ORDINANCE NO. 5150

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING AND ADOPTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ELKHART,  INDIANA, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

   WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, has completed the fourth  supplement of calendar year 2008 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Elkhart, Indiana, which supplement contains all ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted since the prior supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Elkhart; and

   WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation has recommended the revision or addition of certain sections of the Code of Ordinances which are based on or make reference to sections of the Indiana Code; and

   WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Common Council to accept these updated sections in accordance with the changes of the law of the State of Indiana; and

   WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operations of the municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this Ordinance take effect at an early date.

   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELKHART, INDIANA, that:

   Section 1.   That the fourth supplement of calendar year 2008 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Elkhart, Indiana, as submitted by American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, and as attached hereto, be and the same is hereby adopted by reference as if set out in its entirety.

   Section 2.   Such supplement shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Common Council, and the Elkhart City Clerk is hereby authorized and ordered to insert such supplement into the copy of the Code of Ordinances kept on file in the Office of the Clerk.

   Section 3.   This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of the City of Elkhart, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

   ORDAINED this 16th day of March, 2009.

                                       Rod Roberson  /s/                   

                                       Rod Roberson

                                       President of the Common Council

ATTEST:

Sue M. Beadle  /s/

Sue M. Beadle

City Clerk

   PRESENTED to the Mayor by me this 17th day of March, 2009.

                                       Sue M. Beadle  /s/

                                       Sue M. Beadle   

                                       City Clerk

   APPROVED by me this 20th day of March, 2009.

                                       Dick Moore  /s/

                                       Dick Moore

                                       Mayor

ATTEST:

Sue M. Beadle  /s/

Sue M. Beadle

City Clerk