MUNICIPAL CODE CITY OF EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

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Published in 1986 by Order of the City Council

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Adopted: September 16, 1986
Effective: September 16, 1986

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CURRENT OFFICIALS

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CITY OF EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

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Jeff T. Bloemker

Mayor

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Don Althoff

Kevin Esker

Merv Gillenwater

Kevin Willis

Commissioners

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James W. Arndt

City Administrator

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Kelsey R. Lock

City Clerk

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Tracy Willenborg

City Attorney

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete recodification of the ordinances of the City of Effingham, Illinois, of a general and permanent nature.

The chapters of the Code are arranged in alphabetical order and the sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1951 Code and ordinances subsequently adopted by the governing body. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of this Code. By use of the Comparative Tables appearing in the back of the volume, the reader can locate any section of the 1951 Code and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this volume.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash representing the chapter number and the figure after the dash indicating the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the twelfth section of Chapter 15 is 15-12. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between sections 4-4 and 4-5 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4-4.1, 4-4.2 and 4-4.3, respectively. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 8 and 9, it will be designated as Chapter 8.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Index

The general index of the Code has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by municipal officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

Looseleaf Supplement

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental service, by which the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of the copies of the Code, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of James S. Vaught, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publishers are most grateful to Mayor Charles W. Stevens, Mr. Henry J. Stephens, City Attorney, and Mr. Jack J. Parks, City Clerk, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publishers have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE NO. 33-86

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Municipal Code of the City of Effingham, Illinois; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein, Except as Herein Expressly Provided; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code of Ordinances; and Providing When Said Code of Ordinances Shall Be Effective.

Now, Therefore, Be It Ordained By the Council of the City of Effingham, Illinois:

Section 1. A "Municipal Code," consisting of Chapters 1 to 24, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Municipal Code of Effingham," and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances passed by the city council on or before November 5, 1985, except such as by reference thereto are expressly saved from repeal or continued in force and effect for any purpose.

Section 2. All provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after September 16, 1986, in accordance with Section 8 hereof, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of Effingham enacted on final passage on or before November 5, 1985, and not in such Code, or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of such Code, except as herein provided. Such repeal shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 3. Any and all additions or amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the city council to make the same a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the "Municipal Code of Effingham" shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 4. Three (3) copies of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk, preserved in looseleaf form. It shall be the express duty of the city clerk or someone authorized by that officer to insert in their designated places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the city council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which may from time to time be repealed by the city council. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same and shall be considered the official Municipal Code of Effingham, Illinois.

Section 5. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty, as provided in Section 1-14 of such Code, shall apply to the section as amended, or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in the other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in the city to change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of Effingham to be misrepresented thereby. Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-14 of the Municipal Code of Effingham, Illinois.

Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith or with the Municipal Code adopted hereby are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 8. This adopting ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law. The Code of Ordinances shall be in full force and effect from and after the 16th day of September, 1986.

Section 9. The Municipal Code of the City of Effingham shall be printed and published in looseleaf form by order of the city council of the City of Effingham.

ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 1986.
APPROVED this 16th day of September, 1986.

YEAS  5 
NAYS  0 

	/s/ Charles W. Stevens       Mayor

ATTEST:

Rick J. Goeckner\City Clerk