PUEBLO — Harsher punishments could be enforced for threatening Pueblo City Government employees. Pueblo City Council is discussing an ordinance that would make interfering with city employee's duties a municipal violation.
The punishment could be up to a year in jail and $1,000 fine.
This comes after the City Attorney, Carla Sikes, tells News5 city employees have been harassed several times. She says people have done the following:
- threatened Park Rangers with deadly weapons
- given death threats to Animal Control Officers
- shot at one Code Enforcement Officer
"Hopefully its going to make them feel safer in doing their job, doing it so that they know the city supports them, is going to be behind them so, if they are threatened or (someone) tries to interfere with their job, they have some support from the city," said Sikes.
The ordinance would also cover city contracted workers. This will go to a final vote on November 11.
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