Council hustles through curfew ordinance

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — At their June 1 meeting, City Council members unanimously approved emergency adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to issue a civil emergency and order imposition of a curfew should the need arise.

The ordinance — which required council approval to waive the standard process of holding three separate readings — was one of two introduced at the last minute Monday night. In creating the ordinance, City Attorney Stanley Schwartz said his office had reviewed a similar one recently adopted by the city of Seattle in response to protests surrounding the death of a Minneapoli...