§ 14-686. Police and ambulance protection.

(a)

The Village Manager shall, after consulting with the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, the Director of Engineering and Public Works, or such further or different personnel as the Village Manager shall deem necessary and appropriate, determine whether and to what extent additional police and ambulance protection is reasonably necessary for the public demonstration for traffic control and public safety. The Village Manager shall base this decision on the size, location, duration, time and date of the public demonstration, the expected sale or service of alcoholic beverages, the number of streets and intersections blocked, and the need to detour or preempt citizen travel and use of the streets and sidewalks. The speech content of the event shall not be a factor in determining the amount of police or ambulance protection necessary. If possible, without disruption of ordinary police or ambulance services or compromise of public safety, regularly scheduled on-duty personnel will provide police and ambulance services for the event. If additional police or ambulance protection for the public demonstration is reasonably deemed necessary by the Village Manager, the Village Manager shall so inform the applicant for the permit. The applicant then shall have the duty to secure the police or ambulance protection deemed necessary by the Village Manager at the sole expense of the applicant.

(b)

Applicants seeking a permit for a public demonstration to be conducted for the purpose of engaging in speech protected under the First Amendment shall not be required to pay for any police or ambulance protection provided by the village.

(Code 1993, § 13-14.4; Ord. No. 2000-O-1, 1-25-2000)