Article 2-5
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS

Sections:

2-5-1 Prior Approval

2-5-2 Introduction

2-5-3 Public Hearing Required

2-5-4 Reading Required

2-5-5 Requirements for an Ordinance

2-5-6 Effective Date of Ordinances

2-5-7 Signatures Required

2-5-8 Publishing Required

2-5-9 Posting Required

2-5-1 Prior Approval

All ordinances, resolutions and contract documents shall, before presentation to the council, have been reviewed as to form by the attorney and shall, when there are substantive matters of administration involved, be referred to the person who is charged with the administration of the matters. Such person shall have an opportunity to present his comments, suggestions and objections, if any, prior to the passage of the ordinance, resolution or acceptance of the contract.

2-5-2 Introduction

Ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects requiring action by the council shall be introduced and sponsored by a member of the council, except that the attorney, the manager or the clerk may present ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects to the council, and any member of the council may assume sponsorship thereof by moving that such ordinance, resolution, matter or subject be adopted; otherwise, they shall not be considered.

2-5-3 Public Hearing Required

No ordinance, except emergency ordinances, shall be passed without a public hearing. Notice of public hearing shall follow state law.

(96-45, Amended, 11/06/1996)

2-5-4 Reading Required

All ordinances shall be read in full unless the council, in possession of printed copies of said ordinance, shall unanimously allow reading by title only.

2-5-5 Requirements for an Ordinance

Each ordinance may have only one subject, the nature of which is clearly expressed in the title. Whenever possible, each ordinance shall be introduced as an amendment to this code or to an existing ordinance, and, in such case, the title of the sections to be amended shall be included in the ordinance.

2-5-6 Effective Date of Ordinances

No ordinance, resolution or franchise shall become operative until thirty days after its passage by the council and approval by the mayor, except measures necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health or safety of the town, but such an emergency measure shall not become immediately operative unless it states in a separate section the reason why it is necessary that it should become immediately operative, and unless it is approved by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all the members elected to the council.

2-5-7 Signatures Required

Every ordinance passed by the council shall, before it becomes effective, be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk.

2-5-8 Publishing Required

Only such ordinances, orders, resolutions, motions, regulations or proceedings of the council shall be published as may be required by state statutes or expressly ordered by the council. Ordinances shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a weekly newspaper or four consecutive times in a daily newspaper of general circulation.

2-5-9 Posting Required

Every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine, forfeiture or other punishment shall, after passage, be posted by the clerk in three or more public places within the town and an affidavit of the person who posted the ordinance shall be filed in the office of the clerk as proof of posting.