All ordinances of the City of Denver City now in existence and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter shall remain in full force and effect until altered, amended or repealed by the City Council. If parts of ordinances now in existence are inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter, then such parts are hereby repealed, but the remaining parts of such ordinance shall remain in full force and effect until altered, amended or repealed by the City Council.
All laws enacted by the City Council shall be in the form of an Ordinance. The enacting clause of all Ordinances shall be: “Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Denver City, Texas.”
Every proposed Ordinance shall be introduced in written or printed form at a regular City Council Meeting and read in full or by title at this meeting by the Mayor. The Mayor will lead the Council in a full discussion of the proposed Ordinance, and every Council Member present must publicly give his impression of the Ordinance.
After a complete discussion of the Ordinance, the vote on final passage will be by roll call and shall be entered into the Legal Minutes of the City. In order to become law, Ordinances must receive a majority vote of those present at a meeting in which a quorum is present. The Mayor shall have no power of veto. The Ordinance will take effect upon the date indicated therein.
It shall not be necessary to the validity of any Ordinance that it shall be read more than one time or considered at more than one session of the City Council.
Every Ordinance shall be authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and City Manager.
Within ten (10) days after its passage, every Ordinance imposing a penalty for violation of any of its provisions and any Ordinance required to be published by the laws of the State, shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. If the Ordinance does not impose a penalty for violation of any of its provisions, then only the descriptive title of the Ordinance must be published. If the Ordinance is too long or bulky to be effectively published, then only its descriptive title and any portions imposing a penalty must be published.
The Council by ordinance may adopt by reference, with or without modification, codes, standards, and regulations relating to building, plumbing, electrical installations, milk and milk products, and other matters which it has power to regulate otherwise, including provisions of State law which would not otherwise be applicable to this City. Such code, standard, or regulation so adopted need not be enrolled in the book of ordinances; but a copy shall be filed and kept in the office of the City Manager and shall be open to public inspection.
The permanent, general ordinances of the City shall be codified and published in book form at least every ten (10) years unless the Council, by use of a loose-leaf or supplement system, provides for bringing the code up-to-date at reasonable intervals. Permanent general ordinances and parts of ordinances which are to be repealed shall be omitted from the code; and titles, enacting clauses, and other formal parts of ordinances included in the code may be revised, rearranged, and reorganized. A copy of the published code shall be filed in the office of the City Manager after the Council adopts the code by ordinance. The code, when adopted, shall have the force and effect of an ordinance regularly enacted.
The City Council shall have the power to cause any Ordinance of the City of Denver City to be amended or revised as often as the Council deems advisable. An Ordinance may only be amended or revised by another Ordinance.