A. It shall be unlawful for any person to openly carry any firearm within any building owned or leased by the City.
B. The person or persons reporting directly to City Council who have administrative or supervisory authority over any building or specific area owned or leased by the City, including the Mayor, Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Auditor, Municipal Court Administrator, Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court, MHS Enterprise Board of Trustees and their designees, are hereby authorized to post signs at the public entrances to City owned or leased buildings informing the public that the open carrying of firearms is prohibited.
C. This section shall not apply to peace officers and shall not be deemed to affect or impair in any way the authority of any public or private property owner other than the City to prohibit the carrying of firearms into or upon other public or private property.
D. This section shall not apply to an employee of the City or any of its enterprises who is authorized by the Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer of Colorado Springs Utilities, or the Chief Executive Officer for MHS Enterprise to carry a firearm in the performance of that person's duties and who was, in fact, engaged in the performance of those duties.
E. This section shall not apply to a private security officer holding a firearm endorsement while providing security services to the City or its enterprises pursuant to a contract with a private security agency. (Ord. 03-132; Ord. 07-197; Ord. 11-19; Ord. 15-66)