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In a statement from Head’s office, they explained that “The ordinance will have to be withdrawn and reintroduced again because it was not advertised in accordance with the City Charter.” This was due to an oversight by the Clerk’s office. According to the Charter, “An ordinance dealing with certain matters must be advertised in the paper between 7 and 14 days of introduction - not before and not after.” Due to this oversight, the tentative plan to withdraw the existing ordinance at the next Council meeting on 3/21 and reintroduce it. The reintroduced ordinance may likely include changes discussed at the on-going meetings between Councilmember Head, the FTC, the DHH and LRA. Changes that could be seen in the re-introduced ordinance could include the proximity rule (restriction on how far a food truck is allowed to a brick-and-mortar food establishment), new requirements for sanitation facilities needed on the interior and possibly the exterior of the food truck, amended insurance requirements, changes to the ‘restricted area’ of where food trucks are allowed to operate. Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell also called the addition of a uniform appearance requirement for the city’s food truck community. This article was written by Sarah Esenwein. 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