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Mounds View Charter Commission Date: 7/12/2007 Revision m – Chapter 5 Clear Text compared to Revision k Page 1 of 5 CHAPTER 3 1 COUNCIL PROCEDURE 2 3 Section 3.05. Procedure on Ordinances. Every proposed ordinance shall be presented in writing and 4 read in full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of the Council. No 5 ordinance shall contain more than one subject. Such subject shall be clearly expressed in its title. The 6 enacting clause shall be "The City of Mounds View ordains". No ordinance, except an emergency 7 ordinance, shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least fourteen (14) calendar days 8 shall elapse between its introduction and final adoption. Every ordinance must contain a specified 9 effective date as noted in Section 3.09 of this Charter. 10 11 Section 3.07. Signing, and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the Council 12 shall be signed by the Mayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the Clerk-Administrator. Every 13 ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper no earlier than eight (8) calendar days 14 nor later than seventeen (17) calendar days from the date of passage, either in its complete form preceded 15 by a summary of its contents or as a title and summary.1 16 17 The Ordinance or the Ordinance Title and Summary shall be published in a body type no smaller than 18 brevier or eight (8) point type. A copy of any new ordinance may be obtained from the City at no cost. 19 The entire text of the ordinance shall be posted on the City’s web site, if there is one, in a manner that 20 can be identifiable by subject matter or ordinance number. A copy shall also be available in the 21 community library, if there is one, or if not, in any other public location which the Council designates. 22 23 In the case of lengthy ordinances, or ordinances that include charts or maps, if the Council determines 24 that publication of the title and a summary of an ordinance would clearly inform the public of the intent 25 and effect of the ordinance, the Council may by a four-fifths (4/5th) vote of its members, direct that only 26 the title of the ordinance and a summary be published, with notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is 27 available for inspection during regular office hours at the office of the Clerk-Administrator. Prior to the 28 publication of the title and summary, the Council shall approve the text of the summary and determine 29 that it clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance, and shall further state that the 30 complete text of the ordinance is on file at the office of the Clerk-Administrator. The publishing of the 31 title and summary shall be deemed to fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the 32 entire ordinance had been published. A copy of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the 33 ordinance for reference. To the extent and in the manner provided by law an ordinance may incorporate 34 by reference a statute of Minnesota, a state administrative rule or a regulation, a code or ordinance or 35 part thereof without publishing the material referred to in full, so long as the complete reference to the 36 item is included. (Amended, Ord. 700, 8-26-2002) 37 38 Section 3.09. When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. Every resolution and emergency 39 ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies. Every other 40 ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after its publication or at such later date as it specifies 41 unless challenged by a petition for referendum that is not deemed to be frivolous by the Council. In the 42 event of a petition for referendum that is not deemed to be frivolous, the Council must suspend the 43 effective date of the ordinance as specified in Section 5.07 of this Charter. 44 1 It is the intent of the Charter Commission that the Council will determine which is less costly.