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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW MATTER IN THE UPDATED AND REVISED CODIFIED ORDINANCES; REPEALING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: This Ordinance authorizes revisions to Hudson's Codified Ordinances to incorporate various ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature that have been passed by Council since the date of the last updating through December 1, 2020, and to include changes reflecting current State law through June 19, 2020.
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Legislative History
Resolution No. 18-125, authorizing a contract with American Legal Publishing Corporation for Codification Services; passed September 4, 2018.
Council passes an Ordinance annually to update the City's Codified Ordinances, the last one being:
Ordinance No. 20-4, authorizing Code update reflecting annual changes to local laws through October 15, 2019 and State laws through July 30, 2019.
Purpose & Explanation
The attached Ordinance was prepared by American Legal Publishing Corporation, as the firm engaged by the City, to compile and incorporate modifications and updates to the City's Codified Ordinances, as follows:
Section 1 of the Ordinance approves and incorporates revisions to the City's Codified Ordinances since the last codification, pursuant to legislation passed by City Council.
Section 2 approves and incorporates new matter, including changes to the State traffic code and general offenses provisions that the City must incorporate in order to harmonize its Codified Ordinances with State law and impose fines and penalties accordingly for violations.
Section 3 of the Ordinance removes those sections of the City's Codified Ordinances that are no longer effective in light of modifications.
Exhibit A of the Ordinance provides a summary of all new matters included w...
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