(a) All material or requests for legislation shall be in the hands of the Law Department by noon on the second Thursday preceding a regularly scheduled meeting of Council. In the case of a special meeting, no other requests for legislation other than that which is the subject of said special meeting will be considered until the next regularly scheduled meeting. All new legislation prepared by the Law Department shall be delivered to the Clerk of Council’s office no later than Noon on the Thursday preceding a scheduled meeting of Council. The Clerk shall cause to have delivered to all Council members all legislation to be introduced at the regularly scheduled Council meeting 48 hours before the Council meeting. Council shall not consider any ordinance or resolution that has been in the possession of Council less than forty-eight hours preceding a Council meeting, unless otherwise approved by the President of Council.
(b) The Clerk shall furnish copies of all ordinances and resolutions introduced before Council or on an agenda to the media and any other requesting party within a reasonable time period. The Clerk shall post at all designated posting places all legislation to be introduced at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting no later than 24 hours preceding such meeting. Applicable fees for copies may be charged in accordance with ordinances and resolutions then in effect.
(c) Every ordinance or resolution shall be read on three different days unless Council votes to suspend this rule. Such suspension shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council.
(d) Each emergency resolution or ordinance shall contain a statement of the necessity of such emergency action, and its enactment shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council.
(e) Ordinances and resolutions adopted by Council shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number one each year and the number shall be preceded by the year of creation of said ordinance or resolution.
(f) The titles of all ordinances and resolutions shall contain a brief description of the contents of the legislation.
(g) All ordinances and resolutions shall be read by caption and title only by the Clerk before adoption, any law of the State of Ohio to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided, however, that upon a motion duly made and seconded followed by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of Council requesting that any ordinance or resolution be read in full prior to a vote on adoption, the Clerk shall read said legislation one time in full.
(h) Any report, resolution, ordinance or matter before Council for consideration, except appropriation ordinances, may, before final passage, be referred either to the standing committee to which the subject matter is most closely related, or to a committee specially appointed by the President of Council. Any such committee shall consider the matter thus referred to it and report thereon to Council without unnecessary delay.
(i) Legislation before Council which has been laid on the table, postponed indefinitely or referred to Council committee shall be considered discharged and automatically terminated as pending legislation at the adjournment of the twenty-fourth regular Council meeting after the date on which such legislation is laid on the table, postponed indefinitely or referred to Council committee, unless prior to that adjournment such legislation before Council is postponed to a certain day. Thereafter, in order for such legislation to be considered, it must again be introduced.
(Ord. 2002-54. Passed 5-20-02.)