Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/28/2025

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3.4.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all legislation shall be by ordinance. 3.4.3 The general administrative business of the council shall be conducted by resolution or motion. SECTION 5 Sec. 3.5. Procedures on ordinances. is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3.5. Procedures on ordinances. Every proposed ordinance shall be presented in writing. The introduction of an ordinance shall be voted on its own, separate from any other agenda item. An ordinance which receives a unanimous vote on the introduction, may have final consideration made on the consent agenda at a subsequent meeting,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. SECTION 6 Sec. 3.7. Signing and publication of ordinances. is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3.7. Signing and publication of ordinances. . The ordinance shall 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. SECTION 7 Sec. 3.9. When ordinances and resolutions passed by city council take effect. is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3.9. When ordinances and resolutions passed by city council take effect. Ordinance#25-02 Page 2 of 3