The city council formally adopts and implements the City Council
Rules of Conduct and Procedure as amended, which are attached as exhibit
A to Ordinance O-2024-0409-A.
(Ordinance O-2023-1010-B adopted 10/10/2023; Ordinance O-2024-0409-A adopted 4/9/2024)
The city council shall have the power to pass, publish, amend,
repeal, and enforce all ordinances, rules, and police regulations
not contrary to the constitution and statutes of this state for the
good government, peace, and order of the city and the trade and commerce
thereof that may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the powers
vested to local governments.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.01)
The style of all ordinances shall be “BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TEXAS” and the style
of all resolutions shall be “BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, TEXAS.”
(2001 Code, sec. 32.02)
All ordinances and resolutions shall be in writing and shall
be introduced by a member of the city council at an open meeting of
the city council. It shall only be necessary to provide a brief explanation
and read the caption of the ordinance or resolution unless a motion
is made by any councilmember to read the entire ordinance or resolution.
An ordinance must be adopted by a majority vote, unless otherwise
required by other provisions of this code or state law.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.03)
Upon passage, all ordinances and resolutions shall be approved by the mayor, numbered, and attested by the city secretary, and shall be recorded by the city secretary in a book of ordinances or in the minutes for resolutions, except under conditions pertaining in section
1.03.046.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.04)
Every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine, or forfeiture shall
after passage thereof be published in the official newspaper for a
consecutive two-day period or one (1) issue if the official newspaper
is a weekly paper, and such ordinances shall take effect and be in
force from and after the publication thereof, unless otherwise provided.
Ordinances not required to be published shall take effect from their
passage, unless otherwise specified. In lieu of publication of the
entire ordinance, the city council may provide for the publication
of a descriptive caption or title, stating in summary the purpose
of the ordinance and penalty for violation thereof.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.05)