(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.04. ORGANIZATION. At the regular annual meeting of the City Council immediately following any regular municipal election, the newly elected City Council members shall enter upon the duties of their office, and the City Council shall then proceed to establish its organization. From their own members they shall choose a Vice President, who shall preside at all meetings of the City Council in the absence of the President and perform such other duties as may be required by the provisions of this Charter.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.05. APPOINTMENTS. The City Council shall appoint a City Administrator, who shall hold office pursuant to the discretion of the City Council and whose powers and duties as the administrative officer of the City shall be as defined herein. The City Administrator shall be appointed for an indefinite period and may be suspended or removed by the City Council at any time. The action of the City Council in suspending or removing the City Administrator shall be final, it being the intention of this Charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibility for such suspension or removal in the City Council. In the event of such removal, the City Council shall immediately take steps to appoint a successor.
The City Council shall appoint a City Attorney, a Police Chief, and such other officers as are, or may be, required under the provisions of this Charter, the general laws of the State of Minnesota, or the ordinances of the City, and whose appointment is not specifically delegated to some other authority.
The Mayor shall make such nominations for appointment as the Mayor is authorized to make by this Charter, but which require confirmation by the City Council.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.06. SECRETARY OF CITY COUNCIL. The City Administrator shall act as Secretary to the City Council and shall be responsible to keep a journal of City Council proceedings and perform such other duties as this Charter or the City Council may require. The City Council may designate any other City official or employee to assist the Secretary of the City Council.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.07. RULES OF PROCEDURE AND QUORUM. The City Council shall determine its own rules and order of business. A majority of all City Council members shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. The City Council may by rule provide a means by which a minority may compel the attendance of absent members.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.08. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all legislation shall be by ordinance. The votes of City Council members on any action taken shall be recorded in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, an affirmative vote by a majority of all the members of the City Council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.09. PROCEDURE ON ORDINANCES. Every proposed ordinance shall be presented in writing. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be, "THE CITY OF NEW PRAGUE ORDAINS”. No ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least three (3) days shall elapse between its introduction and final passage.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.10. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in which the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble and the ordinance is adopted by majority vote of the City Council members present.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.12. SIGNING AND PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Every ordinance or resolution passed by the City Council shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Administrator, and filed and preserved by the City Administrator. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper, or as permitted by the laws of the State of Minnesota. To the extent and in the manner provided by law, an ordinance may incorporate by reference a statute, administrative rule or regulation of the State of Minnesota or the United States of America, a code, or ordinance or part thereof without publishing the material referred to in full.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.13. WHEN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS TAKE EFFECT. Every resolution and emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage or at such later date as it specifies. Every other ordinance shall take effect upon publication or at such later date as it specifies. Every ordinance and resolution adopted by the voters of the City shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.14. SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES. In the case of lengthy ordinances, or ordinances that include charts or maps, if the City Council determines that publication of the title and a summary of an ordinance would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance, the City Council may by a four-fifths (4/5ths) vote of its members, direct that only the title of the ordinance and a summary be published, with notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular office hours at the office of the City Administrator. Prior to the publication of the title and summary, the City Council shall approve the text of the summary and determine that it clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance, and shall further state that the complete text of the ordinance is on file at the office of the City Administrator. The publishing of the title and summary shall be deemed to fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the entire ordinance had been published. A copy of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance for reference.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.15. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Every ordinance or resolution repealing all or part of a previous ordinance or resolution 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 shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but such an amending ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section or subdivision to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type or symbols matter to be omitted or added.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)
Section 3.16. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES. The City may revise, rearrange, and codify its ordinances with such additions and deletions as may be deemed necessary. The ordinance code may be published in book, pamphlet, continuously revised loose leaf, or electronic form and copies shall be made available by the City Council at the City offices for general distribution to the public free or for a reasonable charge. Publication in such a code shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance provision not previously published in the official newspaper of the City. The City shall provide notice that copies of the codification are available at the City offices by publication in the official City newspaper for at least two (2) successive weeks.
(Ord. 277, passed 11-17-14)