ORDINANCE NO. 2008-04

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

   WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, has completed the 2008 S-2 supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Metropolis, 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 Metropolis; and

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

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

   WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation 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 Mayor and City Council of the City of Metropolis, Illinois:

Section 1.   That the 2008 S-2 supplement to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Metropolis 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 City Council, the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Metropolis is hereby authorized and ordered to insert such supplement into the copy of the Code of Metropolis 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 an general welfare of the people of this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

   PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Metropolis on this 24th day of March, 2008 by the following vote:

William Carrell      yea  

David Daughtery       yea  

Nathan Anderson      yea  

Richard Cozine, Sr.      yea  

David McManus       yea  

Bob Midnight          yea  

Charles Barfield       absent

Jerry Mizell         yea  

   Brenda Westbrooks /s/

   City Clerk

                        Approved this 25th day of March, 2008.

   Billy McDaniel /s/

   Billy McDaniel,

   Mayor of the City of Metropolis, Illinois

ATTEST:

Brenda Westbrooks /s/

Brenda Westbrooks,

City Clerk City of Metropolis