Legislation shall be prepared by the Law Department under the direction of the Director of Law. No legislation shall be on the agenda of a regular meeting unless its preparation is requested by end of business day (4:00 p.m.) on the Monday before a regular meeting. In the event the Monday deadline is scheduled on a legal holiday, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code or by one other ordinance enacted by City Council the legislation submittal deadline will be the next succeeding day at noon. Legislation concerned with a true and present emergency existing in the City may be requested subsequent to that time by a majority of members elected to Council or by the Mayor, but in no event shall legislation be acted upon at a regular meeting that has not been delivered to all members of Council at least twenty- four hours prior to the meeting unless this rule is waived by a vote of two-thirds of the members of Council.
(Ord. 255-1978. Passed 11-6-78; Ord. 156-2000. Passed 6-19-00; Ord. 56-2020. Passed 6-15-20.)