ORDINANCE No. _____ - 2004

WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners of Clay County, Indiana, is the Executive as designed by statute;

WHEREAS the Executive has determined that there is a serious problem existing in the County, namely, the traffic flow through the intersection of County Road 550 South and County Road 200 East, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, which is under the jurisdiction of the Executive;

WHEREAS the Executive has authority as to administration and maintenance of the above stated highway intersection under the provisions of I.C. 8-17;

WHEREAS the local unit of government, as the same is defined by statute, has all powers granted by statute and all other powers necessary or desirable to conduct its affairs when not specifically granted by statute unless same are reserved to another government or are specifically denied a local unit of government;

WHEREAS there are no statutes, rules or regulations or other specific denials of the power to adopt an ordinance regulating the traffic flow upon the various highways, roads and other through- ways under the jurisdiction of the Executive and not under the specific jurisdiction of the State; and

WHEREAS an Executive which desires to implement policies and regulations consistent with its powers and duties must do so by ordinance duly adopted according to statute;

Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Clay, State of Indiana that the following should be and is hereby ORDAINED and adopted to accomplish such purposes and to perform the duties of the Executive in these matters, to- wit:

The intersection of County Road 550 South and County Road 200 East, in Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, shall be signed with Stop Signs designating said intersection as a 4-Way stop intersection. All persons operating a motor vehicle through said intersection shall come to a full and complete stop before entering said intersection.

A person violating this Ordinance shall be fined according to and pursuant to the schedule of fines for the violation of the Statute of the State of Indiana for the same offense.

PASSED, ADOPTED AND ORDAINED this 2nd day of February, 2004.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OF CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA

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David Parr

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Harold Knox

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Daryl Andrews

ATTEST:

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Joseph Dierdorf

Auditor, Clay County, Indiana