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AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW MATTER IN THE UPDATED AND REVISED CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO REPEAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: 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 in 2016 and to include changes reflecting current State criminal and traffic laws through July 2016.
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Legislative History
Legislation is required for periodic updates to the Codified Ordinances of the City of Hudson 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 in 2016 (authorized by Ordinance No. 16-81), as well as changes made to bring City law into conformity with State law.
Purpose & Explanation
The attached Ordinance compiles and incorporates modifications and updates to the City's Codified Ordinances as follows:
* Approves and incorporates revisions to the City's Codified Ordinances since the 2016 codification, pursuant to legislation passed by City Council.
* 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.
* Removes those sections of the City's Codified Ordinances that are no longer effective in light of modifications.
* Exhibit A provides a summary of all new matters included with the current Code update pursuant to changes in State laws through July 2016.
The Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) has incorporated all changes shown in Section 6 and 7, as pr...
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