14-55-701. Authority to codify.

14-55-701. Authority to codify. (a) A municipality may codify its ordinances, or any part of them, into one (1) or more volumes, either bound or in loose-leaf form, without setting forth the provisions of the municipal code or parts thereof, if three (3) copies of the municipal code, or the pertinent parts thereof, and any related documents are filed either electronically or by hard copy in the office of the clerk or recorder of the municipality for inspection and viewing by the public before the passage of the ordinances. (b)(1) The ordinance adopting the codification shall be enacted under the requirements for passage of ordinances of the municipality. (2) The ordinance adopting the codification may provide for the repeal of certain ordinances and parts of ordinances by the deletion or omission of them from the codification. (c) In exercising the authority to codify ordinances under this subchapter, the municipality may: (1) Correct the spelling of words; (2) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity; (3) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors; (4) Correct manifest errors in references to laws, ordinances, and other documents; (5) Correct manifest errors in internal reference numbers; (6) Substitute the proper ordinance numbering or designation for the terms “this ordinance”, “the preceding ordinance”, or any similar words or phrases; (7) Number, renumber, redesignate, and rearrange organization of material within an ordinance; (8) Change internal reference numbers to agree with renumbered ordinances or material within an ordinance; (9) Substitute the correct calendar date for “the effective date of this ordinance” and other phrases of similar import; (10) Correct inaccurate references to: (A) Funds; (B) Fund accounts; (C) The titles of officers; (D) The names of departments or other agencies of the federal government, the state government, or local governments, and the names of other entities; and (E) The short titles of other laws or ordinances; (11) Make any other name changes necessary to be consistent with the laws or ordinances currently in effect; (12) Alphabetize definitions and make any necessary changes to conform the definitions sections to ordinance style and format; (13) Insert or delete hyphens in words to follow correct grammatical usage; (14) Change numerals or symbols to words or vice versa and add figures or words if they are merely repetitions of written words or vice versa for purposes of uniformity and style; (15) Change the form of nouns, pronouns, and verbs for purposes of style and grammar; (16) Correct punctuation; (17) Correct word usage; (18) Change gender-specific language to gender-neutral language; and (19) Remove obsolete language.