(a) Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 731.231, there is hereby adopted by and for the City the National Electrical Code, being particularly the 1999 edition thereof, promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association, save and except such portions thereof as may be hereinafter amended or deleted.
(b) Future editions of the National Electrical Code, or any amendments or revisions thereof, shall be deemed to be adopted by and for the City upon their publication, unless Council, by ordinance, expressly rejects such future edition, amendment or revision, or any part thereof.