(a)
Enactment. In addition to such other acts of the City Council as are required by this Charter to be taken by ordinance, every act of the City Council establishing a fine or other penalty, or granting a franchise, shall be by ordinance. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be substantially as follows: "The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows:" No order for the payment of money shall be adopted or made at other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. Upon introduction, an ordinance shall be read by title only. Unless a higher vote is required by other provisions of this Charter, the affirmative vote of at least four of the City Council shall be required for the enactment of any ordinance or for the making or approving of any order for the payment of money. All ordinances shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk.
(b)
Adoption. A regular ordinance shall be adopted only at a regular or adjourned regular meeting held no less than five days after its introduction. In the event that any ordinance is altered after its introduction, it shall be finally adopted only at a regular or adjourned regular meeting held no less than five days after the date it was so altered. The correction of typographical or clerical errors shall not constitute the making of an alteration within the meaning of the foregoing sentence.
(c)
Publication. The City Clerk shall cause each ordinance to be posted in three places designated by the City Council within the City and to be published by title with a brief summary at least once within fifteen days after its adoption in a daily, semiweekly or weekly newspaper, published in the County or the City and circulated in the City, which is selected by the City Council for that purpose. Current technology shall be used to ensure the widest possible dissemination.
(d)
Amendment. The amendment of any section or subsection of an ordinance may be accomplished solely by the re-enactment of such section or subsection at length, as amended.
(e)
When Effective. Every ordinance shall become effective thirty days from and after the date of its adoption, except the following, which shall take effect upon adoption:
(1)
An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election;
(2)
An improvement proceeding ordinance adopted under some special law or procedural ordinance relating thereto;
(3)
An ordinance declaring the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, or fixing the rate of property taxation, or levying the annual tax upon property;
(4)
An emergency ordinance adopted in the manner provided in this Charter.
(f)
Codification. Detailed regulations pertaining to any subject and comprehensive codifications of valid ordinances may be adopted by reference, with the same effect as an ordinance, in the manner set forth herein; however, such regulations and codifications need not be published in the manner required for other ordinances, but not less than three copies thereof shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk prior to adoption. Ordinances codified shall be repealed as of the effective date of the codification. Amendments to the code shall be enacted by ordinance.