The action of Council shall be by ordinance or resolution. On all matters of a general or permanent nature, or granting a franchise, or levying a tax, or appropriating money, or contracting an indebtedness, or issuing bonds or notes, or for the purchase, lease or transfer of property, action shall be taken formally by ordinance in the manner hereinafter provided. Action on all other matters of a temporary or informal nature may be taken by resolution.
Each proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing by a member of the Council and in the form required for final adoption. The enacting clause shall be "The Council of the City of Oxford, Ohio, hereby ordains that…" Prior to introduction, a written copy of each proposed ordinance shall be provided to all members of Council and any member of the public requesting a copy. The action proposed to be taken shall be fully and clearly set forth in the body of the ordinance. Each ordinance shall contain one subject only which shall be stated clearly in the title. No ordinance shall be passed without the concurrences of a majority of all members elected to Council, except that emergency ordinances, as hereinafter provided, shall require concurrence of 3/4 of all members elected to Council for passage. Ordinance shall be read by title only on two different days before they may be enacted. Council on motion adopted may require the second reading of a proposed ordinance in full. However, if an emergency is declared as hereinafter provided, or if by 3/4 vote of all members elected to Council, the reading by title on two different days is dispensed with, in which cases such ordinances may be read one time by title only and passed on the day of such reading. Final passage of all ordinances and resolutions shall be certified by the Mayor or Vice-Mayor and the Clerk of Council.
Ordinances providing for appropriations for current expenses of the municipality, or for public improvements petitioned for the owners of a majority of the foot frontage of property benefited and to be specially assessed for the cost thereof, or for raising revenue, or ordinances wherein an emergency is declared to exist, shall become effective immediately upon passage or at such later date as may be provided therein, and such ordinances shall not be subject to referendum. All other ordinances shall take effect 30 days after passage. An emergency ordinance as referred to herein is one which must be passed and made effective at once or in less than 30 days to meet an emergency in the operation of the City government, or which is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare. Each emergency ordinance must contain therein a separate section setting forth the reason for the emergency. No ordinance granting a franchise or fixing a rate to be charged by a public utility shall be passed as an emergency measure.
All ordinances passed by the Council shall be published except as otherwise required by law, as used in this Section "published" shall mean to post copies thereof, or a summary of such adopted legislation, on the City's website and in not less than three of the most public places in the City, as determined by the Council for a period of not less than ten days and to take such other actions as provided by Council. It also includes posting on the City's website. Failure to publish as required by this Section shall not invalidate any ordinance.
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