[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Price County as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 1-15]
Pursuant to § 66.0103, Wis. Stats., the ordinances of Price County of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Price County, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 530, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of Price County," hereinafter referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede all other general
and permanent ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code,
except such ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal
or continued in force.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively
the same as those of the ordinances in force immediately prior to
the enactment of the Code by this ordinance, are intended as a continuation
of such ordinances and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness
of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior
ordinances.
A copy of the Code has been filed in the office of the County
Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination by the public
for at least two weeks, in accordance with § 66.0103, Wis.
Stats., and until final action is taken on this ordinance, and, if
this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by
the County Clerk, and such certified copy shall remain on file in
the office of said County Clerk to be made available to persons desiring
to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements
to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate the intention
of the Board of Supervisors to make them a part thereof, shall be
deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the
"Code of Price County" shall be understood and intended to include
such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such
additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall
be adopted, they shall thereafter be inserted in the Code as amendments
and supplements thereto.
The Price County Clerk, pursuant to law, shall cause to be published,
in the manner required by law, a notice of the adoption of this ordinance.
Sufficient copies of the Code shall be maintained in the office of
the Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular
office hours. The publication of notice of the enactment of this ordinance,
coupled with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection
by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and
legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the County Clerk, or someone authorized
and directed by the Clerk, to keep up-to-date the certified copy of
the Code required to be filed in the Clerk's office for use by
the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances adopted subsequent
to the effective date of this codification which shall be adopted
specifically as part of the Code shall, when finally adopted, be included
therein by reference until such changes or new ordinances are included
as supplements to said Code.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be
purchased from the Clerk or an authorized agent of the Clerk upon
the payment of a fee to be set by the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk
may also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of
the Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend,
by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter
or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause
the law of Price County to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating
this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon
conviction, to a forfeiture of not more than $500, in the discretion
of the judge imposing the same.
Each section of the Code and every part of each section is an
independent section or part of a section, and the holding of any section
or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for
any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality
of any other sections or parts thereof. If any provision of this Code
or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held
invalid, the remainder of this Code and the application of such provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent section, and
the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the
provisions contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the
extent of such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of Price County
which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be
deemed to remain in full force and effect. In addition, the following
County ordinances are specifically repealed:
A.
Ordinance Nos. 882 and 938 relating to dance halls.
B.
Ordinance No. 1705 relating to the Pension Department.
C.
Ordinance No. 1941 relating to the Welfare and Social Security Aids
Committee.
D.
An ordinance adopted June 24, 1958, relating to a subsistence allowance
for law enforcement officers.
E.
Ordinance No. 4515 relating to a mental health center.
F.
Ordinance No. 1-74 relating to the Commission on Aging.
G.
Ordinance No. 4554 relating to the recovery of legal fees.
H.
Ordinance No. 2-83 relating to the possession of firearms in public
places.
I.
Ordinance No. 2-85 relating to purchasing and bidding.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-12 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to November 12, 2014.
B.
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any
legislative provision prior to the effective date of this ordinance
or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right
or liability.
C.
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of
this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or any penalty,
punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D.
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending
or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this ordinance
brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E.
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted
or conferred.
F.
Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening,
relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement,
acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road,
highway, park or other public place or any portion thereof.
G.
Any ordinance appropriating money or transferring funds, promising
or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and
delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence of the County's
indebtedness.
H.
Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property
or any lawful contract or obligation.
I.
The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges.
J.
The annexation or dedication of property or approval of preliminary
or final subdivision plats.
K.
Ordinances providing for improvements or assessing taxes or special
assessments therefor.
L.
All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the rate and manner
of payment of salaries and compensation of County officers and employees.
M.
Any legislation relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension
fund for County employees.
N.
Any ordinances adopting or amending a Zoning Map or otherwise rezoning
property.
O.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing a specific
fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained from the County.
P.
Any charter ordinance.
Q.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing or amending
a deposit or bond schedule.
A.
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for publication as the Code of Price County, no changes in the meaning or intent of such ordinances have been made, except as provided for in Subsection C hereof. In addition, certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one or more of said pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B.
The adoption of the Code includes the adoption of the following new ordinance: Chapter 290, Fees and Penalties.
C.
In addition, the amendments and/or additions as set forth in Schedule
A attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become
effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter and
section number references are to the ordinances as they have been
renumbered and appear in the Code.)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-14C, the chapters, parts and sections that were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, repealed) 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 1-15." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the County offices.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
