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Council adopts ordinance updating codified traffic and criminal code pages to match state law
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance updating replacement pages in the Defiance codified ordinances to align local traffic and criminal code language with recent state legislative changes, including adjustments tied to the state cannabis framework and school‑bus stopping rules.
Mister O'Donnell presented an ordinance to update replacement pages in the city’s codified ordinances so local law aligns with recent changes enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. The council voted to adopt the ordinance and declared an emergency.
Mister O'Donnell told council that Article 18, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution authorizes municipalities to exercise local self‑government and adopt regulations that are not in conflict with…
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