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A statement of the purpose and effect of every ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, stating the time and place at which it will be considered, must be published once in the official newspaper at least one week before its introduction and final passage.
(Section 3.05 amended by Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004)
An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare of the city. The emergency must be defined and declared in its preamble and must be adopted by a vote of at least five members of the council. No prosecution can be based upon the provisions of an emergency ordinance until 24 hours after the ordinance has been filed with the council secretary and posted in a conspicuous place at the city hall or until the ordinance has been published, unless the person charged with a violation had actual notice of the passage of the ordinance before the violation.
(Section 3.06 amended by Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004)
Every ordinance or resolution passed by the council must be signed by the mayor or by the acting mayor, attested by the secretary of the council and filed and preserved by the secretary. Every ordinance and any resolutions requested by the mayor or by two other members of the council must be published at least once in the official newspaper. The council, by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, can direct publication of only the title and a summary of an ordinance, if the council approves the text of the summary and determines that it would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. The summary must comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 331A.01, subd. 10 and give notice that a full copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular office hours at the city clerk’s office. As provided by law, an ordinance can incorporate by reference a statute of Minnesota, a state administrative rule or a regulation, a code, or ordinance or part thereof without publishing the material referred to in full.
(Section 3.08 amended by Ord. 88-51, passed 7-25-1988; Ord. 97-15, passed 5-5-1997; Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2017-27, passed 7-24-2017)
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