1-6-4: ORDINANCES:

   A.   Amendment Or Repeal Of Code Provisions: The amendment or repeal of existing provisions of this Code or the insertion of additional provisions in this Code shall be done in the following manner:

      1.   Ordinances amending existing sections shall designate, by section number, the sections which are affected and set out in full the new language of each such section.

      2.   Ordinances repealing existing sections shall designate, by section number, the sections which are repealed.

      3.   Ordinances adding sections to the Code shall designate where such sections are to be inserted.

      a.   Sections which should be placed between existing sections shall be numbered decimally as illustrated in the following example: An ordinance adding three (3) sections which should logically fall between sections 2-1-1 and 2-1-2 would be numbered 2-1-1-1, 2-1-1-2 and 2-1-1-3, respectively.

      b.   Ordinances adding new material not presently covered by a chapter heading in the Code shall be inserted in alphabetical order between existing chapters based on the subject matter of the ordinance. The new chapter shall be numbered decimally as illustrated in the following example: An ordinance adding a new chapter which should be inserted between existing chapters 2-6 and 3-1 would be numbered 2-7 with the individual sections of such chapters being numbered 2-7-1 et seq.

      c.   Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as prohibiting the rearrangement of such additional materials by the official codifier of the Municipality’s ordinances in order to ensure the proper codification of such ordinances.

(1982 Code § 2.04.010)

   B.   Repeal Of Repealers: The repeal of an ordinance which repeals a former ordinance or provision of this Code shall not revive the former ordinance or provision of this Code unless expressly so provided.

(1982 Code § 2.04.020)

   C.   Numbering: Each ordinance passed by the governing body shall be systematically identified by a number assigned to such ordinance pursuant to a systematic numbering system adopted by the governing body. The numbering system so adopted shall reflect the sequence of adoption of all the Municipality’s ordinances from the implementation of such numbering system and shall assign a particular number to only one ordinance.

(1982 Code § 2.04.030)

Statutory reference:

   Statute authority, see WS § 15-1-114 - 15-1-119