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Section 3.06. Emergency Ordinances. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare, in which ordinance the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble thereto. An emergency ordinance must be approved by a majority of available members of the City Council. An emergency ordinance must be in writing but may be enacted without previous filing or voting, and may be adopted finally at the meeting at which it is first introduced and voted upon by the Council. An emergency ordinance shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency. No prosecution shall be based upon the provisions of an emergency ordinance until twenty four (24) hours after the ordinance has been adopted, filed with the City Clerk and has either been posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City, or published as provided for in this Charter, or the person charged with the violation thereof had actual notice of the ordinance prior to the act or omission resulting in the prosecution.(Amended 05/12/2003) Section 3. Chapter Three of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3.07. Signing and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, and attested to filed, and preserved by the City Clerk. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper as soon as practicable, and such publication may be by summary of its contents as provided by state law. To the extent and in the manner provided by law, an ordinance may incorporate by reference the following published material, or part thereof, without publishing the material in full: (a) State Laws, (b) State Administrative Rules and Regulations, (c) State or Municipal Codes, or (d) Municipal ordinances. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 4. Chapter Three of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 3.12. Secretary of Council. The City Clerk shall act as Secretary of the Council. He/she shall keep a journal of Council proceedings and perform such other duties as this Charter or the Council may require. The Council may designate any other City official or employee except the City