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Local Ordinancesfor Washington Cities and CountiesLocal Ordinances for Washington Cities and CountiesCopyright 2016 by MRSC. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the publisher; however, governmental entities in the state of Washington are granted permission to reproduce and distribute this publication for official Fourth Avenue, Suite 800 Seattle, WA 98121-1280(206) 625-1300(800) 2015$30 PrefaceThis publication has been prepared to assist Washington county, city, and town officials in the drafting and adoption of Ordinances , resolutions, motions, and related 1 ordinance Drafting Techniques and Requirements 3 Numbering 3 Title 4 Recitals or Whereas Clauses 5 Enactment Clause 7 Statement of Purpose 7 Definition Section 8 Provisions Establishing Administrative Units 9 Substantive Provisions 9 Penalty Provisions 9 Civil Recovery 10 Effective Date 10 Repeal 12 Amendment 13 Saving Clause 14 Severability Clause 14 Short Title 14 Signatures 15 Style 16 Gender Neutral and the Use of He and She 16 Use of Shall and May 17 Duplication of Words or Ideas 17Be Specific in Sentence Subjects 17 Use of Such and Said 17 Use of Any, Each, Every, and All 17 Use of Opinion and Subjective Words; Need for Precision 1

Local Ordinances for Washington Cities and Counties 3 Ordinance Drafting Techniques and Requirements Ordinances typically are numbered and have a title for purposes of identification. Ordinances must include an enactment clause and often include a recital or “whereas” section, definitions, penalty provisions, and an effective date.

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