The City Council shall evidence its official actions by written ordinances, resolutions or oral motion. The use of one method or the other shall not affect the validity of the action, except in those instances where one or the other is required by State law or this Charter.
The style of all ordinances shall be: “Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Midlothian,” and the style of all resolutions shall be: “Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Midlothian.” In each case words of like import may be used, but such caption may be omitted when said ordinances are published in book form, or are revised and digested under the order of the Council.
All ordinances and resolutions of the City Council, unless otherwise provided by State law, this Charter, or the ordinance itself, shall be final on the passage or adoption by the required majority pursuant to one motion duly made, seconded and passed. Where the State law or this Charter provides for a different procedure before the action of the Council may become final, then in that event, the Council shall follow the procedure required.
The vote upon the passage of any ordinance, resolution or motion shall be taken by voice vote unless otherwise requested by a member of the City Council, in which case a roll call vote shall be taken. The results of all voting shall be entered upon the minutes of the proceedings of the Council. Every ordinance, resolution, or motion shall require on final passage the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present unless more is required by State law or this Charter.
All ordinances and resolutions passed by the City Council shall become effective immediately from and after final publication, except in the following instances:
(a) 
Where the State law or other provisions of this Charter provide otherwise, in which case the effective date shall be the earliest time therein prescribed.
(b) 
Where the ordinance or resolution prescribes a different effective date.
(c) 
Where an ordinance or resolution is adopted under the initiative and referendum provisions of this Charter, in which case the effective date thereof shall be immediately after the canvass of the election.
Each ordinance, resolution and motion passed by the City Council shall be enrolled by the City Secretary within five (5) days after its passage, or as soon as thereafter as practicable. It shall then be carefully compared with the original and all amendments, if any, by the City Attorney. If errors exist therein, they shall be corrected.
The descriptive caption or title of each ordinance stating in summary the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violation thereof shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the City, unless otherwise provided by State law or this Charter, in which event the specific provisions shall be followed.
The City Council shall have power to cause the ordinances of the City to be printed, in code form, and shall have the same arranged and digested as often as the Council may deem advisable; however, failure to print the ordinances as herein provided shall not affect the validity of the same.
In all judicial proceedings, it shall be sufficient to plead any ordinance by caption, or by the number of sections thereof wanted, and it shall not be necessary to plead the entire ordinance or section. All ordinances of the City, when printed and published and bearing on the title page thereof “Ordained and Published by the City Council of the City of Midlothian,” or words of like import, shall be prima facie evidence of their authenticity and shall be admitted and received in all the courts and places without further proof.