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After passage of an ordinance, public notice thereof shall be published, by summary only, for ten days on the City’s website. Such summary shall consist of a brief statement of the purpose and effect of the ordinance. A copy of the full text of the ordinance shall be posted for not less than ten (10) days after passage in a public place in City Hall. (Amended 11-2-82; 11-7-17)
Ordinances raising revenue, those making appropriations for current expenses shall go into effect upon passage, publication, and approval of the Mayor or the expiration of ten (10) days after approval of Council. Appropriation ordinances as described in Section 5.05 of this Charter shall not be subject to the veto power of the Mayor and shall take effect as described in Section 5.05 and Section 5.06 herein. Ordinances declared to be emergency ordinances by a 2/3rds vote of Council, shall go into effect upon passage, publication and approval of the Mayor or the expiration of ten (10) days after approval of Council.
All other ordinances shall go into effect thirty (30) days after publication in order to afford an opportunity for the filing of referendum petitions as provided by statute. (Amended 11-7-17)
The Council may adopt standard ordinances and codes prepared and published by public or private agencies on such matters as fire prevention, building construction, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning and other topics by reference to the date and source of the code without reproducing the same at length in the ordinance. In all such cases publication of the code, at length, by the City shall not be essential to its validity. Such code(s) shall be kept at all times in the office of the Clerk for reference by interested persons. (Amended 11-7-17)
The provisions of the Ohio Revised Code relating to the use of the initiative and referendum by the qualified voters of municipalities with reference to municipal ordinances are hereby adopted and declared applicable in this City, subject to the provisions of this Charter.
Action by Council which is not required by this Charter to be by ordinance, and which is not of general public application or interest, may be taken by resolution. Such a resolution shall be introduced in writing, by a member of Council, and may be adopted by voice vote of a majority of “Council”. No waiting period, notice or publication shall be required and a resolution shall become effective on its adoption and not subject to veto. However, the Clerk of Council shall record resolutions in a separate book, which shall be a public record. (Amended 11-7-17)