No ordinance shall be passed without the concurrence of a majority of all members of Council, except that emergency ordinances, as hereinafter provided, shall require concurrence of at least five (5) members of Council for passage. Every ordinance proposed for passage shall be available at the City Offices for review by the general public on the day the ordinance is to be considered by Council. Such ordinance shall thereafter be read by title only on two different days, unless an emergency is declared as hereinafter provided, or unless by a vote of at least five (5) members of Council, a reading thereof by title only on two different days is dispensed with, in which case such ordinance may be read by title only one time and passed on the day of such reading. Final passage shall be certified by the signatures of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor and Clerk of Council.
(Amendment adopted by the electorate, 11-4-80)