The preparation, introduction and passage of all ordinances shall be governed by the following rules of procedure:
A. Preparation of ordinances. All ordinances shall be prepared by the Village Attorney at the request of the Council, a committee of the Council, the Village President, or the Village Manager.
B. Ordaining clause. The ordaining clause of all ordinances of the Village shall be: “Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Winnetka.”
C. Introduction of ordinances.
1. Except as provided in subsection E, below, every ordinance shall first be introduced at a meeting of the Council and made available for public inspection.
2. Except as provided in subsection E, below, no ordinance shall be introduced at any meeting of the Council unless it has appeared on the published agenda for that meeting.
3. The Council may consider and discuss each ordinance at the time of introduction, and may direct that the text of the ordinance be amended prior to being presented for passage.
4. The concurrence of a majority of the Council members present shall be required to introduce an ordinance.
5. Except as provided in subsection E, below, no ordinance shall be passed by the Council at the same meeting at which it was introduced.
D. Passage, Approval and Publication of Ordinances
1. A proposed ordinance that has been introduced as provided in this section may be called up for passage at any subsequent meeting of the Council, provided the ordinance has been placed on the published agenda for such meeting and made available for public inspection.
2. If the text of an ordinance has been amended since introduction, the Council shall vote to amend the ordinance prior to voting on the passage of the ordinance. The concurrence of a majority of the members of the Council then present shall be required to accept any such amendments. For purposes of this provision, the correction of errors in a draft ordinance shall not be considered an amendment to the text of the ordinance. The Village President shall be the sole judge of whether a change in an ordinance is an amendment to the text of the ordinance or a correction of an error.
3. Unless otherwise provided by law, all ordinances shall be effective immediately upon their passage by the Council, approval by the Village President and publication in the manner provided by law. Where publication is by printing in book or pamphlet form, the printing shall contain the legend, "Published by authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Winnetka, Illinois," and the date of publication.
E. Waiver of Introduction. Except as provided by law, the Council may waive or suspend the procedures set forth in subsections C and D of this section when the members of the Council then present have unanimously determined, by motion, that an emergency exists or that cause has been presented to establish that the procedures do not in that instance serve the best interests of the Village.
(Ord. MC-9-2012 § 2, Amended 12/4/2012; Ord. MC-09-2004 § 2, 2004; Ord. MC-183-97 § 16, 1997: prior code § 2.05)