:
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R Director
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likowski, MAYOR