212.05 DETERMINATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

   (a)   Intent. By the enactment of any ordinance or the passage of any resolution by the City Council, it is presumed that:

      (1)   Compliance with the constitutions of Ohio and of the United States is intended;

      (2)   The entire ordinance or resolution is intended to be effective;

      (3)   A just and reasonable result is intended; and

      (4)   A result feasible of execution is intended.

         Statutory Reference: ORC 1.47

   (b)   Presumed Prospective. All ordinances and resolutions shall be presumed to be prospective in their operation unless expressly made retrospective.

Statutory Reference: ORC 1.48

   (c)   Construction by the Court. If ordinance or resolution is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the Council, may consider among other matters:

      (1)   The object sought to be attained;

      (2)   The circumstances under which the ordinance was adopted or resolution passed;

      (3)   The legislative history;

      (4)   The common law or former legislative provisions, including laws upon the same or similar subjects;

      (5)   The consequences of a particular construction; and/or

      (6)   The administrative construction of the ordinance or resolution.

         Statutory Reference: ORC 1.49

(Ord. 2021-23. Adopted 12/29/21)