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If a manifest error is discovered consisting of the misspelling of any words, the omission of any words necessary to express the intention of the provisions affected, the use of words to which no meaning can be attached, or the use of a word when another word was clearly intended to express the intention, the spelling shall be corrected, and the words supplied, omitted, or substituted shall conform with the manifest intention, and the provision shall have the same effect as though the correct words were contained in the text as originally published. No alteration shall be made or permitted if any question exists regarding the nature or extent of such error.
With the exception of any ordinances specifically saved by the municipality, this code, from and after its effective date, shall contain all of the provisions of a general nature pertaining to the subjects herein enumerated and embraced. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated by this code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this code of ordinances.
All ordinances of a temporary or special nature, all other ordinances pertaining to subjects not enumerated and embraced in this code of ordinances, and all ordinances specifically saved by the municipality shall remain in full force and effect unless herein repealed expressly or by necessary implication.
Whenever an ordinance by its nature either authorizes or enables the legislative body, or a certain municipal officer or employee, to make additional ordinances or regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intention of the ordinance, all ordinances and regulations of a similar nature serving the purpose, effected prior to the codification and not inconsistent thereto, shall remain in effect and are saved.
(A) Any chapter, section, or division amended or added to this code by ordinances passed subsequent to the adoption of this code may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of this code and need not be inserted in this code, but shall be treated as if printed for inclusion herein.
(B) The following language should be used by the municipality to amend, add, or repeal a chapter, section, or division:
(1) To amend a section: “Section of the Municipal Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: . . . .”
(2) To add a section: “Section of the Municipal Code of Ordinances, which is to be added to and amends the Municipal Code of Ordinances, reads as follows: . . . .”
(3) To repeal a section: “Section of the Municipal Code of Ordinances, which reads as follows, is repealed: . . . .”
(A) If a statutory cite is included in the history, located in parenthesis immediately following a division or section of this code, this indicates that the text of the division or section reads substantially the same as the statutory provision. Example: (R.C. § 4511.02)
(B) If a statutory cite is set forth as a “statutory reference” following the text of a section, this indicates that the reader should refer to that statute for further information. Example:
§ 30.08 PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE.
Unless otherwise exempted by state law, all public records shall be promptly prepared and made available for inspection to any person.
(R.C. § 149.43(B))
Statutory reference:
Public records, see R.C. § 149.43
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