Following a resolution passed by the Sedgwick County Commission on Nov. 10, the option was made available for area municipalities to join the county’s enforcement efforts regarding emergency public health orders – an item addressed by the Derby City Council at its most recent meeting Nov. 24. Through the resolution, area cities would be able to enter into an agreement with Sedgwick County to mirror its enforcement efforts (tied to COVID-19 orders), which treats infractions as a code violation that carry a potential penalty of a $250 to $500 fine. Violations would be processed by the County Court. Derby actually took on its own enforcement efforts early in the pandemic, with the city council voting to make a violation of public health orders part of the Derby Municipal Code in March.
Source: Derby Informer | News
