Ordinances shall be introduced by members of the governing body in either of the following ways.
(A) With the recognition of the Mayor, a Council member may rise in his or her place and, in the presence and hearing of a majority of the members elected to the Council, read aloud the substance of his or her proposed ordinance and file a copy of the same with the Municipal Clerk for future consideration.
(B) With the recognition of the Mayor, a Council member may present his or her proposed ordinance to the Mayor, who, in the presence and hearing of a majority of the members elected to the Council, shall read aloud the substance of the same and shall file the same for future consideration.
(2005 Code, § 1-710)