All legislative action by Council shall be by ordinance or resolution introduced in written or printed form. An affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members elected to Council shall be required for the passage or enactment of every ordinance or resolution. Unless otherwise provided herein, every ordinance or resolution shall be read at three (3) different Council meetings unless a majority plus one of the members elected to Council dispense with this requirement. If a written or printed copy of the ordinance or resolution shall have been furnished to each member of Council prior to its introduction, the ordinance or resolution shall be deemed to have been read if the title is fully read, provided however, at the request of two or more members of Council the full text of the ordinance or resolution shall be read.
All ordinances, resolutions, statements, orders, proclamations and reports required by law or by this Charter or by ordinance to be published or posted, shall be posted in a broadly accessible place as prescribed by Council for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the taking effect thereof. Publication shall also include posting on the official City website or other electronic means. Any emergency ordinance or resolution shall also be published or posted as aforesaid, but said requirements shall not postpone the immediate taking effect thereof as provided in Section 12 of this Article.
(Amended 11-6-90; 11-3-09; 11-5-19)