Ramsey City Charter Updated April 2023

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Sec. 3.4. Ordinances, resolutions and motions. 3.4.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter of state statutes, an affirmative vote of four or more members of the council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances, resolutions and motions. The votes of councilmembers on any action taken shall be recorded in accordance with state statutes. 3.4.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all legislation shall be by ordinance. The vote on all ordinances shall be by a roll call vote. 3.4.3 The general administrative business of the council shall be conducted by resolution or motion. (Ord. No. 04-47, § 1(Subd. 2), 11-23-2004) Sec. 3.5. Procedures on ordinances. Every proposed ordinance shall be presented in writing. No ordinance shall contain more than one subject. Such subject shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "The City of Ramsey Ordains." No ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least three days shall elapse between its introduction and final adoption. (Ord. No. 85-09, 9-28-1985) Sec. 3.6. Emergency ordinances. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare, and in such ordinance the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble thereto. An emergency ordinance must be approved by a majority of available members of the city council. An emergency ordinance must be in writing but may be enacted without previous filing or voting, and may be adopted finally at the meeting at which it is first introduced and voted upon by the council. An emergency ordinance shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency. No prosecution shall be based upon the provisions of an emergency ordinance until 24 hours after the ordinance has been adopted, filed with the city clerk, and either has been posted in three conspicuous places in the city or published as provided for in this Charter, or the person charged with violation thereof had actual notice of the ordinance prior to the act or omission resulting in the prosecution. (Ord. of 1-24-2001) Sec. 3.7. Signing and publication of ordinances. The final version of every ordinance shall be read in full prior to passage by council unless such reading is waived by a majority vote of the council, provided that a copy of the ordinance is posted or otherwise made available to the public at least three working days prior to the meeting at which it is to be adopted. The ordinance shall then be signed by the mayor, attested to by the city clerk, and filed and preserved by the city clerk. Each ordinance, or summary of such ordinance, shall be published at least once in the official newspaper. This summary of each ordinance shall include, in layman's terms, the intent of the ordinance. To the extent and in the manner provided by state statutes, an ordinance may incorporate by reference, a state statute, a state administrative rule or a state regulation, a code, or an ordinance or part thereof, without publishing the material referred to in full. (Ord. of 1-24-2001) (Supp. No. 12, Update 1) Created: 2023-04-26 15:53:29 [EST] Page 5 of 25