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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 100_Amending Misdemeanor Penalty_08172005ORDINANCE NO. /J0 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1-4-1 OF THE CITY CODE OF IONA, IDAHO; INCREASING THE FINE FOR A MISDEMEANOR TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PRESERVING PRIOR ORDINANCE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IONA, IDAHO THAT: Section 1. Amendment of Section 1-4-1, City Code. Section 1-4-1 of the City Code of the City of Iona, Idaho, is hereby amended as follows: 1-4-1: MISDEMEANOR PENALTY: Whenever any act or omission constitutes a crime not constituting a felony or infraction and no specific penalty is stated in this Code, such crime shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment for any single violation. Section 2. Methodology. For the purpose of this Ordinance, text that is underlined in the preceding sections means new text added to the former Ordinance or City Code Section, and text that is stricken through means text that is being deleted from the former Ordinance or Code Section. Text that is moved from one location in the former Ordinance to another is similarly shown as underlined text. Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. In the event any provision shall be determined to be void or unenforceable for any reason, such determination shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions. Section 4. Preservation of Prior Ordinance. The sections of the City Code repealed by this Ordinance shall be preserved to the extent necessary to allow the arrest, prosecution and punishment of any person who violates such provisions prior to the effective date hereof. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, execution and publication in the manner provided by law. day of PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this j, vs� 2005. ATTEST: Bett City CI (seal) Craig Rockwood Mayor 2 STATE OF IDAHO ) )ss. County of Bonneville ) I, BETTY MCKINLAY, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF IONA, IDAHO, DO HEREBY CERTIFY: That the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Ordinance entitled, " AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1-4-1 OF THE CITY CODE OF IONA; INCREASING THE FINE FOR A MISDEMEANOR TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PRESERVING PRIOR ORDINANCE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. G:\WPDATA\DWS\2708\ORD\General Penalty ProvisionsAmend.wpd:sm Betty Mc lay City Cler 3 s.