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San Marcos Chamber Opposes City Council   On Cite & Release Ordinance

The San Marcos chamber of commerce opposes proposed city ordinance.  The chamber’s formal stance can be read below. 


The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce has reviewed the proposed ordinance and believes it could negatively impact small businesses.  
"We believe items six and seven on the list of offenses would be extremely detrimental to local small business and the community in San Marcos,” said San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Mock. 
Item six and seven states that rather than arrest, in appropriate circumstances, for individuals suspected of committing (6) theft of property or (7) theft of services, both Class B misdemeanors, San Marcos police officers will use the cite and release process. 
“The same individual could continue to steal tangible or intangible items of property or services valued under $750 and be cited and released for each repeat offense,” said Mock. “The chamber does not support the ordinance as written as it will not allow the San Marcos Police Department to support and protect our local businesses.” 
The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce, along with its business members, strongly request and encourage the San Marcos City Council to NOT approve the Cite and Release Ordinance, but rather consider it as a Resolution. 
Furthermore, we are also very concerned that Dr. Jocabed Marquez, who announced her resignation last month, will be allowed to vote on an issue that will continue to greatly impact the community after she is no longer living in San Marcos. There are many examples in the past where decisions on major issues were deferred until newly-elected council members were sworn in to service. 
In all fairness to the whole San Marcos community, the Cite and Release decision should be postponed until a new city council member is elected.



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Update-  The City Council passed the city ordinance even in the face of everyone telling them not to do it.  Now we wait to see if litigation ensues.  The ultimate irony is that the city council will be relying on the very people who told them they should not pass this ordinance to defend their actions in court.  Seems a little arrogant.

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