(a) Council shall adopt its own rules, regulations or bylaws and shall keep a journal of all its proceedings. The journal shall be open for public inspection at all reasonable times. The voting upon any ordinance or resolution or motion shall be by roll call and the vote of each councilmember entered upon the journal.
(b) All legislative action by Council shall be by ordinance or resolution introduced in written or printed form. An affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of Council eligible to vote shall be required for the passage or enactment of every ordinance or resolution. Every ordinance or resolution shall be read at three different council meetings, provided that this requirement may be dispensed with by a two-thirds' vote of Council. Ordinances and resolutions shall be deemed to have been read if the title thereof is fully read, provided that, at the request of at least two thirds of the members of Council, such ordinance or resolution shall be read in full.
(c) No ordinance or resolution shall contain more than one subject matter, which subject shall be clearly expressed in its title, and no ordinance or resolution shall be revised or amended unless the ordinance or resolution superseding it contains a provision expressing the fact that the ordinance or resolution is a revision or amendment of a prior enacted ordinance or resolution.
(d) Each ordinance or resolution providing for the appropriation of money or for an annual tax levy, or for improvements petitioned for by the owners of a majority of the front footage of property to be benefited or specially assessed therefor, and any emergency ordinance or resolution necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare of the City, shall take effect, unless a later date is specified therein, upon its approval by the mayor, or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the mayor, as the case may be. No other ordinance or resolution shall become effective until after the expiration of thirty days following its approval by the mayor, as the case may be. Each emergency measure shall contain a statement of the necessity for such emergency action and shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of Council eligible to vote for its enactment. No action of Council authorizing the surrender or joint exercise of any of its powers, or granting any franchise, or rezoning property, or amending or repealing any zoning ordinance or section thereof, or providing for the expenditure for capital improvements or expenditure for construction of public buildings, shall be designated an emergency measure or enacted under a suspension of the rules adopted by Council.
(e) The phrases "confirmed by Council," "approved by Council" and "majority of Council," or any similar phrases, requires a majority of Council votes for approval, unless specifically stated otherwise. Any reference in the charter using the language "members elected to Council," shall be interpreted to mean all current Council members, elected and appointed.
(f) Any references in this charter to "a vote of Council," "approval of Council," "members eligible to vote" or "majority of Council" shall be based on the total members of the then-current Council. The number of votes required to reach a two-thirds' majority vote shall be based upon the current total members of Council, and not based on the members in attendance at the vote.