ADOPTING ORDINANCE

Ordinance # 1-99

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY CODE OF WEST LIBERTY, IOWA

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Liberty, Iowa:

Section 1.   Pursuant to notice published in the West Liberty Index newspaper on July 15th, as required by Section 362.3 of the Code of Iowa, a public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of West Liberty, Iowa at the West Liberty Council Chambers at City Hall, West Liberty, Iowa.

Section 2.   From and after the date of passage of this Ordinance, the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Liberty, Iowa, containing a 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 City, the City Code shall be accepted in all courts without question as the official Code and law of the City of West Liberty, as enacted by the City Council, and shall hereinafter be referred to as the "City Code".

Section 3.   An official copy of the City Code, as adopted, including certification by the City Clerk as to its adoption effective date is on file at City Hall. Copies of the Code shall be kept available at City Hall for public inspection and sale.

Section 4.   Copies of the Code shall be kept available at City Hall for public inspection and sale.

Section 5.   It is hereby adopted that as a method of perpetual codification, the loose-leaf type of binder, 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 City Code is properly identified and is inserted in the proper place in each of the official copies of the Code, certified as to correctness and available for inspection at any and all times that said office is regularly open.

Section 6.   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part of portion of the City Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with the City Code in any manner to cause the law of the City to be misinterpreted.

Section 7.   All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 8.   Severability. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 9.   This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law.

PASSED by the City Council of West Liberty, Iowa on the 6th day of July, 1999 and APPROVED this 6th day of July, 1999.

Clerk's Certification: I hereby certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance Number 1-99 on July 15, 1999.