All permanent enactments, resolutions, or official actions taken by the Council intended to have permanent and continuing effect (as a statute or decree) shall be in the form of an entitled an ordinance. The ordinance shall be in writing, shall have a title accurately stating its purpose, shall relate to only 1 subject, shall be divided into sections with appropriate subtitles, shall be enacted only by majority vote of the whole Council in public session which vote shall be recorded and no vote by proxy permitted, shall state the effective date of the ordinance, shall be signed by the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson presiding and attested by the Clerk to Council; and shall be serially-numbered each calendar year commencing with the number 1 for the first ordinance of each year. Upon the request of any Council member, except in time of emergency as declared by a majority vote of those members of the Council present and voting, any proposed ordinance shall be required to lay upon the table 1 week before a vote is taken thereon.
(Ord. 05-06-01, passed 5-2-2001)