CHAPTER 8
ORDINANCES

Section 8.1 Enacting Clause.

The enacting clause of all ordinances hereafter enacted shall be, “The City of Halsey ordains as follows.”

Section 8.2 Adoption by Council.

Except as subsection 8.2.1 of this section allows adoption at a single meeting and subsection 8.2.2 of this section allows reading by title only, an ordinance shall be fully and distinctly read in open meeting on two different days before being adopted by the council.

8.2.1 Except as subsection 8.2.2 of this section allows reading by title only, the council may adopt an ordinance at a single meeting by the express unanimous votes of all councilors present provided the ordinance is read first in full and then by title.

8.2.2 A reading of an ordinance may be by title only if:

8.2.2.1 No councilor present at the reading requests that the ordinance be read in full, or

8.2.2.2 At least 1 week before reading:

8.2.2.2.1 A copy of the ordinance is provided for each council member,

8.2.2.2.2 Three copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the custodian of city records, and

8.2.2.2.3 Notice of their availability is given by written notice posted at the city hall and two other public places in the city.

8.2.3 An ordinance read by title only has no legal effect if it differs substantially from its terms as it was filed prior to the reading unless each section so differing is read fully and distinctly in open council meeting before the council adopts the ordinance.

8.2.4 Upon the adoption of an ordinance, the ayes and nays of the council vote shall be entered in the record of council proceedings.

8.2.5 After adoption of an ordinance, the custodian of the city records shall endorse it with its date of adoption and endorser’s name and title of office.

Section 8.3 Veto.

If the mayor does not approve an ordinance, he or she must file his or her veto and reasons in writing with the custodian of the city records within three days after its passage by the council. At the first meeting of the council after veto, the mayor’s statement of reasons shall be read. Such ordinance shall then be put upon its passage again and if five councilors vote in the affirmative it shall become law without approval by the mayor. If the mayor fails to sign an ordinance within three days after passage, and does not file his or her written veto and reasons to the same, such ordinance shall become law as if he or she had approved it.

Section 8.4 Effective Date.

An ordinance enacted by the council shall take effect on the thirtieth day after its approval by the mayor or passage over veto. When the council deems it advisable, however, an ordinance may provide a later time for it to take effect, and in case of an emergency, it may take effect immediately.