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City of Holland, MI
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2024-01-17
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Part II: Code of Ordinances
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Chapter 2 Administration
Adoption of Code
Ch AO
Adoption of Code
Part I: Charter
Ch C
Charter
Part II: Code of Ordinances
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration
Ch 2 Art I
In General
Sec. 2-1
City records; disposition of certain records.
Sec. 2-2
Records inventory.
Ch 2 Art II
Personnel Regulations
Sec. 2-3
Short title and purpose.
Sec. 2-4
Definitions.
Sec. 2-5
Classification of employees.
Sec. 2-6
Composition of exempt service.
Sec. 2-7
Composition of classified service.
Sec. 2-8
Applicability of Sections 2-9 to 2-15.
Sec. 2-9
Personnel policies and objectives generally.
Sec. 2-10
Administration of personnel policies, rules, procedures, etc.
Sec. 2-11
Personnel officer.
Sec. 2-12
Personnel managers/officers.
Sec. 2-13
Publication of personnel policies, practices and procedures.
Sec. 2-14
Discrimination prohibited.
Sec. 2-15
Use of consultants, counsel and other advisory personnel.
Ch 2 Art III
Planning Commission
Sec. 2-16
Planning Commission continued.
Sec. 2-17
Composition.
Sec. 2-18
Terms of members; powers, duties, removal and duties as to public places.
Ch 2 Art IV
Human Relations Commission
Sec. 2-19
Declaration of public policy.
Sec. 2-20
Creation; composition; appointment, terms, etc., of members; filling vacancies.
Sec. 2-21
Duties and functions.
Sec. 2-22
Rules.
Sec. 2-23
Meeting place and secretarial services.
Sec. 2-24
Budget.
Ch 2 Art V
(Reserved)
Sec. 2-25
and Sec. 2-26. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VI
(Reserved)
Sec. 2-27
and Sec. 2-28. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VII
Odd-Year Primary and General Elections
Sec. 2-29
Short title; purpose of article.
Sec. 2-30
General election.
Sec. 2-31
Primary election.
Sec. 2-32
Nomination of candidates for general election.
Sec. 2-33
Election and term of office of Mayor and Councilmen.
Sec. 2-34
Nominating petitions.
Sec. 2-35
Time for taking office.
Ch 2 Art VIII
Compensation Commission
Sec. 2-36
Purpose and intent of article.
Sec. 2-37
Creation.
Sec. 2-38
Composition; appointment and terms of members; filling vacancies; persons not eligible for membership.
Sec. 2-39
Determination of salaries.
Sec. 2-40
Meetings; times of determinations; quorum; session days; compensation and expenses.
Ch 2 Art IX
Purchasing Department
Sec. 2-41
Created.
Sec. 2-42
Organization; Purchasing Coordinator generally.
Sec. 2-43
Authority of Purchasing Coordinator; definitions.
Sec. 2-44
Duties of the Purchasing Coordinator.
Sec. 2-45
Purchases by department heads.
Sec. 2-46
Quotations and bids—when required.
Sec. 2-47
Procedures for quotations and bids.
Sec. 2-48
Award of contracts and purchases.
Sec. 2-48.1
Preference for local bidders/Holland-based businesses.
Sec. 2-49
Contracts generally.
Sec. 2-50
Involvement of the City Finance Director.
Sec. 2-51
Emergency purchases.
Sec. 2-52
Inspection of delivered goods.
Sec. 2-53
Split orders or other deviations.
Sec. 2-54
Combined purchases.
Sec. 2-55
Reports.
Sec. 2-56
City Manager to prescribe rules and regulations.
Sec. 2-57
through Sec. 2-59. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art X
(Reserved)
Sec. 2-60
through Sec. 2-63. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XI
Airport Expenditures
Sec. 2-64
Referendum required.
Sec. 2-65
through Sec. 2-83. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XII
(Reserved)
Sec. 2-84
through Sec. 2-90. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XIII
Economic Development Corporation
Sec. 2-91
Creation.
Sec. 2-92
Approval of application.
Sec. 2-93
Approval and adoption of Articles of Incorporation.
Sec. 2-94
Filing with Department of Treasury.
Sec. 2-95
Direction to incorporate.
Sec. 2-96
Incorporation within 90 days.
Ch 2 Art XIV
Mainstreet Downtown Development Authority
Sec. 2-97
Establishment.
Sec. 2-98
Powers; duties; boundaries.
Sec. 2-98.1
Board; membership; terms.
Sec. 2-99
Director; bond.
Ch 2 Art XIV.1
Downtown Principal Shopping District
Sec. 2-99.1
Establishment.
Sec. 2-99.2
Powers; duties; boundaries.
Sec. 2-99.3
Board; membership; terms.
Sec. 2-99.4
Financing of a project or redevelopment project.
Ch 2 Art XIV.2
Corridor Improvement Authority/Columbia Art District
Sec. 2-99.5
Establishment.
Sec. 2-99.6
Powers.
Sec. 2-99.7
Boundaries of the development area.
Sec. 2-99.8
Board/membership.
Sec. 2-99.9
Dissolution.
Ch 2 Art XV
Historic Districts and Historic District Commission
Sec. 2-100
Intent and purpose.
Sec. 2-100.1
Definitions.
Sec. 2-100.2
Historic district established.
Sec. 2-101
Historic District Commission established.
Sec. 2-102
Commission duties.
Sec. 2-102.1
Criteria and standards for the VanRaalte Farm Historic District.
Sec. 2-102.2
VanRaalte Farm property located outside of the VanRaalte Farm Historic District—advisory recommendation.
Sec. 2-103
Work completed without a certificate of appropriateness.
Sec. 2-104
Areas not regulated.
Sec. 2-105
Acquisition of a resource.
Sec. 2-106
Failure to act.
Sec. 2-107
Appeal.
Sec. 2-108
Enforcement; violations.
Ch 2 Art XVA
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
Sec. 2-108.1
Intent and purpose.
Sec. 2-108.2
Establishment; membership.
Sec. 2-108.3
Compensation; term of appointment.
Sec. 2-108.4
Powers and duties.
Sec. 2-108.5
Decisions of Commission.
Ch 2 Art XVB
(Reserved)
Sec. 2-108.6
through Sec. 2-108.12 (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XVI
Budget Stabilization
Sec. 2-109
Fund established.
Sec. 2-110
Purposes.
Sec. 2-111
Appropriation to.
Sec. 2-112
Prohibitions on use of.
Ch 2 Art XVII
Municipal Civil Infractions
Sec. 2-113
Definitions.
Sec. 2-114
Municipal civil infraction action; commencement; enforcement.
Sec. 2-115
City of Holland Municipal Civil Infractions Bureau.
Sec. 2-116
Municipal civil infraction citations; issuance and service.
Sec. 2-117
Municipal civil infraction citations; contents and form.
Sec. 2-118
Schedule of civil fines established.
Sec. 2-119
Failure to appear; misdemeanor; default of civil infraction action.
Sec. 2-120
Administrative liability.
Ch 2 Art XVIII
Expense Recovery
Sec. 2-121
Purpose.
Sec. 2-122
Definitions.
Sec. 2-123
Liability for expenses of arrest and prosecution for certain offenses.
Sec. 2-124
Imposition of penalties by court.
Sec. 2-125
Procedures to determine and recover expenses.
Sec. 2-126
Conflict with criminal laws; coordination of collection efforts.
Sec. 2-127
Severability.
Sec. 2-128
Repeal of conflicting ordinances.
Ch 2 Art XIX
Civic Center Place
Sec. 2-129
Civic Center Place defined.
Sec. 2-130
Creation of Board; composition; appointment, terms, etc., of members; filling vacancies, removal.
Sec. 2-131
Duties and functions.
Sec. 2-132
Budget, purchasing.
Sec. 2-133
Meetings, place and recordkeeping.
Ch 3
Amusements
Ch 3.1
(Reserved)
Ch 4
Animals and Fowl
Ch 5
(Reserved)
Ch 6
Buildings and Floodplain Management
Ch 7
Cable Television and Telecommunications
Ch 8
Cemeteries
Ch 9
Electricity
Ch 10
(Reserved)
Ch 11
Fire Protection
Ch 12
(Reserved)
Ch 13
Harbor, Wharves, Docks and Vessels
Ch 14
Housing
Ch 15
(Reserved)
Ch 16
Junk and Secondhand Dealers and Used Car Dealers
Ch 17
Licenses Generally
Ch 18
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 19
Nuisances
Ch 20
Offenses—Miscellaneous
Ch 21
Oil and Gas Drilling
Ch 21A
Outdoor Assemblies
Ch 22
Parks, Public Property and Sidewalks
Ch 23
Pawnbrokers
Ch 24
Peddlers, Transient Merchants, Horse-Drawn Carriages and Street Performers
Ch 25
Protection Against Discrimination
Ch 26
Public Lodging Houses, Shelters and Residential Care Facilities
Ch 27
Refuse and Garbage
Ch 28
(Reserved)
Ch 29
Sewer Usage and Administration
Ch 30
Smoke Control
Ch 31
Solicitations
Ch 32
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 32A
Streets—Semco Gas Franchise
Ch 33
(Reserved)
Ch 33.1
Taxation
Ch 33.2
Property Tax Administration Fee
Ch 34
Taxicabs and Buses
Ch 35
Trailers and Trailer Parks
Ch 36
(Reserved)
Ch 37
Water
Ch 38
(Reserved)
Ch 39
Unified Development
Ch 40
Sexually Oriented Business Licenses
Disposition of Ordinances
Ch CCT
Code Comparative Table
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 2
Administration
Article I
In General
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Sec. 2-1
City records; disposition of certain records.
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Sec. 2-2
Records inventory.
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Article II
Personnel Regulations
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Sec. 2-3
Short title and purpose.
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Sec. 2-4
Definitions.
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Sec. 2-5
Classification of employees.
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Sec. 2-6
Composition of exempt service.
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Sec. 2-7
Composition of classified service.
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Sec. 2-8
Applicability of Sections 2-9 to 2-15.
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Sec. 2-9
Personnel policies and objectives generally.
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Sec. 2-10
Administration of personnel policies, rules, procedures, etc.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-11
Personnel officer.
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Sec. 2-12
Personnel managers/officers.
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Sec. 2-13
Publication of personnel policies, practices and procedures.
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Sec. 2-14
Discrimination prohibited.
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Sec. 2-15
Use of consultants, counsel and other advisory personnel.
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Article III
Planning Commission
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Sec. 2-16
Planning Commission continued.
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Sec. 2-17
Composition.
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Sec. 2-18
Terms of members; powers, duties, removal and duties as to public places.
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Article IV
Human Relations Commission
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Sec. 2-19
Declaration of public policy.
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Sec. 2-20
Creation; composition; appointment, terms, etc., of members; filling vacancies.
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Sec. 2-21
Duties and functions.
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Sec. 2-22
Rules.
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Sec. 2-23
Meeting place and secretarial services.
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Sec. 2-24
Budget.
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Article V
(Reserved)
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Sec. 2-25
and Sec. 2-26. (Reserved)
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Article VI
(Reserved)
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Sec. 2-27
and Sec. 2-28. (Reserved)
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Article VII
Odd-Year Primary and General Elections
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Sec. 2-29
Short title; purpose of article.
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Sec. 2-30
General election.
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Sec. 2-31
Primary election.
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Sec. 2-32
Nomination of candidates for general election.
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Sec. 2-33
Election and term of office of Mayor and Councilmen.
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Sec. 2-34
Nominating petitions.
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Sec. 2-35
Time for taking office.
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Article VIII
Compensation Commission
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Sec. 2-36
Purpose and intent of article.
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Sec. 2-37
Creation.
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Sec. 2-38
Composition; appointment and terms of members; filling vacancies; persons not eligible for membership.
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Sec. 2-39
Determination of salaries.
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Sec. 2-40
Meetings; times of determinations; quorum; session days; compensation and expenses.
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Article IX
Purchasing Department
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Sec. 2-41
Created.
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Sec. 2-42
Organization; Purchasing Coordinator generally.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-43
Authority of Purchasing Coordinator; definitions.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-44
Duties of the Purchasing Coordinator.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-45
Purchases by department heads.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-46
Quotations and bids—when required.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-47
Procedures for quotations and bids.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-48
Award of contracts and purchases.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-48.1
Preference for local bidders/Holland-based businesses.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-49
Contracts generally.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-50
Involvement of the City Finance Director.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-51
Emergency purchases.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-52
Inspection of delivered goods.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-53
Split orders or other deviations.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-54
Combined purchases.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-55
Reports.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-56
City Manager to prescribe rules and regulations.
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Sec. 2-57
through Sec. 2-59. (Reserved)
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Article X
(Reserved)
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Sec. 2-60
through Sec. 2-63. (Reserved)
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Article XI
Airport Expenditures
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Sec. 2-64
Referendum required.
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Sec. 2-65
through Sec. 2-83. (Reserved)
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Article XII
(Reserved)
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Sec. 2-84
through Sec. 2-90. (Reserved)
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Article XIII
Economic Development Corporation
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Sec. 2-91
Creation.
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Sec. 2-92
Approval of application.
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Sec. 2-93
Approval and adoption of Articles of Incorporation.
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Sec. 2-94
Filing with Department of Treasury.
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Sec. 2-95
Direction to incorporate.
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Sec. 2-96
Incorporation within 90 days.
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Article XIV
Mainstreet Downtown Development Authority
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Sec. 2-97
Establishment.
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Sec. 2-98
Powers; duties; boundaries.
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Sec. 2-98.1
Board; membership; terms.
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Sec. 2-99
Director; bond.
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Article XIV.1
Downtown Principal Shopping District
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Sec. 2-99.1
Establishment.
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Sec. 2-99.2
Powers; duties; boundaries.
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Sec. 2-99.3
Board; membership; terms.
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Sec. 2-99.4
Financing of a project or redevelopment project.
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Article XIV.2
Corridor Improvement Authority/Columbia Art District
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Sec. 2-99.5
Establishment.
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Sec. 2-99.6
Powers.
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Sec. 2-99.7
Boundaries of the development area.
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Sec. 2-99.8
Board/membership.
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Sec. 2-99.9
Dissolution.
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Article XV
Historic Districts and Historic District Commission
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Sec. 2-100
Intent and purpose.
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Sec. 2-100.1
Definitions.
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Sec. 2-100.2
Historic district established.
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Sec. 2-101
Historic District Commission established.
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Sec. 2-102
Commission duties.
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Sec. 2-102.1
Criteria and standards for the VanRaalte Farm Historic District.
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Sec. 2-102.2
VanRaalte Farm property located outside of the VanRaalte Farm Historic District—advisory recommendation.
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Sec. 2-103
Work completed without a certificate of appropriateness.
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Sec. 2-104
Areas not regulated.
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Sec. 2-105
Acquisition of a resource.
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Sec. 2-106
Failure to act.
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Sec. 2-107
Appeal.
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Sec. 2-108
Enforcement; violations.
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Article XVA
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
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Sec. 2-108.1
Intent and purpose.
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Sec. 2-108.2
Establishment; membership.
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Sec. 2-108.3
Compensation; term of appointment.
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Sec. 2-108.4
Powers and duties.
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Sec. 2-108.5
Decisions of Commission.
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Article XVB
(Reserved)
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Sec. 2-108.6
through Sec. 2-108.12 (Reserved)
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Article XVI
Budget Stabilization
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Sec. 2-109
Fund established.
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Sec. 2-110
Purposes.
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Sec. 2-111
Appropriation to.
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Sec. 2-112
Prohibitions on use of.
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Article XVII
Municipal Civil Infractions
chevron_right
Sec. 2-113
Definitions.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-114
Municipal civil infraction action; commencement; enforcement.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-115
City of Holland Municipal Civil Infractions Bureau.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-116
Municipal civil infraction citations; issuance and service.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-117
Municipal civil infraction citations; contents and form.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-118
Schedule of civil fines established.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-119
Failure to appear; misdemeanor; default of civil infraction action.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-120
Administrative liability.
chevron_right
Article XVIII
Expense Recovery
chevron_right
Sec. 2-121
Purpose.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-122
Definitions.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-123
Liability for expenses of arrest and prosecution for certain offenses.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-124
Imposition of penalties by court.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-125
Procedures to determine and recover expenses.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-126
Conflict with criminal laws; coordination of collection efforts.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-127
Severability.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-128
Repeal of conflicting ordinances.
chevron_right
Article XIX
Civic Center Place
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Sec. 2-129
Civic Center Place defined.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-130
Creation of Board; composition; appointment, terms, etc., of members; filling vacancies, removal.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-131
Duties and functions.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-132
Budget, purchasing.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-133
Meetings, place and recordkeeping.
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