[Adopted as Ch. 1, Art. IV, of the Town Code]
A. 
The Town Council shall act by ordinance in all matters required by law to be done by ordinance, including:
(1) 
Adopt or amend an administrative code or ordinance, create, alter or abolish any Town department, office, or agency;
(2) 
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation in which a fine or other penalty is imposed for the violation thereof;
(3) 
Appropriate funds and adopt a budget;
(4) 
Grant, renew or extend franchises, licenses or rights in public streets or in public property, and close abandoned streets;
(5) 
Authorize the borrowing of money or the issuance of bonds;
(6) 
Levy taxes, assess property for improvements or establish service charges;
(7) 
Annex areas to the Town;
(8) 
Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands of the Town; and
(9) 
Amend or repeal any ordinance described in Subsections A(1) through (8) above.
B. 
In all other matters, the Council may act either by ordinance, resolution, or on motion, written or oral, which shall be recorded in the minutes.
Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption which shall include:
A. 
A number:
B. 
A title briefly describing the contents;
C. 
Findings, reasons or basis for the ordinance, if desired and when appropriate;
D. 
An enacting clause as follows: "Be it ordained by the Town Council of Pine Ridge, South Carolina, . . . .";
E. 
Citation of any ordinance repealed;
F. 
The provisions of the ordinance including section numbers;
G. 
The effective date of the ordinance, dates of first and second readings;
H. 
Space for the signatures of the Mayor or, in the absence of the Mayor, the presiding member of Council and the official attesting notice of adoption.
Prior to the introduction of an ordinance granting a franchise, license or right for the use of any street or public property, or for the permanent closing of any abandoned street, the applicant for such ordinance shall publish a notice in two separate issues of a newspaper having general circulation in the Town stating the nature of the franchise, license or right sought or a description of the street sought to be closed, and the date on which the application is to be presented to Town Council which shall be at least one week after the last notice. This requirement shall not apply to the temporary closing of a public street initiated by Council.
[Amended 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-10]
An ordinance may be proposed by any member of Council. A proposed ordinance shall be referred to the Town Attorney, when appropriate, for approval as to form, and he/she shall render assistance in the preparation of ordinances when requested to do so. After an ordinance is in proper form and the required notices have been given, the Town Administrator shall hold the ordinance for public inspection. An ordinance shall be deemed to be introduced when it appears on an agenda for a public meeting of Council and its title is read.
A. 
An ordinance to levy a tax, adopt a budget, appropriate funds, grant a franchise, license or right to use or occupy a public street or public property for commercial purposes shall be complete in the form in which it is finally passed, and in such form remain on file with the Town Administrator for public inspection at least six days before final adoption.
[Amended 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-10]
B. 
No ordinance shall be adopted until it shall have been read two times and on two separate days with at least six days between each reading.
C. 
Emergency ordinances may be adopted on one reading without notice or hearing by affirmative vote of two-thirds of members present. An emergency ordinance may not levy taxes, relate to a franchise or a service rate and shall expire automatically on the sixty-first day following enactment.
D. 
The introduction and reading of any ordinance shall be by the reading of the title only unless full reading is requested by a member of Council.
E. 
After the introduction of an ordinance, any member of Council may request a public hearing which may be held at any time designated by the Council prior to final adoption.
F. 
Upon final adoption by vote of Council, an ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor, or presiding member in the absence of the Mayor, and attested by the Clerk. The Town Administrator shall file the original in a book especially prepared for that purpose as a permanent record.
[Amended 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-10]
A voice motion of a member of Council shall be considered to be the introduction of an oral resolution which shall require no written record other than a notation by the Clerk in the Council minutes.
[Amended 9-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-10]
All ordinances relating to administration, health, safety, vehicles, streets (except franchises and encroachments), traffic, crimes and offenses, utilities, Town Court, and any other ordinances or portions of ordinances as required by Council shall be codified annually in this Code of Ordinances. Standard codes, technical regulations, business license ordinances and zoning ordinances may be cited in the Code by reference and copies thereof shall be made available by the Town Administrator for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price.