All ordinances and resolutions shall be in writing and shall
be introduced by some member of the city council, city staff person,
city attorney, or city engineer at an open meeting of the city council
when it shall be read and acted upon. 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 council member to read
the entire ordinance or resolution and a majority of the city council
present and eligible to vote agree to reading the entire ordinance
or resolution. An ordinance must be adopted by a majority vote of
the city council present and voting, unless otherwise required by
state or federal law or municipal ordinance.
(Ordinance 10-O-09, sec. 2, adopted 4/26/2010; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.061)
All ordinances and resolutions upon passage 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. Such book of ordinances shall by authority
touch all questions arising under the laws and ordinances of the city.
(Ordinance 10-O-09, sec. 2, adopted 4/26/2010; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.062)
Every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine, or forfeiture shall,
after passage thereof, be published in every issue of the city’s
official newspaper for two days or one issue of the city’s official
newspaper if the city’s official newspaper is a weekly newspaper,
and such ordinances shall take effect and be in force from and after
the publication thereof, unless otherwise expressly provided. Ordinances
not required to be published shall take effect from their passage,
unless otherwise specified. In lieu of the publication of the entire
ordinance, the publication of a descriptive caption or title, stating
in summary the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violation
thereof, shall satisfy the publication required by this section. Upon
publication, the city secretary may forward adopted ordinances to
be published in the city code.
(Ordinance 10-O-09, sec. 2, adopted 4/26/2010; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.063)
