Adoption by Council.
(1) Except as this section provides to the contrary, every ordinance of the council shall, before being put upon its final passage, be read fully and distinctly in open council meeting on two different days.
(2) Except as this section provides to the contrary, an ordinance may be enacted at a single meeting of the council by unanimous vote of all council members present, upon being read first in full and then by title.
(3) Except as this section provides to the contrary, an ordinance may be enacted at a single meeting of the council by reading by title if:
(a) No council member present at the reading requests to have the ordinance be read in full and
(b) At least one week before the reading:
(i) A copy of the ordinance is provided for each council member,
(ii) Three copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of custodian of city records, and
(iii) Notice of availability of copies is given by written notice posted at the city hall and two other public places in the city not later than one week before the first reading of the ordinance.
(4) An ordinance read by title only has no legal effect if it differs substantially from its terms as it was filed prior to the reading, unless each section so differing is read fully and distinctly in open council meeting before the council adopts the ordinance.
(5) Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the ayes and nays of the council members shall be entered in the record of council proceedings.
(6) After adoption of an ordinance, the custodian of city records shall endorse it with its date of adoption and the endorser’s name and title of office.
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