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Council sends large code cross-reference update to town attorney for legal review before reading
Summary
The council agreed to send a comprehensive text amendment (ordinance 2025-O1) that corrects cross references and updates citations in the town code to the town attorney for review of the method and legal effect before scheduling formal reading and adoption.
Harpers Ferry’s Ordinance Review Committee presented a draft ordinance on June 9 that would amend numerous code cross references and update citations in the town’s codified ordinances. Councilmembers expressed concern about whether using an ordinance to update cross references is the proper legal mechanism and asked the town attorney to review the proposal before the ordinance is formally read or adopted.
Councilmember Roberta, who led…
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