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Sec. 3~4. Ordinances, resolutions and motions. <br /> 3.4.l Except as otherwise provided in this Charter ofstate statutes, an affirmative vote of four or more members <br /> of the council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances, resolutions and motions.The votes of <br /> councilmembers on any action taken shall be recorded in accordance with state statutes. <br /> 3.4.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all legislation shall be by ordinance.The vete en all eFdinanrse <br /> 3.4.3 The general administrative business of the council shall be conducted by resolution or motion. <br /> (Ord. No. O4'47' § 1(Subd. 2)' 11'23'2004) <br /> Sec. 3.5. Procedures on ordinances. <br /> Every proposed ordinance shall be presented inwriting.The introduction of an ordinance shall be voted on <br /> its own', separate from any other agenda item. An ordinance which receives a unanimous vote on the introdu <br /> � may have final consideration made on the consent agenda at a subsequent me No ordinance shall contain <br /> more than one subject. Such subject shall be clearly expressed in its title.The enacting clause shall be"The City of <br /> Ramsey Ordains." No ordinancel except an emergency ordinance,shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is <br /> introduced and at least three days shall elapse between its introduction and final adoption. <br /> (Ord. No. 85'Og' g'Z8'1g85) <br /> Sec. 3.6. Emergency ordinances. <br /> An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace' <br /> health., morals.,safety or welfare., and in such ordinance the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble <br /> thereto. An emergency ordinance must be approved by a majority of available members of the city council.An <br /> emergency ordinance must be in writing but may be enacted without previous filing or voting, and may be <br /> adopted finally at the meeting at which itis first introduced and voted upon by the council.Anemergency <br /> ordinance shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency. No prosecution shall be based upon the <br /> provisions of an emergency ordinance until 24 hours after the ordinance has been adopted,filed with the city <br /> clerk, and either has been posted in three conspicuous places in the city or published as provided for in this <br /> Charter, or the person charged with violation thereof had actual notice of the ordinance prior to the act or <br /> omission resulting in the prosecution. <br /> (Ord. ofl'24'ZOO1) <br /> Sec. 3.7. Signing and publication of ordinances. <br /> The final version of every ordinance shall be read in full prior to passage by council unless such reading is <br /> waived by a majority vote of the council, provided that a copy of the ordinance is posted or otherwise made <br /> available to the public at least three working days prior to the meeting at which it is to be adopted.The ordinance <br /> shall then be signed by the mayor,attested to by the city clerk,and filed and preserved by the city clerk. Each <br /> ord/nance, orsummaryofsuchordinance,she|| bepub|ishedat|eastonceintheofficia| nemspaper.Thissummary <br /> of each ordinance shall include., in layman's terms, the intent of the ordinance.To the extent and in the manner <br /> provided by state statutes,an ordinance may incorporate by reference,a state statute, a state administrative rule <br /> or a state regulation, e code'or an ordinance or part thereof, without publishing the material referred to in full. <br /> (Ord. ofl'Z4'ZOOl) <br /> Created: 2025-01-03 16.18.18 /csn <br /> (supp.No. 13) <br /> Page sof 25 <br />