Action of Council shall be by ordinance, resolution or motion. Motion shall be used to conduct the business of the Council in procedural matters, for elections conducted among Council members, and as othewise provided in this Charter. Every action of a general and permanent nature, or granting a franchise; or levying a tax; or appropriating money; or contracting an indebtedness to evidenced by the issuance of bonds or notes; or for the purchase, lease or transfer of public property, or establishing an offense and fixing the penalty therefor shall be taken by ordinance or resolution in the manner hereinafter provided. All other action may be taken by ordinance, resolution, or motion. No action of the Council shall be invalidated merely because the form of the action does not comply with the provisions of this section, if it is otherwise valid.