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must be approved by a majority of available members of the City Council. An emergency <br /> ordinance must be in writing but may be enacted without previous filing or voting, and may be <br /> adopted finally at the meeting at which it is first introduced and voted upon by the Council. An <br /> emergency ordinance shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency. No prosecution <br /> shall be based upon the provisions of an emergency ordinance until twenty-four hours after the <br /> ordinance has been adopted, filed with the Clerk-Administrator, and has either been posted in <br /> three conspicuous places in the City, or published as provided for in this Charter, or the person <br /> charged with violation thereof had actual notice of the ordinance prior to the act or omission <br /> resulting in the prosecution. <br /> Section 3.07. Signing, and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the <br /> Council shall be signed by the Mayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the <br /> Clerk-Administrator. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper <br /> as soon as practicable and shall be preceded by a summary of its contents. To the extent and in <br /> the manner provided by law, an ordinance may incorporate by reference the following published <br /> material, or part thereof, without publishing the material in full: (a) state laws, (b) state <br /> administrative rules or regulations, (c) state or municipal codes, or (d) municipal ordinances. <br /> Section 3.08. Procedure on Resolutions. Every resolution shall be presented in writing <br /> and read in full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of <br /> the Council. <br /> Section 3.09. When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. Every resolution and <br /> emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it <br /> specifies. Every other ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its publication or at such later • <br /> date as it specifies. <br /> Section 3.10. Amendment and Repeal of Ordinances and Resolutions. <br /> Subdivision 1. An ordinance or resolution which repeals all or part of a previous <br /> ordinance or resolution shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution <br /> to be repealed in whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution shall be amended by reference to <br /> the title alone, but an ordinance or resolution which amends such ordinance or resolution shall <br /> set forth in full each section or subdivision to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type <br /> or symbols matter to be omitted or added. Amendment or repeal of an ordinance shall require <br /> a majority vote of all the members of the Council, unless otherwise provided in this Charter or <br /> by state law. <br /> Subdivision 2. An ordinance or resolution passed under the initiative power shall not be <br /> repealed or amended by the Council except by submission to the voters of the question by the <br /> Council at a regular municipal or special election. <br /> Section 3.11. Review and Revision of Ordinances and Indexing of Resolutions. The City <br /> shall review, revise and rearrange its ordinance code and its resolution index with such additions <br /> and deletions as may be deemed necessary by the Council at least once every two years. The <br /> ordinance code and the resolution index may be published in book,pamphlet, or loose-leaf form, <br /> and copies shall be made available by the Council at the office of the Clerk-Administrator for <br /> City of Mounds View <br />