Agenda - Charter Commission - 12/18/2024

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Sec. 3.7. Signing and publication of ordinances. The final version of every ordinance shall bc read in full prior to passage by council unless such reading i- 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 Icast three working days prior to the meeting at which it is to bc 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) Sec. 3.8. Procedure on resolutions. Every resolution shall be presented in writing and shall be filed and preserved by the city clerk. (Ord. No. 85-09, 9-28-1985; Ord. of 1-24-2001) Sec. 3.9. When ordinances and resolutions passed by city council take effect. Every resolution and emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies. Every other ordinance shall take effect 30 dayr,Lafter itsupon publication or at such later date as _ it specifies. Sec. 3.10. Amendment and repeal of ordinances and resolutions. 3.10.1 An ordinance or resolution which repeals all or part of a previous ordinance or resolution, respectively, shall give the number, if any, in the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but an ordinance or resolution which amends such ordinance or resolution, respectively, shall set forth in full each section to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type or symbols, matter to be omitted or added. Amendment or repeal of an ordinance or resolution shall require a majority vote of all members of the council, unless otherwise provided in this Charter or by state statutes. 3.10.2 Repeal of initiative ordinances. An ordinance passed under the initiative power shall not be repealed or amended by the council except by submission to the voters of the question by the council at a regular municipal or special election. Sec. 3.11. Review and revision of ordinances and indexing of resolutions. The city shall review, revise and rearrange its ordinance code and its resolution index with such additions and deletions as may be deemed necessary by the council at least once every two years. The ordinance code and the resolution index may be published in a book, pamphlet or loose-leaf form and copies shall be made available by the council at the office of the city clerk for general distribution to the public for a reasonable charge. Incorporation in such a code shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance provision not previously published, if a notice is placed in the official newspaper for at least two successive weeks that copies of the codification are available at the office of the city clerk. (Ord. of 1-24-2001) (Supp. No. 13, Update 3) Page 6 of 25 Created: 2024-10-04 12:02:15 [EST] Commented [BH5]: The City Council routinely exercises the waiver option. Furthermore, posting agenda packets five days in advance of meetings on the internet allows residents ample opportunity to review the ordinance. This, in conjunction with an introduction of an ordinance provides nearly three weeks of postings. Commented [FK6R5]: Multiple reading is pretty "old school." Not a bad practice, by any means, but not required by any state law. Commented [BH7]: What is the purpose of a 30 day waiting period? Commented [FK8R7]: Ample notification of anyone who might be interested or will judicially challenge the ordinance. State law and usual practice elsewhere is that the ordinance is valid upon publication.