When necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and welfare or safety, the Council, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present, may adopt an emergency ordinance which shall set forth and define the specific facts necessitating the emergency. Such emergency ordinances shall require no public hearings and shall take effect at the time indicated therein. Emergency ordinances shall remain in effect for the duration of such emergency. Emergency ordinances shall be published as other ordinances after passage.
Actions Not Permitted as Emergencies. No ordinance authorizing the surrender or joint exercise of its powers; or in establishing new positions in the classified service of the Municipality; or regulating the rate charged by any public utility; or in the adoption, amendment or repeal of any ordinance relating to zoning or to the use and occupancy of land or structures thereon; or in authorizing any changes in the boundaries of the Municipality, shall be adopted as an emergency measure.
(Amended, eff. 11-7-23)