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Section 3.08. Procedure on Resolutions. Every resolution shall be presented in writing and read in full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of the Council. Section 3.09. When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. Every resolution and emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies. Every other ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication or at such later date as it specifies. Section 3.10. Amendment and Repeal of Ordinances and Resolutions. Subdivision 1. An ordinance or resolution which repeals all or part of a previous ordinance or resolution shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but an ordinance or resolution which amends such ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section or subdivision to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type or symbols matter to be omitted or added. Amendment or repeal of an ordinance shall require a majority vote of all the members of the Council, unless otherwise provided in this Charter or by state law. Subdivision 2. An ordinance or resolution passed under the initiative power shall not be repealed or amended by the Council except by submission to the voters of the question by the Council at a regular municipal or special election. Section 3.11. Review and Revision of Ordinances and Indexing of Resolutions. The City shall review, revise and rearrange its ordinance code and its resolution index with such additions and deletions as may be deemed necessary by the Council at least once every two (2) years. The ordinance code and the resolution index may be published in book, pamphlet, or loose-leaf form, and copies shall be made available by the Council at the office of the Clerk -Administrator for general distribution to the public for a reasonable charge. Incorporation in such a code shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance provision not previously published, if a notice is placed in the official newspaper for at least two (2) successive weeks that copies of the codification are available at the office of the Clerk -Administrator. CHAPTER 4 NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS Section 4.01. The Regular Municipal Election. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first -Monday in November of each even numbered year commencing in 1980 at such places as the City Council shall designate. At least fifteen (15) days prior notice shall be given by the Clerk -Administrator by posting a notice thereof in at least one (1) public place in each election precinct, and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the City stating the time and the places of holding such election and of the officers to be elected. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. Elected and qualified officers provided for by this Charter shall assume the duties of office to which they were elected on the first business day in January following such election. City of Mounds View — Home Rule Charter - Page 5 of 21 Revision Date 1/11/07