(A) Each ordinance shall relate to a single subject matter which shall be stated in the title.
(B) Ordinances should be referred to by year and order of passage, or order of passage and year; for example, #1-1981 or Series 1981-#1.
(C) Each ordinance shall be introduced in writing and have an enacting clause which reads: "Be it ordained by the City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky".
(D) The subject matter of the ordinance shall follow the enacting clause and may be divided into numbered sections.
(E) The ordinance may include the penalty for violation as a separate section following the subject matter. A penalty provided by a general penalty section elsewhere may be incorporated by reference.
(F) The ordinance may contain a severability section following the penalty section.
(G) An ordinance must be published after adoption in order to become effective.
(H) Except as provided in § 31.52, no ordinance may be enacted until it has been read on two separate days. The reading of an ordinance may be satisfied by stating the title and reading a summary rather than the full text. The summary shall be certified by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and shall include the following:
(1) The title of the ordinance;
(2) A brief narrative setting forth the main points of the ordinance in a way reasonably calculated to inform the public in a clear and understandable manner of the meaning of the ordinance; and
(3) (a) The full text of each section that imposes taxes or fees.
(b) Ordinances that include descriptions of real property may include a sketch, drawing or map including common landmarks such as streets or roads in lieu of metes and bounds descriptions.
(Ord. 3-85, passed 3-19-1985; Ord. 01-2007, passed 1-16-2007)