(A) Each proposed ordinance shall be introduced in written form. The style of all ordinances adopted by the Council shall be, "The City of Charlotte Ordains."
(B) Unless declared to be emergency in nature by a vote of not less than five members of the Council, no ordinance shall be adopted by the Council, except at a regular Council meeting held not less than one week subsequent to its introduction. An emergency ordinance may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Council.
(C) Each ordinance shall be recorded by the Clerk in the Ordinance Book and such recording shall be prima facie evidence of the due and proper adoption thereof.
(D) The amendment or repeal of any ordinance or part thereof shall be by ordinance. In the case of amendments, each section as amended shall be set forth in full in the amending ordinance.
(E) All ordinances, resolutions, and official proceedings of the city may be placed in evidence in all courts and tribunals by a copy thereof certified as true by the Clerk, under the seal of the city, as an alternate to other methods provided or permitted by law.