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• d) Sample ordinances. MCC has an extensive collection of Sample Ordinances. Recommendations will be made regarding new legislation on specific subjects where there is an obvious need. To facilitate this, the Municipality should request recommendations on subjects of specific concern. This service can be continued through the Supplement Service; please see Sample Ordinance Service under Part Two of this proposal. e) Organization. Organizational suggestions will be reviewed with the Municipality providing comments and suggestions. (5) CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Following the conference, MCC's attorney will draft and submit a memorandum outlining the substantive changes, solutions and implementations agreed upon. We recommend the proofs be reviewed in conjunction with the conference memorandum. (6) EDITORIAL WORK. The manuscript will be prepared to include: a) Proper phraseology. Concise, modern and proper phraseology, without conflicts, ambiguities and repetitious provisions. b) Chapter arrangement. Each chapter of the new Code shall embrace all ordinances of the same subject matter. Within the chapter itself, the ordinances shall be arranged in an orderly and logical fashion, to include articles and divisions as necessary. Chapters and sections will be reserved for future expansion. Title arrangement is also available and will be discussed at the conference. Depending upon the arrangement chosen, MCC will • provide samples for organization of the material that best fits the Municipality. c) Indentation. MCC provides a consistent indentation and numbering system for the Code. This provides the user additional ways to scan and use the text. MCC's indentation structure provides better readability. d) Table of contents. This table will list the chapters, articles and divisions of the Code, giving the page number upon which each begins. e) Chapter analysis. Each chapter of the new Code will be preceded by a detailed analysis listing the articles, divisions, and sections contained therein. f) Catchlines. Each section will be preceded by a catchline describing the content of the section. g) History notes. Where possible, history notes from the existing Code will be maintained in the new Code. MCC will also add a note for each section added during the project. The note will indicate the source from which the section is derived. h) Comparative table. This table lists all ordinances included in the Code and indicates the section in the previous Code from which it was derived; new ordinances are listed in chronological and/or numerical sequence, setting out the location of such ordinances in the Code. i) State law reference table. This table lists by state law citation all sections carrying a reference and their location within the volume. • ~~