(A) Upon a receipt of an application for a parade, public solicitation, or public assembly permit, the Town Council shall provide a copy of the application to the Town Marshal. The Town Marshal shall determine whether and to what extent additional police protection is reasonably necessary for the parade, public solicitation, or public assembly for traffic control and public safety. The Town Marshal shall base this decision on the size, location, duration, time and date of the event, the number of streets and intersections blocked, and the need to detour or preempt citizen travel, and use of the streets and sidewalks. The speech content of the event shall not be a factor in determining the amount of police protection necessary to the extent the Town Marshal does not reasonably foresee that same will affect public safety or the probability of injury to persons or property. If possible, without disruption of ordinary police services or compromise of public safety, regularly scheduled on-duty personnel will police the event.
(B) Persons engaging in parades, public solicitations, or public assemblies conducted for the sole purpose of public issue speech protected under the First Amendment are not required to pay for any police protection provided by the town.
(Prior Code, § II.6)