§ 1-13. Actions required to be ordinance; actions required to be resolution.

(a)

The following definitions shall apply to this section:

(1)

Ordinance means an official legislative action of the county board of supervisors, which action is a regulation of a general and permanent nature and enforceable as a local law. The following is a nonexclusive illustrative listing of actions which constitute ordinances under this definition:

a.

Actions that create, alter or abolish any county department, office or agency.

b.

Actions that provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation in which a fine or other penalty is imposed for violations.

c.

Actions that appropriate funds or adopt a budget.

d.

Actions that grant, renew or extend franchises, or special permits or rights in public roads or public property, or close abandoned roads.

e.

Actions that authorize the borrowing of money or the issuance of bonds.

f.

Actions that levy taxes, assess property for improvements or establish charges for services.

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the provisions of this Code shall be considered ordinances.

(2)

Resolution means an expression of the county board of supervisors concerning matters of administration, an expression of a temporary character or a provision for the disposition of a particular item of the administrative business of the county board of supervisors.

(b)

Unless specifically required otherwise by state law:

(1)

No action that is defined in subsection (a) of this section to be an ordinance shall be taken by the county board of supervisors except by ordinance.

(2)

No action that is defined in subsection (a) of this section to be a resolution shall be taken by the county board of supervisors except by resolution.

(c)

Provisions of this Code that are required by state law to be other than an ordinance may be amended by legislation designated as provided in state law.