(A) With the exception of pre-drafted ordinances or resolutions from other governmental agencies, ordinances and resolutions shall be prepared by the Law Director in writing and may be submitted to Council:
(1) By the appropriate Committee which requests an ordinance or resolution;
(2) By an individual Councilmember who drafts or requests an ordinance or resolution;
(3) At the request of Council after recognizing the need or desirability of such an ordinance or resolution;
(4) By the Mayor (administrative ordinances of appointment, and the like only, which require approval by Council); and
(5) By the Law Director (administrative matters of a legal nature only).
(B) Except for emergency ordinances and resolutions, requests to the Law Director to make final drafts of an ordinance or resolution shall be made not less than ten days prior to the next Council meeting at which Council will hear the first reading.
(C) Except for emergency ordinances and resolutions, all others must be at the Clerk of Council's office no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the regular Council meeting.
(D) There shall be a standard distribution of all ordinances and resolutions established. That shall be: Council, the Mayor, the Clerk of Council, Finance Officer/Tax Commissioner, the Law Director, the City Administrator, and the Assistant City Administrator.
(E) Tabled ordinances and resolutions shall be automatically placed on the agenda by the Clerk of Council for the next meeting, or for any other meeting as specified by Council at the time the ordinance or resolution is tabled.
(F) An ordinance or resolution, or one similar in effect to one, that has been defeated by Council, shall not be brought to the floor of Council by any member for consideration for 90 days after the date of defeat except by prior motion of Council, with four votes in favor.
(Ord. 13-2011, passed 4-20-11; Am. Ord. 45-2023, passed 11-15-23)