Reno City Hall will be adding additional security procedures when you attend a council meeting starting on July 24th at 10 a.m.

The new security system is going to be a lot like going through TSA at an airport or going to an Aces Baseball game.

Your bags will be checked, you'll be asked to empty your pockets and you'll walk through a metal detector.

Deputy Chief Mac Venzon says, "The process that is going to happen here is not dis-similar to what you are going to see at a ballpark or stadium, or a lot of places these days. And it is just the matter of adding that level of security so we know those items won't be brought into the council chambers."

Deputy Chief Venzon says the rules haven't changed on what you can and can't bring in.

They will be looking for weapons of any kind, plus things like pepper spray, noise makers, flammable substances and anything they believe poses a threat to the general public.

Deputy Chief Venzon says that no event promoted this. They simply want to update their security measures.

"It's just a standard review of safety and security. So if these items are brought in today, they will probably be more readily discovered than they were in the past. Right? If they were concealed before someone may have been able to come in."

One city council member says he hopes the new system will protect the community from dangerous items coming in, especially during controversial topics.

"I worry about the public, I worry about people getting heated over issues. But at the end of the day we live in a great community, a very safe community. We have a great police department that has been keeping us safe for a long time. So this is just an added layer of protection," says Devon Resse a Reno City Council Member At-Large.

City officials say the process to get through security should only take between 10 through 15 seconds depending on how much stuff you have.

They do advise coming to the meetings around 30 minutes early to ensure that you are inside on time.

Here is a full list of prohibited items from www.reno.gov

Prohibited Items 
 Please note there are no storage facilities for any items.  Visitors to Council Chamber with any prohibited items will be denied access until the items are properly removed from the area.  Backpacks, bags, and large purses are subject to visual inspection. 
 
The following items are prohibited inside Council Chamber (this list is not all-inclusive): 
 Firearms and Ammunition  • Ammunition • BB guns • Compressed air guns • Firearms • Flare guns • Gun lighters • Gun/firearm parts • Replicas of guns or firearms • Spear guns • Stun guns/devices used to emit a shock 
 Explosives  • Ammunition • Blasting caps • Dynamite • Fireworks • Flares • Gunpowder • Hand grenades • Plastic explosives 
 Flammable Substances  • Aerosol sprays • Fuels, including cooking fuels and flammable liquid fuel • Gasoline • Gas torches, including micro-torches and torch lighters 
 
Blades, Edged or Sharp Objects, and Striking Devices  • Axes and hatchets • Brass knuckles • Bows and arrows • Crowbars • Ice picks • Knives, machetes, sabers, scissors, or other devices with blade length greater than 2 inches • Night sticks/billy clubs • Throwing stars 
 
Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items  • Compressed gas cylinders, including fire extinguishers • Mace • Pepper spray • Spillable batteries, except those in wheelchairs • Spray paint • Tear gas • Noxious and poisonous substances 
 
Miscellaneous Items  • Food and beverages • Illegal drugs or substances • Noisemakers 
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