ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 3-2000
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE, ADOPT AND ENACT THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF REED CITY, MICHIGAN, 2000; TO APPROVE, ADOPT AND ENACT NEW MATTER THEREIN; AND TO REPEAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, Council has had the matter of codification and general revision of the legislation of the City before it for some time; and
WHEREAS, it has heretofore entered into a contract with The Justinian Publishing Company to prepare and publish such codification; and
WHEREAS, the codification of such legislation, together with the new matter to be adopted, the matters to be amended and those to be repealed, is now before the Council.
THE CITY OF REED CITY ORDAINS:
   Section 1.   Approval, Adoption and Enactment of Codified Ordinances. All general and permanent legislation enacted by the legislative authority of the City, as revised, codified, arranged, edited and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections, is hereby approved, adopted and enacted as the Codified Ordinances of the City of Reed City, Michigan, 2000, complete to January 1, 2000.
   One book-form copy of the Codified Ordinances shall be certified as correct by the City Clerk, attached to this Ordinance as a part hereof, and filed with the permanent records of the City of Reed City, Michigan.
   Section 2.   Approval, Adoption and Enactment of New Matter. The following sections and subsections in the Codified Ordinances are or contain new matter not previously enacted by Council in its presently codified form, such new matter having been found to be necessary, in the course of preparing the Codified Ordinances, to reconcile City legislation, to revise City law to conform to State law and local conditions, to update technical codes adopted by the City by reference, and to remove uncertainties and ambiguities in the legislative record with respect to numbering and passage of legislation, and, pursuant to Section 7.9 of the City Charter, such new matter is hereby approved, adopted and enacted:
      202.01 to 202.09,
      202.99, 210.07,
      260.01, 260.04,
      278.02, 278.05(a),
      280.02, 420.02,
      440.01, 440.02,
      440.11, 450.02,
      460.04, 604.03,
      652.05(c), 652.09,
      654.04(a) to (n),
      666.12, 668.06,
      668.10, 802.11,
      880.01, 880.06,
      880.08, 880.10,
      880.11, 1020.03,
       1020.10(a), 1020.12,
      1020.14(c), 1022.01,
      1022.03, 1042.03,
      1042.08(f), 1042.13,
      1042.16, 1042.20(b),
      1044.03, 1044.06,
      1044.07, 1044.11,
      1046.05(f), 046.99(d),
      1064.04(k), 1242.09,
      1420.01 to 1420.05,
      1420.99, 1422.02,
      1440.01 to 1440.04,
      1440.99, 1444.02,
      1610.01 to 1610.04,
      1610.99
   Section 3.   Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof enacted prior to January 1, 2000, which are inconsistent with any provision of the Codified Ordinances, including the new matter approved, adopted and enacted by Section 2 of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance, except as follows:
   (a)   The enactment of the Codified Ordinances, including the new matter contained therein, shall not be construed to affect a right or liability accrued or incurred under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of such enactment, or an action or proceeding for the enforcement of such right or liability. Such enactment shall not be construed to relieve any person from punishment for an act committed in violation of any such legislative provision, nor to affect a prosecution or indictment therefor. For such purposes, any such legislative provision shall continue in full force notwithstanding its repeal for the purpose of revision and codification.
   (b)   The repeal provided above shall not affect:
         (1)   The grant or creation of a franchise, license, right, easement or privilege;
         (2)   The purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property;
         (3)   The appropriation or expenditure of money or promise or guarantee of payment;
         (4)   The assumption of any contract or obligation;
         (5)   The issuance and delivery of any bonds, obligations or other instruments of indebtedness;
         (6)   The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges;
         (7)   The establishment, naming, vacating or grade level of any street or public way;
         (8)   The dedication of property or plat approval;
         (9)   The annexation or detachment of territory.
         (10)   Any legislation enacted after January 1, 2000.
   Section 4.   Publication. Pursuant to Section 7.4 of the City Charter, this ordinance shall be published within ten days after its enactment by publishing the full text thereof in a newspaper, as defined in Section 17.9 of the City Charter, either separately or as part of the published Council proceedings.
   Pursuant to Section 7.9 of the City Charter, the City Clerk shall publish notice of the printing and availability of the Codified Ordinances before the effective date thereof. Further, and also pursuant to Section 7.9 of the City Charter, the City Clerk shall make copies of the Codified Ordinances available for inspection by, and distribution to, the public at a reasonable charge. No further publication of the Codified Ordinances shall be necessary.
   Section 5.   Effective Date. Pursuant to Section 7.5 of the City Charter, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect fifteen days from the date of its enactment.
Introduced: Tetzlaff
Adopted: Motion by Ruttle seconded by Emig to adopt. Voting yes were Murnik, Emig, Flinton, Campau, Ruttle and Watson.
Effective Date: October 2, 2000
ORDINANCE ADOPTED AND SIGNED
/s/ Joanne Flinton               /s/ Jane E. Wekenman
Joanne Flinton                Jane E. Wekenman
Mayor                      City Clerk