Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2865
May 16, 2024- May 22, 2024
To Film or Not To Film Gulfport City Council meetings are publicly noticed, open to the public, and video recorded. Despite this, not all City business is open to the public. At the April 19 and May 7 Gulfport City Council meetings, the Council discussed Ordinance 2024-02. What is Ordinance 2024-02? The ordinance aims to prevent disturbances in City-owned buildings. This includes the designation of certain areas as public, limited public, and non-public. City Manager Jim O’Reilly described these areas with examples. An example of a public area is the main area of Gulfport City Hall. A limited public area is the lobby of the Gulfport Police Department, and a non-public area is the offices of City staff. The ordinance gives O’Reilly the ability to make these determinations, and decide on procedures dealing with people breaking the ordinance. If someone causes a disruption in an area and does not leave upon request, they will get trespassed.
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At the May 7 meeting, Gulfport City Council discussed a filming ordinance, which restricts filming in some City-owned areas.
What Does the Ordinance Prohibit? Outside of needing permission to be in non-public forums, there are other rules as a part of the ordinance. According to the Ordinance, it is “unlawful and a violation of this Ordinance, to record video and/
or sound within City-owned, controlled, and leased property, without the consent of all persons whose voice or image is being recorded.” This is not the case for public areas. The City Manager also has the ability to remove people for other reasons. These include, “Acts in any manner which violates or is reasonFilming continued on page 7
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