Action by Council shall be by ordinance or resolution, or motion. Every action of a general or permanent nature, including but not limited to granting a franchise; or levying a tax; or appropriating money; or contracting an indebtedness, to be evidenced by the issuance of bonds or notes; or for the purchase, lease, sale, or transfer of real property; or establishing an offense and fixing the penalty therefore shall be taken by ordinance or resolution, in the manner hereinafter provided. All other action may be by motion.