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Charter references – General authority of council to pass ordinances, bylaws and rules, § 11(21); publication of ordinances, § 11(22, 23).
Cross reference – Interference with enforcement of ordinances, SCC § 9.05.040.
No ordinance shall be passed, amended or repealed, except by ordinance regularly introduced and passed, nor shall any subsection of an ordinance be amended, unless the whole subsection be re-ordained, and all ordinances, amendments or resolutions which are duly passed shall bear the signature of the presiding officer at the meeting at which they are passed.
(Formerly 2.10.150; Code 1964 § 2-17; Code 1985 § 2-41; Ord. 2021-20)
The style in which ordinances shall be passed shall be: "Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Staunton" and that in which resolutions shall be passed shall be: "Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Staunton."
(Formerly 2.10.160; Code 1964 § 2-20; Code 1985 § 2-42; Ord. 2021-20)
(1) 
No ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of $1,000, imposing taxes or authorizing the borrowing of money shall be passed by the council on the same day on which it is introduced, nor shall any such ordinance or resolution be valid unless at least three days intervene between its introduction and the date of final passage.
(2) 
No ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding $100.00, imposing or releasing taxes, authorizing the borrowing of money or donating any property of the city, where the value of such property is $100.00 or more, or increasing the salary or pay of any employee, when the aggregate of such increase in salary is $100.00 or more for any one year, shall be passed except by recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the council.
Charter reference – Similar provisions, § 8.
State law reference – Provisions similar to subsection (2) above, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1428.
(Formerly 2.10.170; Code 1964 § 2-18; Code 1985 § 2-43; Ord. 2021-20)
No ordinance granting, leasing, selling or otherwise disposing of any public property or franchise shall be valid, unless passed by the council by a recorded affirmative vote of three-fourths of all the members elected to the council.
State law reference – Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2100.
(Formerly 2.10.180; Code 1964 § 2-19; Code 1985 § 2-44; Ord. 2021-20)
No new ordinance shall be construed to repeal a former ordinance as to any offense committed against the former ordinance or as to any act done, any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred, or any right accrued or claim arising under the former ordinance, or in any way whatever to affect any such offense or act so committed or done, or penalty, forfeiture or punishment so incurred, or any right accrued, or claim arising before the new ordinance takes effect, save only that the proceedings thereafter had shall conform, so far as practicable, to the ordinance in force at the time of such proceedings.
(Formerly 2.10.190; Code 1964 § 2-21; Code 1985 § 2-45; Ord. 2021-20)
When an ordinance which has repealed another shall itself be repealed, the previous ordinance shall not be revived without express words to that effect.
(Formerly 2.10.200; Code 1964 § 2-22; Code 1985 § 2-46; Ord. 2021-20)