Franklin
county commissioners have agreed to pay up to 12 thousand dollars to have a
first amendment scholar look over its proposed nudity ordinance.
The county voted
earlier this year to tighten the language in the county’s nudity ordinance
because of a Las Vegas style male revue that was held in early March.
The Revue did not
violate the existing nudity ordinance which was written in 1998, but many
people said it did violate local morality standards.
At that time county
commission voted to strengthen the existing ordinance to stop any future events
like the male revue – they said they will also address the issue of alcohol on
local beaches.
Commissioners said
they want to make very sure that the ordinance does not violate anyone’s
constitutional rights.
County attorney
Michael Shuler said he has used an existing ordinance from another county as
the basis for Franklin County’s nudity ordinance – he said the other ordinance
has already been successfully defended in court.
He did point out that
he is not a constitutional scholar and recommended the county hire one to conduct
a study and provide an opinion to the board about the nudity ordinance.
Commissioners felt
that was a good step and agreed to the expense.
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