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Section 100.03 Amendment or Repeal of Ordinances 1. The code when adopted by the Commission shall be the best evidence of the current law of the county. It shall be kept current by periodic supplements. Supplements to the code shall be prima fac.le evidence of the current law of the county; however, the ordinances themselves shall be the best evidence until the code is readopted. 2. All chapters,sections, subsections, or paragraphs to be repealed should be specifically repealed by reference to the chapter, section, subsection, or paragraph as appropriate. 3. The repeal or amendment of an ordinance shall not revive any ordinance in force before or at the time the ordinance repealed or amended took effect. Section 100.04 Provisions Considered as Continuing nactments Any provisions of this code which are the same or substantially similar to the provisions of the former code shall be considered as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. Section 100.05 General Penalty; Continuing Violations 1. Whenever in this code any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever the doing of any act is required or the fa1lure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided, the violation of any such provision -shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of any provision of this code continues shall constitute a separate offense. 2. In addition to the penalties provided by this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this.code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by the county as provided by law. 3. In addition, to the penalties provided by this section, the administrative fines, penalties and liens provided by Chapter. 162 may be imposed by the Code Enforcement Board. Section 100.06 Appeals Generally Unless specific appeal procedures from rulings -of certain employees, boards, or commissions are provided or prohibited elsewhere, there shall be 'a. right to appeal as set forth below by delivering to the person or body responsible for hearing the appeal a written statement with facts and details showing why the decision should be reversed or modified, with a copy to the person or body from which the appeal is being taken, within the time limits as follows: 1. From a decision of a Department Head. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of a Department Head may appeal to the County Administrator within ten working days of the final decision. The County Administrator shall respond within ten working days. i 31 SEP 18 1990