2.04.330   Effective date of ordinances.
   (a)   No ordinance adopted by the council shall become effective until the commencement of the thirty-first day after the date of its adoption, except the following which shall be effective upon adoption:
   (1)   An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election;
   (2)   An improvement proceeding ordinance when authorized by state or local law;
   (3)   An ordinance declaring the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, or fixing the rate of taxation, or levying the annual tax upon property, or adopting a budget;
   (4)   An emergency ordinance adopted in the manner provided for in this chapter;
   (5)   An ordinance annexing areas to the city; or
   (6)   An ordinance providing for tax levy or appropriation for the usual current expenses of the city.
   (b)   An ordinance adopted after midnight but during a meeting which commenced that same evening shall be deemed to have been adopted upon the earlier of the two calendar days. Adoption of an ordinance at an adjourned meeting shall be deemed to be adopted upon the calendar date at which the adoption actually occurred. In computation of time under this section, the date of adoption shall not be counted.
(Ord. 4692 § 1 (part), 2001)