MASSAGE ORDINANCE KNEADED COUNCIL MAY TAKE KINKS OUT OF RESTRICTIONS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE - The Glendale City Council is expected to consider altering its strict massage massage (məsäzh`), treatment of superficial parts of the body by systematic rubbing, stroking, kneading, or slapping. Massages can be administered manually or with mechanical devices. law tonight, which would allow students in the Glendale Career College's massage-therapy program to get on-the-job training needed to receive a permit. The college has asked for an exemption from the law because students in the massage program have not completed the minimum 150 hours of education and training required to qualify for a city massage permit, and so current law prohibits them from practicing massage on each other or additional volunteers. ``It's a Catch-22 because to be able to get a license as a massage technician See PC technician and software technician. , you need a minimum number of hours, ... but to get the hours you need to engage in the act of massaging, and you can't do that lawfully law·ful adj. 1. Being within the law; allowed by law: lawful methods of dissent. 2. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law: the lawful heir. as the ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been stands now,'' City Attorney Scott Howard Scott Howard sings baritone with the Southern Gospel Quartet Legacy Five. He has been with the group since its inception in 2000. External Links Legacy Five's Homepage said. The City Council will consider exemptions for the college, certain medical offices, fitness facilities, coaches and athletic trainers An athletic trainer is an allied (non-physician) health care provider capable of performing immediate and emergency injury management, injury assessment, and rehabilitation. , among others. The next step is for officials to review the entire law, including the qualifications for massage technicians and the types of establishments, to make sure nobody is engaged in illegal activities. ``We plan to look more deeply into our regulations, to tighten them up, and to make sure we can do everything we can to prevent illegal activities,'' Howard said. The massage law, which was last amended in 1990, is due for an update, city officials said. ``When ordinances fall short of being updated, there's always somebody who will find a way to abuse the business,'' Mayor Bob Yousefian said. ``We don't want to wait until some people use massage as an excuse for a house of prostitution prostitution, act of granting sexual access for payment. Although most commonly conducted by females for males, it may be performed by females or males for either females or males. and then run out there and regulate it after the fact. We're trying to deal with this stuff so that nothing like this happens.'' Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO: The Glendale City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at 613 E. Broadway, Glendale. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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