Webinar Recording: Best Practices for Amending your Code 

Your code of laws is not a static document. It’s a tool for governance and evolves to meet the changing needs of your community.  

During this recording, you’ll learn: 

• Where to look for guidance on amending your code
• The various ways to make changes to your code, whether you’re adding new material, changing language, or deleting provisions
• The importance of being specific when making changes
• How to bridge the gap from amending individual ordinances to amending a code of laws

After watching the recording, you’ll be armed with precise tools for improving the way you amend your code, so that legislative intent is accurately captured in the amending ordinance. 

Your Hosts: 

Tassy Spinks,
Director of the Supplement Team 

Tassy Spinks, Director of the Supplement Team, leads our legal editorial teams and support staff who work diligently to ensure that our customers receive the timeliest and most accurate supplements possible, with the highest quality of printed publications originating directly from the printing facility located in our Tallahassee headquarters. Tassy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1994, and spent time studying at both the University of Reading in Reading, England, and Oxford University, Oxford, England. Joining the company in 1997, Tassy served as a legal editor for twenty years and has extensive experience in the codification industry serving municipal and county governments.

Julie E. Lovelace,
Esq., Director, Code

Julie E. Lovelace, Esq., Director, Code. B.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; J.D., Samford University Cumberland School of Law; 32 years of experience in local government law (11 years as Senior Assistant County Attorney for Leon County, Florida, 14 years in private practice); member of the Florida Bar. Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. She has overall supervision of the legal work of all code projects and ensures that the final product is up to Municode’s demanding standards.