LANSING | A village trustee followed neighboring Lynwood's lead when she asked fellow Village Board members to consider an ordinance that regulates what local residents can wear in public.

Citing the publicity Lynwood village President Gene Williams received for his village's new ordinance outlawing baggy pants and exposed underwear, Trustee Nancy Lucas said Tuesday she would like to see Lansing do something similar.

"Maybe we want to look at an ordinance for our own residents," she said. "I think it would aid our schools and make it easier for them to enforce their dress codes."

Under Lynwood's ordinance approved last week, pants worn by any person should be size-appropriate and secured at the waist to prevent the pants from falling low. Pants that droop more than 3 inches below the waist are considered inappropriate, and fines of up to $200 can be leveled against repeat offenders.

Community service work also is a possibility.

Williams has said he thinks the clothing style gives the village a negative image, particularly when officials are trying to encourage businesses to locate there.

Lucas agreed, and said she perceives the issue of "inappropriate" attire to be one that involves "public decency."

Whether the ordinance ever becomes reality in Lansing is questionable.

Lansing village President Dan Podgorski declined to comment on what he thought of the Lynwood ordinance, or whether he would support any similar action in his hometown.

Police Chief Dan McDevitt would only say he was not surprised to learn that the American Civil Liberties Union already has organized itself to file a challenge to the legitimacy of the Lynwood ordinance.