Ordinance 18-12

This ordinance is sponsored by all members of the Common Council and amends Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Bloomington Municipal Code by adding a new Chapter to the Code, Chapter 2.86, entitled “Rules Governing the Use of Critical Incident Response Team Armored Rescue Vehicles.” The ordinance tracks the current Bloomington Police Department’s adherence to the Guardian mindset, endorses that mindset, and codifies certain prohibited uses and features of a Critical Incident Response Team Armored Rescue Vehicle in the interest of assuring that such vehicle will not be misused well into the future – beyond the current Chief of Police and the current Mayor. These changes are made in the interest of protecting the health, welfare, and safety of the community and in the interest of providing that any future change to the prohibited uses of the Critical Incident Response Team Armored Rescue Vehicle is subject to the Council’s democratic rule-making process. Note: This ordinance was amended by Am 01 which revised 2.86.030(a)(2) to remove the word "non-violent" preceding "public demonstrations" and made minor corrections to the ordinance's numbering scheme.