ORDINANCE NO. 07102023-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF WAURIKA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA BY REPEALING    CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA:

Section 1. That CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAURIKA is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Section 2. That the use of the designation “Title 8, Chapter 4” in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waurika is hereby reserved for future use.

Section 3. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of effectiveness of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any part thereof.

Section 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public, health, peace and safety of the City of Waurika and the inhabitants thereof, an emergency is hereby declared to exist by reason whereof this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.

Wherefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication.

PASSED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Board of City Commissioners of the City of Waurika, Oklahoma, this 10 th day of July 2023.

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                     JACOB ECK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MELISSA TILLEY, CITY CLERK

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