ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-10-17
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COMPILED ORDINANCES ENACTED BY THE MINIDOKA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS THE MINIDOKA COUNTY CODE, PROVIDING FOR PERPETUAL CODIFICATION IN THE FUTURE, PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION OF THE COUNTY CODE, SUPERSEDING PRIOR MINIDOKA COUNTY ORDINANCES OF A GENERAL NATURE THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN, AND PROVIDING THAT THE MINIDOKA COUNTY CODE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF A SUMMARY OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF MINIDOKA COUNTY.
BE IT ORDAINED by the board of commissioners of Minidoka County, Idaho as follows:
   Section 1: From and after the date of passage of this ordinance, the county code of Minidoka County, Idaho, prepared by Sterling Codifiers, containing the compilation of all ordinances of a general nature together with the changes made to said ordinances, under the direction of the governing body of the county, shall be accepted in all courts as provided by law as the official code and law of Minidoka County as enacted by the county commissioners.
   Section 2: There is hereby adopted, as a method of perpetual codification, the loose-leaf type of binding together with the continuous supplement service, provided by Sterling Codifiers, whereby each newly adopted ordinance of a general and permanent nature amending, altering, adding or deleting provisions of the official county code is identified by the proper catchline and is inserted in the proper place in each of the official copies, one copy of which shall be maintained in the office of the county clerk, certified as to correctness and available for inspection at any and all times that said office is regularly open.
   Section 3: All ordinances of a general nature included in this official county code shall be considered as a continuation of said ordinance provision and the fact that some provisions have been deliberately eliminated by the governing body shall not serve to cause any interruption in the continuous effectiveness of ordinances included in said official county code. All ordinances of a special nature, such as tax levy ordinances, bond ordinances, franchises, ordinances addressing particular described or mapped lands or vacating ordinances shall continue in full force and effect unless specifically repealed or amended by a provision of the county code. Such ordinances of special nature are not intended to be included in the official county code.
   Section 4: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the county to be misrepresented thereby.
   Section 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
   Section 6: This ordinance shall be recorded and the code adopted hereby shall be retained by the Minidoka County clerk and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in book form as provided by law.
PASSED by the board of county commissioners on the 17 day of October, 2016 by a roll call vote reflected in the minutes.
          
   Chair of the Board
ATTEST:
          
   Minidoka County Clerk