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Controlled Substance Ordinance
April 26, 2021
2:30 p.m.
In Attendance:
Cindy Carter, Chair
Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair
Rob Jones, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Kevin McCrae, Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Public:
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2:31 p.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider an Ordinance rescinding
Ordinance No. 21 -020 -CC and No. 21 -029 -CC and recreating Ch. 6.46 of the Grant County Code titled
"Controlled Substances" banning knowing possession of unlawful controlled substances and readopting
an amendment to Ch. 1.32 of the Grant County Code titled "Code Enforcement and Penalties."
Kevin McCrae, Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney stated that this ordinance is in response to the
Supreme Court decision Stave vs. Blake decriminalizing all drugs. This ordinance would allow Grant
County to recriminalize unlawful drugs. This weekend, the legislature passed a bill that will recriminalize
drugs, so he is asking that the commissioners not pass this ordinance. He suggests holding another
hearing to pass a new ordinance to rescind the previous 2 ordinances.
David Hunt asked about the process that the Commissioners followed to advertise this hearing.
A motion was made by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Stone to close the public
comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stones moved to deny
the ordinance as presented. Commissioner Stone seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The
hearing adjourned.