Chapter 1.08
ORDINANCES
Sections:
1.08.010 Effect of repeal of ordinances.
1.08.020 Amendments and additions to code.
1.08.030 Revision of ordinances.
1.08.010 Effect of repeal of ordinances.
The repeal of an ordinance shall not affect any punishment or penalty incurred before the repeal took effect, nor any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time of the repeal, for an offense committed or cause of action arising under the ordinance repealed. (Code 1962 § 1-4)
1.08.020 Amendments and additions to code.
A. All ordinances passed subsequent to this code which amend, repeal or in any way affect the code may be numbered in accordance with the numbering system of the code and printed for inclusion therein. When subsequent ordinances repeal any chapter, section or subsection or any portion thereof, such repealed portions may be excluded from the code by omission from reprinted pages. The subsequent ordinances, as numbered and printed, or omitted in the case of a repeal, shall be prima facie evidence of such subsequent ordinances until such time that this code and subsequent ordinances numbered or omitted are readopted as a new code by the City Council.
B. Amendments to any of the provisions of this code shall be made by amending such provisions by specific reference to the section number of the code in the following language:
That Section __________ of the Code of Ordinances of North Pole, Alaska, is hereby amended to read as follows: __________.
The new provisions shall then be set out in full as desired.
C. In the event a new section not heretofore existing in the code is to be added, the following language shall be used:
That the Code of Ordinances of North Pole, Alaska, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered __________, which said section reads as follows: __________.
The new section shall then be set out in full as desired.
D. All sections, articles, chapters or provisions desired to be repealed must be specifically repealed by section, article or chapter number, as the case may be. (Code 1962 § 1-6)
1.08.030 Revision of ordinances.
A. Subject to the general policies which may be promulgated by the Council for the preparation and publication of the regular supplements to this code, the Clerk shall revise for consolidation into this code all City ordinances of general applicability having the force and effect of law.
B. The Clerk shall edit and revise the ordinances for consolidation without changing the meaning of an ordinance in the following manner:
1. Renumber sections, parts of sections, articles, chapters, and titles;
2. Change the wording of section or subsection titles, or delete subsection titles, and change or provide new titles for articles, chapters and titles;
3. Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;
4. Substitute the proper designation for the term “the preceding section,” “this ordinance,” and like terms;
5. Substitute the proper calendar date for “effective date of this ordinance,” “date of passage of this ordinance,” and other phrases of similar import;
6. Strike out figures if they are merely a repetition of written words, or substitute written words for figures;
7. Correct manifest errors which are clerical, typographical, or errors in spelling, or errors by way of additions or omissions;
8. Correct manifest errors in references to ordinances.
C. The Clerk shall edit the laws as they are adopted by the Council so as to avoid the use of pronouns denoting gender without changing the meaning of an ordinance.
1.08.040 Improvement of code.
The Clerk or the City Attorney shall make recommendations to the Council concerning efficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions in and the need for reorganization or revision of this code, and, at the direction of the Council, shall have prepared for submission to the Council ordinances for the correction or removal of the deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions, or to otherwise improve the form or substance of any portion of the code. This code shall be systematically reviewed for deficiencies, conflicts, or obsolete provisions.