A. Legislative Power: Except as otherwise specifically provided, the city council shall exercise its legislative powers through ordinances.
B. Extent Of Power: The city council may pass any ordinance to regulate, require, prohibit, govern, control or supervise any activity, business, conduct or condition authorized by law.
C. Form: Any ordinance passed by the city council shall contain and be in substantially the order and form as set forth in Utah Code Annotated section 10-3-704, as amended. No ordinance shall be void or unlawful by reason of its failure to conform to certain provisions of said law.
D. Effective Date: Unless otherwise provided in the ordinance, ordinances shall become effective twenty (20) days after publication or posting, or thirty (30) days after final passage by the city council, whichever is sooner. Ordinances may become effective at an earlier or later date after publication or posting if so provided in the ordinance.
E. Signed: Ordinances passed or enacted by the city council, before taking effect, shall be signed by the mayor, or if the mayor is absent, by the mayor pro tempore or by a quorum of the council members as required by law.
F. Publication: Except as otherwise provided by law, all ordinances, before taking effect, shall be posted and/or published in accordance with applicable provisions of Utah Code Annotated section 10-3-711, as amended.
G. Recording: The city recorder shall record, in a book used exclusively for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the city council. The city recorder shall give each ordinance a number, if the city council has not already done so. The city recorder shall make or cause to be made a certificate stating the date of passage and the date of publication or posting of the ordinance, as required. All ordinances shall be recorded as provided herein before taking effect.
H. Prima Facia Evidence: The record and certificate prepared by the city recorder, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage and publication or posting of the ordinance or codification. In addition, the ordinances printed and published by the authority of the city council, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage and legal publication of such ordinances, as of the dates mentioned in the publication in all courts and administrative proceedings.
I. Proved Under Seal: The contents of all Farmington City ordinances, the dates of passage and the dates of publication or posting, may be proved by the certification of the city recorder under the seal of Farmington City. (Ord. 2012-10, 3-20-2012)