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Administration recommending the Council be updated on the Codification of City Ordinances
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Presenter: Shane Pace & Josh Chandler
Description/Background:
The attached redline contains comments from City department heads and employees who work most closely with the Code. Please keep in mind that Municode’s review and revisions to the Code are primarily targeted at addressing stylistic concerns and eliminating redundancies with state law. This was all done with the goal of preparing the Code for publication. In addition, Municode has reviewed the Code for potential concerns with provisions of the Code that may be subject to legal challenge. The results of Municode’s review are reflected in the underline and strikethrough changes. The comments of city employees regarding these changes are contained in “sticky note” comments in the pdf document.
It is important to note that this review has not addressed policy questions or changes that may be desired in the way that the City operates. While this review may have illuminated areas of the Code or City operations that warrant discussion and possible change, the goal has consistently been to resist the temptation to enact substantive changes at this time due to the concern that too many changes may significantly delay publication of the Code. One of the primary goals of the recodification and publication of the Code is to facilitate easier review and revision of the substance of the Code, once it has been made more accessible through publication.