To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, safety, or the public welfare, or a special emergency in the operation of a city department, the Council may adopt one or more emergency ordinances. Such ordinances shall not:
(1) Grant or renew a franchise.
(2) Establish, abolish, or alter the basic purpose or structure of any department.
(3) Adopt or amend a zoning regulation.
(4) Adopt with or without amendment ordinances proposed under the initiative power.
(5) Adopt an administrative code.
(6) Regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services.
(7) Grant any special privileges.
(Amended 11-6-90)
An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for regular ordinances, except that it shall be designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. A proposed emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced. The affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Council shall be required for adoption. The emergency ordinance shall be published and posted as prescribed for other adopted ordinances and shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as specified therein.
An emergency ordinance may be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified for adoption of emergency ordinances. Emergency ordinances shall be subject to initiative.
(Amended 11-4-86)