By james art 
Camping, lying, sitting and sleeping in public places has been illegal in some parts of the city for years. But members of the City Council approved a new ordinance on Wednesday to make these bans throughout the city.
Council member 4 Megan Ebert was the only one who voted against.
“I don’t think the arrest makes it easier to find a job,” she said. “We are entering the territory of the debtors’ prison.”
Mayor Hillary Sheve was absent from the meeting that lasted more than two hours public commentaryS
Follows the new ordinance tightening the restrictions adopted last year by City of Sat Sparks and Washo County Commissioners, and a recent US Supreme Court decision that cancel some defenses For uninvited people in the Western states.
Owners of companies such as Coleman Smith said the change is necessary because homeless people chase customers – and that the camps threaten public safety.
“For me and my support for this ordinance, this comes down to most of a decade. I’m just tired of being involved and I don’t see a big change, “he said.
But a coalition of religious leaders and mutual assistance activists claim that the Washow County, which is the local government, charged with providing services to homeless residents, there is not enough resources to meet their needs.
And they said that the accusations of crime would just make it harder for homeless people to get out of the street.
“If you vote with yes, we and thousands of other people in the city of Rino, who recognize the inherent humanity of our uninhabited neighbors, will boycott businesses in the center that support this inhumane ordinance,” said C. Mccombs.
Deputy City Prosecutor Brian Suudi has rejected criticism. He said the police would have to warn someone before charging. And even then, Swudi said that the ordinance allows the unaccounted people to contact a municipal court, allowing them to seek services instead of lying down.
“You really have to work hard to be arrested and in prison,” he said.
But Stephen Martley told the City Council that it was not the fear of the police that he helped him fix his life after six years on the streets of Las Vegas, but the support he received from people who care for him.
“I understand that this law is an easy solution, but I believe we can find something better if we work together,” he said.
On the same day as the vote, Washoe County’s online board He showed only nine shelter beds and five blanks in the safe camp operated by the county.