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Deaf, blind child sign procedures defined - Local & State - Macon.com
Though Macon will post road signs warning drivers of deaf and/or blind children in neighborhoods, until now there has been no formal procedure for doing so, city Traffic Engineer Nigel Floyd said this week.
So he’s proposing a set of standard operating procedures, handed out to the City Council’s Public Works and Engineering Committee.
“Part of that, that Nigel is hoping to put in place, is something to certify that there is a deaf or blind child in that household,” said City Councilman Lonnie Miley, chairman of the committee.
There’s a one-page form to be turned in for that purpose, which would need to be signed by a doctor certifying the disability.
Floyd said there are several current requests across the city for such signs, but he realized there wasn’t a standard procedure to follow, so he researched rules used by other towns.
The resulting policy allows signs to be posted for children aged 3 to 18, but only on residential streets with a 25 mph speed limit.
Requests for signs would start with a call to the city’s Traffic Engineering Department at 464-5700. Proof of residency would have to be submitted and then renewed every second year; but subsequent assurance could be just a phone call to the department, the policy states.
If approved, signs would be posted at least 100 feet away from the property where the child lives, or at the property line if a 100-foot distance would put it within an adjacent owner’s road frontage.
When the child turned 18 years old or moved away, the sign would be removed.
Miley said the policy would just make things consistent, and he doesn’t see any major objections arising.
Nevertheless, Councilman Tom Ellington suggested that Floyd send the policy through the City Attorney’s Office for review.
City Attorney Martha Welsh said Friday that her office has received the draft, but after review it may not require action by the council to go into effect.
Internal Affairs Director Keith Moffett said this week that policy changes, distinct from city ordinances, usually can be submitted by the administration.
If City Council doesn’t object within 30 days, the policy would go into effect.
Though Macon will post road signs warning drivers of deaf and/or blind children in neighborhoods, until now there has been no formal procedure for doing so, city Traffic Engineer Nigel Floyd said this week.
So he’s proposing a set of standard operating procedures, handed out to the City Council’s Public Works and Engineering Committee.
“Part of that, that Nigel is hoping to put in place, is something to certify that there is a deaf or blind child in that household,” said City Councilman Lonnie Miley, chairman of the committee.
There’s a one-page form to be turned in for that purpose, which would need to be signed by a doctor certifying the disability.
Floyd said there are several current requests across the city for such signs, but he realized there wasn’t a standard procedure to follow, so he researched rules used by other towns.
The resulting policy allows signs to be posted for children aged 3 to 18, but only on residential streets with a 25 mph speed limit.
Requests for signs would start with a call to the city’s Traffic Engineering Department at 464-5700. Proof of residency would have to be submitted and then renewed every second year; but subsequent assurance could be just a phone call to the department, the policy states.
If approved, signs would be posted at least 100 feet away from the property where the child lives, or at the property line if a 100-foot distance would put it within an adjacent owner’s road frontage.
When the child turned 18 years old or moved away, the sign would be removed.
Miley said the policy would just make things consistent, and he doesn’t see any major objections arising.
Nevertheless, Councilman Tom Ellington suggested that Floyd send the policy through the City Attorney’s Office for review.
City Attorney Martha Welsh said Friday that her office has received the draft, but after review it may not require action by the council to go into effect.
Internal Affairs Director Keith Moffett said this week that policy changes, distinct from city ordinances, usually can be submitted by the administration.
If City Council doesn’t object within 30 days, the policy would go into effect.