§ 31.11 ACTIONS AND DOCUMENTS.
   (A)   Writings required. Every ordinance and resolution shall be presented in writing. An ordinance or resolution need not be read in full unless a member of the Council requests such a reading.
   (B)   Signing. Every ordinance and resolution passed by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk-Treasurer, and filed by the Clerk-Treasurer in the ordinance or resolution book. Proof of publication of every ordinance shall be attached and filed with the ordinance.
   (C)   Repeals. Every ordinance or resolution repealing a previous ordinance or resolution or a section or subdivision of an ordinance or resolution shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or code number of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or in part. Each ordinance or resolution amending an existing ordinance or resolution or part of an ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each amended section or subdivision as it will read with the amendment.
   (D)   Motions and communications. Every motion shall be stated in full before it is submitted to a vote by the presiding officer and shall be recorded in the minutes. Every petition or other communication addressed to the Council shall be in writing and shall be read in full upon presentation to the Council unless the Council dispenses with the reading. Each petition or other communication shall be recorded in the minutes by title and filed with the minutes in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 2.2.11)