Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION

Sections:

1.01.010    Adoption, amendment, and repeal.

1.01.020    Reservation of prosecutions.

1.01.030    Passage of ordinances.

1.01.010 Adoption, amendment and repeal.

(1) There is hereby adopted the Cathlamet Municipal Code which consists of the ordinances of the town that have ongoing effect and which have not expired according to their own terms from Ordinance No. 188 to the present.

(2) This code may be cited as the Cathlamet Municipal Code.

(3) This code may be amended by reference to code section without the necessity of referring to the underlying ordinance.

(4) New or old ordinances may be added to the code, and if an ordinance is enacted or added with a numbering system that is inconsistent with the code numbering system, the town clerk is authorized to assign an appropriate code number and to codify the ordinance accordingly.

(5) The repeal of any code section does not revive the original text of the code section; but rather, repeal of an existing section repeals the underlying ordinance section and all of its amendments.

(6) Ordinances that have on-going effect prior to Ordinance No. 188 are not affected by this codification and remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 409 § 1, 2000)

1.01.020 Reservation of prosecutions.

The adoption of this code shall not affect any prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date of the ordinance adopting the municipal code, nor shall the adoption of the municipal code be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty due and owing at the effective date of the ordinance adopting the code, nor shall adoption affect the validity of any bond or cash deposited with the town pursuant to the terms of any ordinance upon its codification; but rather, all rights and obligations pertaining under ordinances in effect prior to codification shall remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 409 § 1, 2000)

1.01.030 Passage of ordinances.

(1) Presentation of Ordinances. All proposed or amended ordinances shall be presented at a regular meeting of the council, and read aloud by the clerk-treasurer or town attorney.

(2) Readings of Ordinances – General. Ordinances shall be read aloud for three readings, at successive regular meetings of the council, except as otherwise provided herein. The council may, at its discretion, combine the second and third and final reading into one reading.

(3) Readings of Ordinances – Franchises. Ordinances pertaining to franchises shall be read aloud for two readings at two successive regular meetings of the council. As permitted by law, the council may, at its discretion, conduct the second, third and final readings at a special meeting to be held not less than five days after the first reading at the regular meeting.

(4) Readings of Ordinances – Budget Ordinance Amendments. The council may, at its discretion, amend the town’s annual adopted budget ordinance to appropriate changes in anticipated revenues, expenditures, or to reallocate expenditures between funds in one reading at a regular meeting of the council. Appropriations funded by new or additional debt, fees, or taxes shall be subject to three readings pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Passage of Ordinances. All ordinances shall be passed by a majority of the members of the council. Passed ordinances shall be reviewed as to form by the town attorney, attested to by the clerk-treasurer, and approved by the mayor. Ordinances, including the ordinance codified in this chapter, so adopted shall take full force and effect five days from the date of passage, posting, and publication as provided herein.

(6) Posting and Publication of Ordinances. The clerk-treasurer shall immediately publish adopted ordinances in one issue of the Wahkiakum County Eagle or in a subsequent publication designated as the town’s official newspaper. The clerk-treasurer may alternatively post adopted ordinances in three public places in the town if circumstances prevent timely publication in the newspaper. The clerk-treasurer shall retain an affidavit of publication executed by the newspaper’s owner, publisher, editor, or printer, which shall be sufficient evidence of the publication of all town ordinances. The clerk-treasurer is authorized to submit all adopted ordinances to the state’s officially recognized codification and printing service. (Ord. 501 § 2, 2008)