Chapter 1.12
ORDINANCES1
Sections:
1.12.010 Reading and publication.
1.12.030 Signature and attestation.
1.12.010 Reading and publication.
A. Any ordinance of the city presented for passage and adoption shall first be read at a regular meeting of the council and shall be laid over to a regular meeting of the council not less than five days thereafter, at which time it shall be read for the second time before its passage and adoption; provided, that in cases of emergency, the existence of which emergency shall be declared in such ordinance, any ordinance may be passed and adopted upon the first reading thereof.
B. A brief notice of each ordinance passed and adopted shall be thereafter published once, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, within 15 days from the date it was adopted. Such notice shall state the date of the passage and adoption of the ordinance, refer to it by its number and title, contain a brief summary of the ordinance’s contents, and state that copies thereof may be obtained from the city clerk upon request. (Ord. 76-28 N.S. § 1, 1976).
1.12.020 Recordkeeping.
All ordinances passed by the city council shall be entered by the clerk in the record book of ordinances with his certificate annexed to each stating the foregoing ordinance is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of this city, giving the number and title of said ordinance and date of its passage, and stating that the same has been published according to law, giving the date of said publication. (Ord. 344 M.C. § 2, 1893).
1.12.030 Signature and attestation.
All ordinances passed by the city council shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk, and published at least once in a newspaper published and circulated in the city. Ordinances shall take effect 30 days after final passage, except that those types of ordinances listed in Government Code Section 36937 shall take effect immediately. (Ord. 344 M.C. § 1, 1893; amended during 1980 codification).
For statutory provisions on passage, adoption and publication of city ordinances, see Government Code § 36931 et seq.