ORDINANCE NO. 2020-07

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2012-18 ESTABLISHING A REASONABLE METHOD TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND TIME, PLACE AND PURPOSE OF SPECIAL AND EMERGENCY MEETINGS FOR THE VILLAGE OF ANTWERP, OHIO, AND DECLARING THE SAME AN EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, the Council of the Village of Antwerp previously enacted Ordinance No. 2012-18 establishing a reasonable method to provide notice of the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings and time, place and purpose of special and emergency meetings for the Village of Antwerp, Ohio; and

 

WHEREAS, due to the need to update the website address for publishing notices of meetings as established in Ordinance No. 2012-18, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2012-18 needs amended to set forth the correct website address.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Village of Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio, as follows:

 

Section 1.  That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2012-18 currently reads as follows:

 

Section 1.  The Village establishes a reasonable method to provide notice of the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings and time, place and purpose of special and emergency meetings by publishing notice of these meetings on the Village’s website located at the following web address:  http://www.villageofantwerp.com/calendar.htm.  Unless otherwise noted, all public meetings shall be held at the Council Chambers located at 118 North Main Street in the Village of Antwerp, Ohio.

 

Section 2.  That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2012-18 is amended to read as follows:

 

Section 1.  The Village establishes a reasonable method to provide notice of the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings and time, place and purpose of special and emergency meetings by publishing notice of these meetings on the Village’s website located at the following web address:  https://villageofantwerp.com.  Unless otherwise noted, all public meetings shall be held at the Council Chambers located at 118 North Main Street in the Village of Antwerp, Ohio.

 

Section 3.  Previous ordinances and/or any portions thereof, including Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2012-18, and rules of the Village of Antwerp that are not consistent with this Ordinance are hereby set aside, revoked and held for naught.

 

Section 4.  It is found and determined that all formal actions of the Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were adopted in open meetings of this Council, and that all deliberations of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including all lawful ordinances and any applicable provisions of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

 

Section 5.  This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that the Village must update the website address to publish notice of the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings and time, place and purpose of special and emergency meetings.  This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.

 

 

Passed this _____ day of April, 2020.

 

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Ray Delong, Mayor

Village of Antwerp

Attest:

 

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Aimee Lichty, Fiscal Officer