§ 34-126. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    (1)

    Emergency: A sudden unexpected or unscheduled happening that calls for immediate action.

    (2)

    Official municipal line: A discretionary designation by the official in charge in municipal facilities and at municipal events and functions beyond which the general public may not pass. This generally but not exclusively applies to the media facilities in the police department, fire department, and city hall as well as to public events necessitating the presence of the mayor or other public officials.

    (3)

    Personal card: A news media identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.

    (4)

    Police or fire line: A discretionary designation by the official in charge at a police or fire emergency scene beyond which the general public is restrained.

    (5)

    Print and electronic media: Includes newspapers, news-gathering agencies, news photography agencies, motion pictures newsreel agencies, radio broadcasting companies, television companies, and any other medium which is engaged in the gathering and reporting of news events which are issued or presented at regular intervals to the general public or regularly distributed to other news media.

    (6)

    Regularly: Occurring at fixed or uniform intervals.

    (7)

    Routinely: A regular course of action, i.e., an activity engaged in daily or with reasonable frequency.

    (8)

    Unauthorized person: A person who is not a holder of a news media identification card or news media vehicle card or who is not an official or employee of the city with a duty to respond to official scenes or events.

    (9)

    Vehicle card: A news media vehicle identification card issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(Code 1968, § 2-311; Ord. No. 78-1630, § 1, 8-15-78)