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RELEVANT LINKS: Minn. stat. § 471.62. All other statutory publication requirements apply to the ordinance that incorporates another statute, rule, ordinance, or code by reference. In addition, prior to publication or posting, at least one copy of the incorporated statute, rule, ordinance, or code must be marked as the official copy and filed in the clerk's office for public use and examination. The clerk must furnish a copy of any incorporated statute or code to any person upon request. The clerk may levy a charge sufficient to cover the cost of providing the copy. A.G. Op. 59-a-9 (July 18, Codes, statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances the council adopts by 1967). A.G. Op. 59-a-9 (March 27, reference remain effective in their original form until changed or repealed 1956). by the council. The city, when adopting the code by reference, most likely cannot stipulate that any future revisions by the issuing agency will be automatically incorporated by the city. If the city wishes to incorporate changes made by the issuing agency, the best practice would be for the city to pass an amending ordinance. 6. Alteration of ordinances a. Amendment See section iv C 1 j - The council must follow the same procedures for amending an ordinance as Notice of Proposed Ordinance for more those followed for passing the ordinance. A city must provide notice of a information about the proposed ordinance amendment at least ten days before the city council notice requirements of Minn. stat. § 415.19. meeting at which the proposed amendment is scheduled for a final vote. After the amendment is passed by a majority of all members of the council, it must be attested to, published, and included in the ordinance book. In addition, the form of the amendment should be like new ordinances with respect to title, enacting clause, body, closing, and signatures. The council cannot change an ordinance by resolution. Instead, it must pass an amending ordinance. Amending an Existing If the ordinance is short or if the changes are numerous, the council will Ordinance Template, LMC Model ordinance. usually re -pass the entire ordinance in its amended form, repealing the old ordinance in a separate section. An optional form would be to title the new ordinance as an amendment, and then recite the entire ordinance as it would read after amendment. If the ordinance to be amended is so long that the cost of publishing it in its entirety would be prohibitive, the council may pass an amending ordinance that sets forth only the sections that will change. The council may include several amendments to the same ordinance in different sections of the same amending ordinance. League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 49