A roll call vote shall be taken upon the request of any member of the Council made prior to or following the vote regarding any motion, resolution, or ordinance, and the vote shall be entered upon the journal of the proceedings of the Council.
(Am’d. of 5-20-08; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
A majority vote of the Council shall be necessary to pass any motion, resolution, or ordinance except as otherwise provided herein.
(Am’d. of 5-20-08; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The words: “Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Winslow as follows” shall begin the enacting clauses of all ordinances passed by the Council.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
Actions for the acquisition, sale or lease of real property; for the levying of any tax or assessment; for establishing or changing fire limits; or for the imposing of any penalty shall be taken by ordinance.
(Am’d. of 3-8-76; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
(a) 
Copies of a proposed ordinance shall be delivered to the Mayor and Council or left at their usual place of residence, consistent with the procedures for all other agenda items.
(b) 
Copies of titles of a proposed ordinance shall be posted at the City Hall and such other places as the Council may prescribe not less than twenty-four hours before the meeting at which action may be taken thereon. During such period, three copies of the entire ordinance, heretofore mentioned, shall be available for inspection by the public at City Hall during the City’s regular business hours. If the titles are not posted or copies made available as herein set forth, the matter shall not be brought before the Council.
(c) 
Upon a duly adopted motion, a full reading of a proposed ordinance shall be ordered. Otherwise, an ordinance shall be read and considered by number and title only. The measure may be passed and adopted at any time after a full reading or a reading by title only.
(d) 
In the event that an amendment of substantive nature is made during the consideration of any ordinance, such ordinance containing such amendment shall not be adopted without following the provision set forth in subparagraph (c) above and not sooner than the next Council meeting. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “amendment of substantive nature” means an amendment which, either by addition, alteration, or deletion, alters the sense, meaning or effect of the proposed ordinance but shall not be deemed to include the changing of capitalization, changes for the purpose of uniformity, or the correction of clerical or typographical errors.
(e) 
Ordinances shall become effective thirty days after passage by the Council except for emergency measures which shall become effective upon their passage and adoption when such is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health, safety or general welfare of the City or its citizens. An affirmative vote of six members of the Council shall be required to pass an emergency measure.
(f) 
Ordinances need not be published unless required by law or directed by the Council. Nevertheless, the City shall take reasonable action to advise citizens prior to the passage of a new ordinance and provide to the public a brief summary of the content thereof.
(Am’d. of 5-20-08; Am’d. of 5-18-10)
All ordinances and resolutions shall be filed and safely kept by the City Clerk and duly recorded by the Clerk in books kept for that purpose marked “City Ordinances” and “City Resolutions” respectively and in other media as may be approved by the Council. Copies thereof certified by the City Clerk, or originals thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents of such ordinances or resolutions and the due passage and publication of the same. These shall be admissible in evidence in any court of law or in any proceeding where the content of such ordinance or resolution is in question.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
Annexation ordinances and all ordinances extending or changing the boundaries of the City, zoning territory or establishing or vacating of streets, alleys or subdivisions, after adoption shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder. After being so recorded, the same shall constitute public notice to all parties of the legal import thereof.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
All ordinances of the City which have been enacted and published in the manner required at the time of their adoption and which have not been repealed may be compiled, consolidated, revised, indexed and arranged as a comprehensive ordinance code; such code may be adopted by reference with the same effect as an ordinance by the passage of an ordinance for such purpose. Such code need not be published in the manner required for other ordinances. Not fewer than three copies thereof shall be filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk prior to the adoption thereof. Amendments to the code shall be enacted in the same manner as ordinances.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)