The Council shall by ordinance make provision for:
(a) The time and place of regular meetings of the Council;
(b) The method of calling special meetings of the Council;
(c) The form and method of enactment of its ordinances and adoption of its resolutions except that each ordinance or resolution shall, before its passage, be read by title only on three separate days, and except as hereinafter set forth, unless the requirement for such reading be dispensed with by the concurrence of at least five Councilmen; provided, however, that any emergency measure may be passed after one reading and the legislative authority may require any reading to be in full by a majority vote of its members and in the case of an Ordinance being considered for certification to the Board of Elections to place an initiative on the ballot regarding any amendment to the Zoning Code and/or map of the City shall, without exception, be read by title at three consecutive regular meetings of Council;
(d) The method of giving public notice of the enactment of its ordinances and adoption of its resolutions, and of any other of its acts or proceedings which it deems proper to publish;
(e) The procedure for making public improvements and levying assessments, including the procedure for combining two or more public improvements, and the levying of assessments therefor, in one proceeding if the Council finds that it will be economical and practical to undertake such improvements jointly;
(f) The advertising and awarding of contracts;
(g) Such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary, including regulations as to the custody and use by the Clerk of Council of an official seal.
(Approved by voters 11-3-2015; 11-5-2019)