Every act of the Council which is to become law shall be by ordinance and shall begin with the enacting clause, "The Council of the City of Parkersburg hereby ordains:". The enactment of ordinances shall be performed in the manner provided in W. Va. Code, §8-11-4 (Acts 1969), except as otherwise herein provided.
After the first reading, by title or in full, and the consideration of any amendments, the question shall be: "Shall the ordinance be advanced to second reading?". If the question shall be decided in the negative, it shall not again be put until the ordinance be read by title or in full again. If the question put is agreed to, the President shall order the ordinance to second reading. Except in those cases expressly exempted from second readings by subsection (d), Section 4, Article 11, Chapter 8 of the Code of West Virginia of 1931, as amended, the second reading of an ordinance shall be held not less than seven days after it is ordered to second reading. After second reading by title or otherwise, the question shall be on passage of the ordinance unless some other question takes precedence. (Amended 10-15-85.)