Action of Council shall be by ordinance, resolution, or motion. Motions shall be used to conduct the business of Council, in procedural matters, for elections conducted among Council members, and as otherwise provided in this Charter. All other action shall be taken by ordinance or resolution. No action of Council shall be invalidated merely because the form thereof fails to comply with the provision of this section.
Any member of Council or the Mayor may propose an ordinance or resolution, in written form and with a concise title, at a regular or special meeting.
The form and style of ordinances and resolutions shall be determined by Council.
Each ordinance or resolution shall be read on two separate meeting days, unless this requirement is dispensed with by a vote of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the members of Council. The readings may be by title only, unless a reading in full is requested by any member of Council.
The vote on the question of passage of each resolution, ordinance, or motion shall be taken by “yea” or “nay” and the vote entered into the minutes. No measure shall be passed without a concurrence of a majority of the members of Council.
Emergency ordinances or resolutions shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of Council for enactment. If any emergency ordinance or resolution shall fail to receive the required two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote, but receives the necessary majority for passage as non-emergency legislation, it shall become effective as non-emergency legislation.
Council, before enacting, shall determine that the ordinance or resolution is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of Mt. Healthy, Ohio, and the ordinance or resolution shall contain a statement of the necessity of declaring the emergency.
Each ordinance or resolution shall be authenticated by the Clerk. Failure to sign shall not invalidate an otherwise properly enacted resolution or ordinance.
The Clerk shall cause each ordinance and resolution adopted to be made available by posting a concise summary of the provisions of the ordinance/resolution on the homepage of the City of Mt. Healthy's website, and posting copies at both the community center and City Hall for no fewer than 14 days.
Failure to post or to maintain such posting shall not invalidate or delay the effective date of an ordinance or resolution, and in such events the Clerk shall post at a later date.
Notwithstanding the other sections of this Charter, Council may adopt by resolution or ordinance all or part of any technical codes issued by State or Federal agencies, boards, or any other public or private agency. These codes may be adopted by reference but shall include the title and source of the code adopted by reference.
Each resolution or ordinance providing for the appropriation of money, or for improvements petitioned for by the owners of a majority of the adjacent property to be benefited and specially assessed, or an emergency measure for the preservation of the public peace, health, welfare, or safety, shall take effect upon its approval, unless a later date be specified therein. No other resolution or ordinance shall become effective until thirty (30) days after its approval.