ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION NO. 02-R-2445

A RESOLUTION ENACTING AND ADOPTING AMENDED AND UPDATED CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF JEFFERSON, OHIO, PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION, AND COPYRIGHTED 2002, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

   WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, has prepared an updated and amended Code of Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson, which contains legislation current through Ordinance 2412, passed on March 4, 2002; and State legislation current through June 5, 2001; and

   WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council of the Village of Jefferson to accept and adopt the above referenced updated and amended Code of Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson and adopt said Code of Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson in its entirety; and

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

   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF JEFFERSON, COUNTY OF ASHTABULA, AND STATE OF OHIO, THAT:

Section 1: That the updated and amended Code of Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson, which contains legislation current through Ordinance 2412, passed on March 4, 2002; and State legislation current through June 5, 2001, and which was prepared by the American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, be and the same is hereby adopted by reference, as if set out in its entirety herein.

Section 2: Said Code of Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Council of the Village of Jefferson, and the Clerk of the Village is hereby authorized and ordered to replace all copies of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Jefferson kept on file in the Office of the Clerk, or kept by other governmental or public offices, or by members of Council, the Village Administrator and the Village Solicitor, with said updated and amended Code of Ordinances.

Section 3: That this Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Village of Jefferson, because of the need for all citizens to have an accurate record of Village Laws and shall take effect and be in full force at the earliest period allowed by law.

Passed: 10/07/02

            Approved:                                  
                  Mayor Lawrence Bragga

Attest:                                                   
   Patricia A. Fisher, Clerk-Treasurer