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Subdivision 3 . The general administrative business of the Council must be conducted by resolution or motion. Section 3 . 05 Procedure on Ordinances. Every proposed ordinance must be presented in writing and explained or read in full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of the Council. No ordinance may contain more than one subject. The subject should be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be, "The City of Mounds View ordains" . No ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, may be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least fourteen days must elapse between its introduction and final adoption. Section 3 . 06 Emergency Ordinances. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare. The ordinance must define the emergency in its preamble. 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 remains in effect for the duration of the emergency. No prosecution may be based upon the provisions of an emergency ordinance until twenty-four hours after the ordinance has been adopted, filed with the Clerk- Administrator, and has either been posted in three conspicuous places in the City, or published as provided for in this Charter, unless the person charged with violating the emergency ordinance had actual notice of the ordinance before the act or omission which resulted in the violation. Section 3 . 07 Signing and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the Council must be signed by the Mayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the Clerk-Administrator. Every ordinance mustbe published as prescribed by law at least once in the official newspaper as soon as practical, and must be preceded by a summary of its contents. An ordinance may incorporate by reference, in whole or part, the following published material without publishing the material in full: (a) State Laws, (b) State administrative rules or regulations, © State or municipal codes, or (d) municipal ordinances. Section 3 . 08 Procedure on Resolutions. Every resolution must 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 Resolution Take Effect. Every resolution and emergency ordinance takes effect immediately upon its adoption or at the specified data. Every other ordinance takes effect thirty days after its publication or at such later date as specified. [95-1] 4