(a) Continuation of Prior Legislation. An ordinance or resolution that is reenacted or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior ordinance or resolution and not a new enactment, so far as it is the same as the prior ordinance or resolution.
Statutory Reference: ORC 1.54
(b) Amendments.
(1) When any ordinance amends an existing ordinance, it shall set forth in full the ordinance being amended and shall indicate the matter to be omitted or deleted by enclosing it in brackets or by strikeout and shall indicate the new matter by underscoring or by italics.
(Charter 5.02)
(2) When any ordinance is being amended, the ordinance so amending shall also repeal the existing ordinance. The word "existing" shall be used to indicate that the ordinance is being repealed to amend it.
Statutory Reference: ORC 731.19
(3) If amendments to the same ordinance are enacted at the same or different meetings of the Council, one amendment without reference to another, the amendments are to be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each. If the amendments are substantively irreconcilable, the latest in date of enactment prevails. Amendments are irreconcilable only when the changes made by each cannot reasonably be put into simultaneous operation.
Statutory Reference: ORC 1.52
(c) Repeals.
(1) When any ordinance is being repealed without amending or replacing it, the ordinance so repealing shall set forth the entire ordinance being repealed and shall indicate the matter to be omitted or deleted by enclosing it in brackets or by strikeout.
(Charter 5.03)
(2) When any ordinance is being repealed, the words "is hereby repealed in its entirety" shall be used in the ordinance to indicate that the ordinance is being repealed without amendment.
Statutory Reference: ORC 731.19
(3) The repeal of a repealing ordinance does not reenact or revive the ordinance originally repealed, nor impair the effect of any saving clause therein.
Statutory Reference: ORC 1.57
(d) Effect. The amendment or repeal of any ordinance does not affect the prior operation of the ordinance or any prior action taken thereunder nor affect any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred thereunder.
Statutory Reference: ORC 1.58
(e) Limitations. Ordinances shall only be reenacted, amended, or repealed by ordinance and resolutions shall only be reenacted, amended, or repealed by resolution.
(Ord. 2021-23. Adopted 12/29/21; Ord. 2022-20. Adopted 06/23/22)