(a) Appointed Officials. The City Manager, Finance Director and/or Law Director shall have the privilege of presenting ordinances and resolutions to the City Council as the same may be required for the ordinary and regular transaction of the business and affairs of the City.
(b) Members of Council. Any member of Council, including the Mayor, may request the City Manager, the Finance Director and/or the Law Director to present to the City Council any ordinance or resolution on a matter referred to the Appointed Official by the Council member. The City Manager, the Finance Director and/or the Law Director shall have the right to request approval, by procedural motion, of a majority of the Council before preparing any ordinance or resolution for formal presentation to the Council.
(c) Form. All ordinances and resolutions presented to the City Council shall be in writing, and shall be in the form prescribed by the City Charter.
(Charter 5.02; 5.03)
(d) Presentation to City Council. Ordinances and resolutions shall be presented to the City Council by the presiding officer, who shall present the ordinance or resolution by reading the title thereof. Once an ordinance has been presented to Council, it shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 5.02 of the City Charter. Once a resolution has been presented to Council, it shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 5.05 of the City Charter.
(e) Duty of the Law Director. The Law Director shall review all ordinances and resolutions before they are presented to the City Council for correct legal form and possible contradiction with existing ordinances or conflict with provisions of the City Charter, the U.S. or Ohio Constitution, or applicable state law.
(Ord. 2021-23. Adopted 12/29/21; Ord. 2022-20. Adopted 06/23/22)