(a) Form. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "The Village of Brooklyn Heights hereby ordains...." Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance or part of the Village Code shall set out in full the ordinance, sections or subsections to be repealed or amended, and shall indicate matters to be omitted by enclosing them in brackets or by strikeout type and shall indicate new matters by underscoring or by italics.
(b) Procedure. An ordinance may be introduced by any member at any regular or special meeting of the Council. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the Village Clerk shall distribute a copy to each Council member and to the Mayor, shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the Village Clerk and such other public places as the Council may designate, and shall publish the ordinance, together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon and for its consideration by the Council. The public hearing shall follow the publication by at least seventy-two (72) hours, may be held separately or in connection with a regular or special Council meeting, and may be adjourned from time to time. All persons interested shall have an opportunity to be heard. After the hearing, the Council may adopt the ordinance with or without amendment or reject it. As soon as practicable after adoption, the Clerk shall have the ordinance and a notice of its adoption published and available at a reasonable price.
(c) Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, every adopted ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of thirty (30) days after adoption or at any later date specified therein.
(d) "Publish" Defined. As used in this section, the term "publish" means to make available for public inspection at the Village Municipal Center and other places as established by Council: (1) The ordinance or a brief summary thereof; and (2) The places where copies of it have been filed and the times when they are available for public inspection and purchase at a reasonable price.
(Nov. 4, 1997; Nov. 2, 1999)