When necessary, for the preservation of the public peace, health, welfare or safety, the Council, by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members elected or appointed thereto, may adopt an emergency ordinance which shall take effect upon passage. Such emergency ordinance shall set forth and clearly and specifically describe the emergency necessitating immediate effect. Such emergency ordinances shall require no public hearing and both the first and second readings may be passed at the same meeting. Such emergency ordinances shall be published as other ordinances after final passage, except that such requirement for publication shall not postpone the immediate taking effect of such ordinance as provided herein.
Whenever the Council is by law or provision of general ordinances required to pass more than one ordinance or other measure to complete the legislation necessary to make and pay for any public improvement, other than the first such ordinance or measure in the series, such ordinances or measures shall require no public hearing and both the first and second readings may be passed at the same meeting. Further such ordinance or measure shall take immediate effect upon passage, and the requirement for publication shall not postpone the immediate taking effect of such ordinance.
Ordinances or measures providing for appropriations for the current expenses of the City, or for street improvements petitioned for by the owners of a majority of the feet front of the property benefited and to be specially assessed for the cost thereof, as provided by general law or general ordinance, shall require no public hearing and both the first and second readings may be passed at the same meeting. Further they shall take immediate effect upon passage and the requirement for publication shall not postpone their immediate taking effect. (Amended November 3, 2020)