Upon its final passage, each ordinance or resolution shall be authenticated by the signatures of the mayor and of the city secretary and shall be systematically recorded in a manner approved by the commission. Any ordinance may also be authenticated by the signatures of the city secretary and three members of the commission. The caption of every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine, or forfeiture shall, after passage thereof, be published in one issue of the official paper; and proof of such publication shall be made by the printer or publisher of such paper, making affidavit before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, and filed with the person performing the duties of city secretary and said affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of such publication and promulgation of such ordinance in courts of the state; and such ordinance so published shall take effect, and be in force, from and after ten days after publication thereof, unless otherwise expressly provided. Ordinances not required to be published shall take effect, and be in force, from and after the passage, unless otherwise provided.
The commission shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of each fiscal or municipal year, enter into a contract with a public newspaper of the city as the official paper thereof, and to continue as such until another is selected, and shall cause to be published therein all ordinances, notices, and other matters required by this Charter or by the ordinances of the city to be published. (Ord. 19-31, passed 11-18-2019)