Chapter 2.68
Ordinance Enactment Procedure
Sections:
2.68.020 Amendments to be set out in full.
2.68.040 Reading requirements--Waiver.
2.68.050 When introduced and voted upon.
2.68.080 Approval of mayor--Veto.
2.68.090 Filing of judicial challenges of adopted ordinances.
2.68.010 Scope of ordinance.
No ordinance shall contain more than one subject, and that shall be clearly expressed in its title. (Ord. 978 §1, 1975).
2.68.020 Amendments to be set out in full.
No section or subsection of any ordinance shall be revised or amended unless the amendatory ordinance sets forth the section or subsection to be amended at full length. (Ord. 1023 §1, 1976: Ord. 978 §2, 1975).
2.68.040 Reading requirements--Waiver.
(a) It shall not be a prerequisite to the adoption of any ordinance that the ordinance be read in full; provided, that if any section of the proposed ordinance is amended that section as amended shall be read in full before adoption of the ordinance.
This reading may be waived upon motion of the council, subject to the same provisions as provided for the waiving of reading of entire ordinances.
(b) In the event that a proposed ordinance is available to the members of the council prior to a meeting at which action is to be taken, then in that event a full reading of the ordinance and any action of the council, including final adoption or rejection of the ordinance or amendment thereof, may be taken by the council by a reading of the title only of the ordinance. In the event that any councilmember, the mayor, or any citizen requests a full reading of the ordinance, it shall be read in full prior to the taking of any action. (Ord. 1242 §1, 1986: Ord. 1023 §3, 1976).
2.68.050 When introduced and voted upon.
Except as otherwise provided by law, proposed ordinances shall not be introduced nor voted upon except at a regular meeting of the city council. (Ord. 978 §5, 1975).
2.68.060 Adoption procedure.
When not otherwise prohibited by law, any ordinance may be adopted by the majority vote, by roll call, of the councilpersons present. In the event of a tie vote, the mayor may cast the deciding vote or the mayor may abstain from voting. (Ord. 1023 §2, 1976).
2.68.070 Effective dates.
(a) All ordinances shall take effect upon the first date allowed by law, or upon the date of publication in the official newspaper of the city, whichever is later, unless either of the following conditions exist:
(1) A different date is established by the ordinance in question, in which event, that date shall control; or
(2) An emergency is declared in the ordinance in question, in which event, the effective date therein shall control.
(b) In the event the city lacks an official newspaper for any reason whatsoever, then all ordinances adopted shall become effective upon posting in accordance with state law subject to the exceptions stated above. (Ord. 1023 §4, 1976).
2.68.080 Approval of mayor--Veto.
Every ordinance which passes the council in order to become valid must be presented to the mayor. If the mayor approves it, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it with his written objections to the council and the council shall cause his objections to be entered at large upon the journal and proceed to a reconsideration thereof. If upon reconsideration five members of the council, voting upon a call of ayes and nays, favor its passage, the ordinance shall become valid notwithstanding the mayor's veto. If the mayor fails for ten days either to approve or veto an ordinance, it shall become valid without his approval. Ordinances shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk-controller. (Ord. 978 §8, 1975).
2.68.090 Filing of judicial challenges of adopted ordinances.
In the absence of a different time period established by a statute having preemptive effect or by a specific section of this code, all judicial challenges of ordinances adopted by the council and approved by the mayor shall be filed with the court of competent jurisdiction within thirty calendar days following the date of adoption by the city council. (Ord. 1390 §1, 1997).