Saturday, September 22, 2012

Why are there different formats for the municipal code books that are online?

The executive decision over what software is used and what file format a municipal code book is saved as is decision with variables frequently unique to the municipality.

Whereas 3rd party codifiers offer page by page saving ability or in some cases, full book purchasing, other municipalities rely on the .doc or .pdf format with a link on their website providing download ability.

Again, another simple question with significant elasticity in current standards being applied to the file accessibility from a file format position.

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