Chapter V
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Section 19 Resolutions.

The council will normally exercise its administrative authority by approving resolutions. The approving clause for resolutions must state “The City of Newberg resolves as follows:”.

Section 20 Resolution Approval.

(a) Approval of a resolution or any other council administrative decision requires approval by the council at one meeting.

(b) Any substantive amendment to a resolution must be read aloud or made available in writing to the public before the council adopts the resolution at that meeting.

(c) After approval of a resolution or other administrative decision, the vote of each member must be entered into the council minutes.

(d) After approval of a resolution, the city custodian of records must endorse it with the date of approval and the custodian’s name and title.

Section 21 Effective Date of Resolutions.

Resolutions and other administrative decisions take effect on the date of approval, or on a later day provided in the resolution.