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Subdivision 3. At its first meeting each year the Council shall choose an acting Mmayor from the Ccouncil members. The acting Mmayor shall perform the duties of Mmayor during the disability or absence of the Mmayor, or, in case of vacancy in the office of Mmayor, until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. Section 2.07. Salaries. The Mmayor and Ccouncil members shall receive such compensation as is fixed by the Council in accordance with state law. Any increases in such compensation shall not become effective until after the next municipal election. Other officers and employees of the City shall receive such salaries or wages as may be fixed by the Council. Section 3.01. Council Meetings. The Council shall meet regularly at least twice each month at such times and places as the Council may designate by ordinance. The Mmayor or any two (21members of the Council may call special meetings of the Council upon at least twenty-four (14 _hours' notice to each member, and such reasonable public notice as may be prescribed by Council rule in compliance with the laws of Minnesota. The twenty-four (24) hours' notice shall not be required in an emergency. To the extent provided by law, all meetings of the Council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records of the Council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the Council shall not prohibit, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizen's comments and questions. (Amended 2000 Ord. 648.1 Section 3.04. Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions. Subdivision 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, state law or a more restrictive Ccity ordinance, an affirmative vote of three (3) or more members of the Council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances, resolutions and motions. The votes of Council -members on any action taken shall be recorded in accordance with state law. (Amended 2000 Ord. 6 99. ad. 619; 8 16, 8-1 2000) Section 3.05. Procedure on Ordinances. Every proposed ordinance shall be presented in writing and read in full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of the Council. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject. Such subject shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "The City of Mounds View ordains". No ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least fourteen (14) calendar days shall elapse between its introduction and final adoption. Every ordinance must contain a specified effective date as noted in Section 3.09 of this Charter. (Amended 2007 Ord. 790. 41-1 n.rrd! . -ee inn Adopted july 23 2007; Filed: August 29 ) 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, 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 Cil-}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 Ccity Aadministrator, 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 violation thereof had actual notice of the ordinance prior to the act or omission resulting in the prosecution. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841. ) Section 3.07. Signing, and Publication of Ordinances. Subdivision 1. Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be signed by the Mmayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the Ccity Aadministrator. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper no earlier than eight (8) calendar days nor later than seventeen (17) calendar days from the date of 1 passage, either in its complete form preceded by a summary of its contents or as a title and summary.4- Page 3 of 19 DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\903732. v2-9/20/23