HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinances-1998-224 CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO . 1998 - 224
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS FOR
VIOLATIONS OF TIFFIN CITY ORDINANCES .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA:
Section 1 . Purpose : To enable the City of Tiffin
with the legal remedies provided by Iowa Code Section
364 .22 "Municipal Infractions" Iowa Code (1997) , and to
provide improved means of law enforcement thereby.
Section 2 . Provisions : The provisions of Iowa Code
Section 364 . 22 (1997) are hereby adopted by the City of
Tiffin, Iowa, and are hereby made applicable to all city
ordinances, now or hereafter adopted, to include a penalty
provision that allows for imposition of a municipal
infraction for each day of violation of the cause. This
shall not be construed to prohibit the use of simple
misdemeanor violations, but xit shall be construed as an
additional remedy along side the imposition of the simple
misdemeanor. The city may, at its sole discretion, elect
which remedy to pursue, but the city may not pursue both
remedies for a single violation. Unless otherwise altered
by amendment to the Iowa Code Section 364 . 22, all municipal
infractions for each day of violation shall constitute a
civil offense punishable by a civil penalty of not more
than $200 for, each violation, or if it is a repeat offense,
civil penalty not to exceed $750 for each repeat offense.
Section 3 . 'Authorized Officers : The following officers
are hereby authorized by the City of Tiffin to file
municipal infractions when on good faith belief they have
determined that a violation has occurred: Mayor, City
Clerk, City Engineer, City Planner, and Director of Public
Works .
Section 4 . Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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Section 5 . Severability. If any section, provision, or
part of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional , such adjudication shall not affect the
validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section,
provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional .
Section 6 . Effective Date . This ordinance shall be in
effect after its final passage, approval , and posting as
provided by law.
On the 11th day of November 1998, at a regular meeting
of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson
Walls introduced Ordinance No. 1998-224 , and
moved that it be given its first' reading. The motion was
seconded by Councilperson Gericke
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Ayes: Gericke, Ryan, Walls , and Bartels .
None. Absent: Kern
Nayes :
.x, Four members of the council being present and having voted
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"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and Ordinance No. 1998-224 , was read the first time and
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discussed and placed on record.
On the 11th day of November 1998, at a regular meeting
of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson
Ryan introduced Ordinance No. 1998-224 , and
moved that it be given its second reading. The motion was
seconded by Councilperson Bartels
Ayes: Gericke, Walls , Bartels and Ryan.
None. Absent : Kern
Nayes :
Four members of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and Ordinance No. 1998-224 , was read the second time and
discussed and placed on record.
On the 11th day of November 1998 , at a regular meeting
of the Tiffin City Council , Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson
Gericke introduced Ordinance No. 1998-224 , and
moved that it be given its third and last reading. The
motion was seconded by Councilperson Bartels
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Ayes: Gericke, Walls, Ryan, and Bartels 1
Nayes : None. Absent: Kern 1.
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Four members of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and Ordinance No. 1998-224 , was then placed on its last
reading and was read the last time. 1
Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson
Gericke and seconded by Councilperson
Bartels that Ordinance No.
1998-224 be placed upon its final passage and adopted.
Ayes: Gericke, Walls , Ryan and Bartels 1
Nayes : None. Absent: Kern I
Four members of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and the ordinance was passed and adopted.
Whereupon the mayor declared that Ordinance No.
1998-224 be adopted and signified his approval lof
same by fixing his signature thereto.
Passed by the council on the 11th day 1of
NOvember 1998 and approved by the mayor on the
llthw, day of November 1998 .
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GLENN R. POTTER, Mayor
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MARG. E B. RE , City Clerk
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I, Clerk of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, state that Ian
ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL
INFRACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TIFFIN CITY ORDINANCES and
known as No. 1998-224 was duly passed by the council on
the 11th day of November 1998, and signed by the
mayor on the 11th day of November 1998, and published
on the 18th day of November 1998, by posting
copies thereof . in three public places within the limitsiof
the City of Tiffin, Iowa. Amo o 0 the Go, gan Service and
Tiffin Pest Office. ;.
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. rg. r B Re% m n, City Clerk
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