In addition to any other actions required by
this Charter or by applicable law to be taken by ordinance, those
actions of the Council shall be by ordinance which:
A. Establish, alter or abolish any municipal department,
office, commission or agency.
B. Establish, levy and decrease or increase the rate
of existing taxes.
C. Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a
rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty
is imposed.
D. Authorize the borrowing of money, except for emergency
loans.
E. Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
F. Establish, alter or abolish rates or charges for any
utility or other service supplied by the city.
G. Purchase, convey, lease or authorize the purchase,
conveyance or lease of real property.
H. Establish wages of all city employees.
I. Establish, alter or amend any zoning ordinance, subdivision,
land development or land use or amend any building regulation.
J. Exercise the power of eminent domain.
K. Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted.
L. Any other action which the Council may deem necessary.
Every ordinance shall contain the date of its
adoption and its effective date. No ordinance shall contain more than
one (1) subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. Any
ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall clearly
indicate the matter to be repealed, omitted or added.
Every proposed ordinance shall be read at the
time of introduction at a public meeting of the Council. All ordinances
pertaining to zoning and code enforcement must be advertised in a
newspaper of general circulation at least three (3) days prior to
becoming a law and after the first reading. Notice shall also consist
of posting of all the proposed legislation in a conspicuous public
place readily observable by citizens entering the building occupied
by the Council.
The Council shall not take final action on any ordinance until a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours has elapsed from the date of its introduction. Provided that the provisions of §
C-26 have been followed, an ordinance may be adopted at a public meeting, by a majority of the Council. Unless otherwise specified, an ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption. The City Administrator shall cause the full text of any ordinance to be recorded in a permanent record book within one (1) month after its final adoption. The permanent record book shall be open and available for public inspection throughout normal office hours.
To meet a public emergency affecting life, health,
property or the public peace, the Council may adopt emergency ordinances.
Such ordinances may not levy taxes or grant, renew or extend a franchise
or the borrowing of money and must clearly state the nature of the
emergency in specific terms. An emergency ordinance need not be published
prior to adoption, but must be published as soon as possible thereafter.
An emergency ordinance may be adopted at the meeting at which it is
introduced and shall become effective immediately. An emergency notice
shall automatically stand repealed on the 31st day following the date
of its adoption, but may be reenacted as provided herein if the emergency
still exists.
The Council may adopt any standard or national
code of technical regulations by adopting an ordinance incorporating
said code by reference. The details of such codes need not be advertised
or incorporated in the ordinance, but copies of such codes shall be
available at the office of the City Administrator for public inspection
and for purchase at a minimal fee fixed by the Council.