Chapter 1.02
ORDINANCES*
Sections:
1.02.010 Council determines procedure.
1.02.020 Legislation by ordinance only.
1.02.030 Subject in title—One subject only.
1.02.040 Time of adoption—Exceptions.
1.02.050 Publication—Signing—Recording.
1.02.060 Date of taking effect.
* Statutory provisions—See RCW 35.24.210.
1.02.010 Council determines procedure.
The council shall determine its own procedure. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.020 Legislation by ordinance only.
All legislation shall be by ordinance. Every ordinance and resolution shall be in writing. No ordinance and no resolution or order shall have any validity or effect unless passed by the votes of at least four councilmen. Every ordinance which passes the council in order to become valid must be presented to the mayor; if he approves it, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it with his written objections to the council and the council shall cause his objections to be entered at large upon the journal and proceed to a reconsideration thereof. If upon reconsideration five members of the council voting upon a call of yeas and nays favor its passage, the ordinance shall become valid notwithstanding the mayor’s veto. If the mayor fails for ten days to either approve or veto an ordinance, it shall become valid without his approval. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.030 Subject in title—One subject only.
The subject of every ordinance shall be set out clearly in the title thereof, and no ordinance shall contain more than one subject. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.040 Time of adoption—Exceptions.
An ordinance or resolution may be passed by the council on the day of its introduction except that no ordinance or resolution granting any franchise for any purpose shall be passed by the city council on the day of its introduction, nor for five days thereafter, nor at any other than a regular meeting nor without first being submitted to the city attorney. No franchise or valuable privilege shall be granted unless by the vote of at least five members of the city council. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.050 Publication—Signing—Recording.
Every ordinance passed by the council shall be signed, attested, published or posted, recorded and the record attested as provided by law for cities of the third class. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.060 Date of taking effect.
Ordinances making the annual tax levy and appropriation, ordinances relating to local improvements and assessments therefor, ordinances making appropriations, and ordinances containing a statement of their urgency shall take effect immediately upon their passage. All other ordinances enacted by the council shall take effect upon and be in force on and after the date of their publication, or on and after the date of their being posted according to law, unless a later date is fixed therein, in which event, they shall take effect at such later date. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).
1.02.070 Amendments—Repeals.
Amendments and repeals of ordinances, or sections thereof, shall be by ordinance. (Ord. 520 § 1; July 19, 1965: prior Ord. 1 § 2; April 1, 1911).