(A) Every ordinance shall be presented in writing and shall receive two readings by the City Manager-Clerk before the Council previous to its passage, but shall not be read twice at the same meeting unless the rules are suspended for that purpose. Every ordinance introduced or considered shall be recorded in the minutes by title.
(B) (1) This first reading of an ordinance shall be by title only and unless the rules are suspended, each member of the Council shall be furnished a copy of the ordinance before the next Council meeting. No vote on the first reading will be required except where a public hearing is required before passage of an ordinance.
(2) In cases where a public hearing is required, the first reading must pass by a majority vote of the Council members then and there present before a public hearing will be called, and if the ordinance shall fail to receive a majority vote to pass in the first reading, no public hearing will be called and the ordinance shall be deemed to have been defeated. A vote in favor of the passage of the first reading of the ordinance shall not be deemed a vote in favor of the ordinance on the second reading, nor shall a Council member voting for an approval of the first reading be required to vote in favor of the ordinance on the second reading. Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny the right to a public hearing where a citizen has a right to a hearing under law. The first reading of an ordinance shall be informational in nature only and unless the rules are suspended shall not be subject to debate at the first reading.
(C) The second reading of an ordinance shall be by section headings only, at which time amendments, if any, may be offered; but the reading of any sections shall not prevent a Council member from offering amendments to a previous section. If no amendments are made, the presiding officer shall submit the ordinance to a vote; but if amendments are made, the presiding officer shall so report and each section shall be read as amended before a vote upon the ordinance is taken.
(D) All motions shall be recorded in the minutes and stated in full before the presiding officer submits them to a vote. All petitions and other communications addressed to the Council shall be in writing and shall be read in full upon presentation of the same to the Council. They shall then be filed in the office of the City Manager-Clerk.
(E) Every ordinance and resolution by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Manager-Clerk, and filed by him or her in the Ordinance or Resolution Book. Proof of publication of every ordinance shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance.
(F) Every ordinance or resolution repealing a previous ordinance or resolution or a section or division thereof shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution or division thereof shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but the amending ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section or division to be amended.
(`74 Code, § 100:25) (Am. Ord. 262, passed 11-10-83; Am. Ord. 494, passed 7-21-22)