All ordinances considered by and voted upon by the Council shall adhere to the rules outlined herein.
(A) Numbering. The City Recorder shall number all ordinances with a consecutive identification number during each calendar year, in the order of their introduction. Each number shall be followed by the last two digits of the year in which the ordinance was introduced.
(B) Sponsorship. Each ordinance shall note the name of the member(s) of the Council introducing or sponsoring the ordinance.
(C) Preparation and introduction.
(1) All ordinances shall, before presentation to the Council, have been approved by the City Attorney, or the City Attorney's designee.
(2) Ordinances shall be introduced by a member of the Council. Except that, upon the request of the Council, an ordinance may be introduced by the City Manager or the City Attorney, with a member of the Council moving further action on such ordinance upon completion of the introduction.
(3) No ordinance shall relate to more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, and no ordinance, or section thereof, shall be amended or repealed unless the new ordinance contains the title of the ordinance or section amended or repealed.
(D) Calendar of ordinance.
(1) An ordinance is introduced for consideration by the Council for presentation for first reading. After introduction, the Council may direct that:
(a) A public hearing on the ordinance be held;
(b) Refer the ordinance to committee for review and recommendation;
(c) Refer the ordinance to the City Manager for further revision;
(d) Pass the ordinance to a second reading; or
(e) Reject the ordinance in whole or in part.
(2) All ordinances when introduced for first reading shall be identified by title and number on a calendar of first reading and may be passed to a second reading as a group without further reference.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by this section, on second reading all ordinances shall be placed by title and number on a calendar of second reading, and may be passed as a group, provided that the vote for the passage of the calendar is unanimous.
(4) Should any member of the Council object to any ordinance at time of second reading, that ordinance shall be removed from the calendar of second reading, and considered separately. Ordinances to be considered separately shall be ready by title only.
(5) When the calendar of second reading or an ordinance which is to be considered separately is placed before the Council for final passage, the City Recorder shall call the roll and enter the ayes, nays and abstentions in the record.
(6) All proposed amendments to an ordinance shall be in writing, and may be made by interlineation upon the ordinance.
(7) No second reading of any ordinance shall occur at the meeting where it is introduced, except by suspension of this section of the rules, and no ordinance shall be passed at a single meeting, except by a unanimous vote for passage by all members of Council present.
(8) An affirmative vote of at least three members of the Council shall be necessary to pass an ordinance.
(9) When an ordinance is rejected by the Council, and is not reconsidered as provided by these rules, neither the ordinance, nor any other ordinance which contains substantially the same provisions, shall be considered by the Council for a period of not less than six months, unless at least three members of the Council petition for early consideration.