CHAPTER VIII
ORDINANCES
Sections:
Section 35. ADOPTION BY COUNCIL
Section 34. ORDAINING CLAUSE.
The ordaining clause of an ordinance shall be, “The City of Sisters ordains as follows:”.
Section 35. ADOPTION BY COUNCIL
(1) Except as subsection (2) of this section allows adoption at a single meeting and subsection (3) of this section allows reading by title only, an ordinance shall be fully and distinctly read before being adopted by the council.
(2) Except as subsection (3) of this section allows reading by title only, the council may adopt an ordinance at a single meeting by the unanimous vote of all council members present, provided the ordinance is read first in full and then by title.
(3) A reading of an ordinance may be by title only if:
(a) No council member present at the meeting requests to have the ordinance read in full, or
(b) At least one week before the reading:
(i) A copy of the ordinance is provided for each council member.
(ii) A copy of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the custodian of city records.
(iii) Written notice is posted that the ordinance is available for public inspection.
(iv) An ordinance read by title only has no legal effect if it differs substantially from its terms as it was filed prior to the reading unless each section so differing is read fully and distinctly in open council meeting before the council adopts the ordinance.
(v) Upon the adoption of an ordinance, the ayes and nays of the council members shall be entered in the record of council proceedings.
(vi) After adoption of an ordinance, the custodian of city records shall endorse it with its date of adoption and the endorser’s name and title of office.
Section 36. EFFECTIVE DATE.
An ordinance takes effect 30 days after adoption by the council or on a later day as the ordinance prescribes. An ordinance adopted to meet an emergency may take effect as soon as adopted.