(A) Preparation of ordinances. No ordinance shall be prepared for presentation to the Council unless ordered by a majority vote of the Council, requested in writing by the Mayor or City Manager, or prepared by the City Attorney on his or her own initiative.
(B) Prior approval by administrative staff. All ordinances, resolutions, and contract documents, before presentation to the City Attorney or his or her authorized representative shall have been examined and approved for administration by the City Manager or his or her representative when there are substantive matters of administration involved.
(C) Introducing for passage or approval.
(1) Ordinances, resolutions, and other matters or subjects requiring introduction shall be introduced and sponsored by a member of the Council, except that the City Manager or City Attorney may present ordinances, resolutions, and other matters or subjects to the Council, and any Councilmember may assume sponsorship thereof by moving that such ordinances, resolutions, or other matters or subjects be adopted.
(2) Ordinances, other than urgency ordinances and ordinances required by law, shall not be passed within five days of their introduction nor at other than a regular meeting.
(3) The title of all ordinances shall be read before introduction and passage. Passage shall never be made on the same day nor within five days of introduction except as to ordinances which take effect immediately upon passage and approval as provided in the Charter of the city.
(4) Within ten days after its approval by the Mayor, the City Clerk shall cause the title of each ordinance to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city.
(D) Reading. Upon request of any Councilmember, no vote shall be taken on any ordinance, resolution, nor motion until the same is read in full.
('63 Code, § 2-2.21) (Ord. 2834, passed 4-19-60; Am. Ord. 370-C.S., passed 8-3-82; Am. Ord. 580-C.S., passed 10-20-94)