ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 92-2752

   AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF FREMONT; TO ADOPT NEW MATTER; TO AMEND AND REPEAL CERTAIN OBSOLETE AND CONFLICTING LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

   WHEREAS, a determination has been made that the ordinances of the City of a permanent and general nature should be recodified, and

   WHEREAS, Council has heretofore entered into a contract with the Walter H. Drane Company to prepare and publish such recodification, and

   WHEREAS, the recodification of such ordinances, together with the new matter to be adopted, the matters to be amended and those to be repealed are before the Council,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT, STATE OF OHIO:

   SECTION 1. That the ordinances of the Fremont, Ohio, of a general and permanent nature, as revised, recodified, rearranged and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections are hereby approved, adopted and enacted as the Codified Ordinances of Fremont, Ohio, 1992.

   SECTION 2. That the provisions of this Ordinance, including all other provisions of the Codified Ordinances, shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6 of this Ordinance. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof enacted prior to March 1, 1992, which are inconsistent with any provision of the Codified Ordinances, are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance, except as follows:

   (a)   The repeal provided above shall not affect:

      (1)   The grant or creation of a franchise, license, right, easement or privilege.

      (2)   The purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property.

      (3)   The appropriation or expenditure of money or promise or guarantee of payment.

      (4)   The assumption of any contract of obligation.

      (5)   The issuance and delivery of any bonds, obligations or other instruments of indebtedness.

      (6)   The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges.

      (7)   The establishment, naming, vacating or grade level of any street or public way.

      (8)   The dedication of property or plat approval.

      (9)   The annexation or detachment of territory.

      (10)   Any legislation enacted subsequent to March 1, 1992.

   SECTION 3. That the Clerk of Council, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 731.21 shall publish a succinct summary of this Ordinance which shall contain notice that the complete text of this Ordinance may be obtained or viewed, and the Codified Ordinances viewed, at the office of the Clerk of Council and may be viewed at any other location designated by Council. The Law Director shall review the summary prior to forwarding it to the Clerk for publication to ensure that the summary is legally accurate and sufficient.

   SECTION 4. That each section of the Codified Ordinances without an ordinance or resolution history at the end thereof indicates that the section contains new material which is hereby enacted by this adopting ordinance.

   SECTION 5. That through authentication and approval of this Ordinance the Mayor and Clerk of Council shall certify that the permanent and general ordinances of the Municipality as codified therein are correctly set forth and constitute the Codified Ordinances of Fremont, 1992.

   SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, welfare and safety for the reason that there exists an imperative necessity for the earliest publication and distribution of the Codified Ordinances to the officials and residents of the Municipality, so as to facilitate administration, daily operation and avoid legal entanglements including conflict with general State law.

   /s/ Gary C. Nossaman

    PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL

PASSED: April 16, 1992

YEAS: 6 NAYS: 0

ATTEST: /s/ Linda F. Swartz

CLERK

/s/ Terry Overmyer

MAYOR