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ordinance, and shall further state that the complete text of the ordinance is on file at the office of the <br />city administrator. The publishing of the title and summary shall be deemed to fulfill all legal publication <br />requirements as completely as if the entire ordinance had been published. A copy of the publication <br />shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance for reference. To the extent and in the manner <br />provided by law an ordinance may incorporate by reference a statute of Minnesota, a state <br />administrative rule or a regulation, a code or ordinance or part thereof without publishing the material <br />referred to in full, so long as the complete reference to the item is included.(Amended 2007 Ord. 790; <br />Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) <br /> Section 3.08. Procedure on Resolutions. Every resolution shall be presented in writing and read in <br />full before adoption, unless the reading is dispensed with by unanimous consent of the Council. <br /> Section 3.09. When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. Every resolution and emergency <br />ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption or at such later date as it specifies. Every <br />other ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after its publication or at such later date as it <br />specifies unless challenged by a petition for referendum that is not deemed to be frivolous by the <br />Council. In the event of a petition for referendum that is not deemed to be frivolous, the Council must <br />suspend the effective date of the ordinance as specified in Section 5.07 of this Charter. (Amended by <br />Ordinance 790, Adopted July 23, 2007; Filed: August 29, 2007.) <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 ordinance or <br />resolution shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in <br />whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but an <br />ordinance or resolution which amends such ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section <br />or subdivision to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type or symbols matter to be omitted <br />or added. Amendment or repeal of an ordinance shall require a majority vote of all the members of the <br />Council, unless otherwise provided in this Charter or by state law. <br /> Subdivision 2. An ordinance or resolution passed under the initiative power of Chapter 5 Section <br />5.06 shall not be repealed or amended by the Council except by submission to the voters of the <br />question by the Council at a regular municipal or special election. (Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) <br /> Section 3.11. Review and Revision of Ordinances and Indexing of Resolutions. The City shall <br />review, revise and rearrange its ordinance code and its resolution index with such additions and <br />deletions as may be deemed necessary by the Council at least once every two (2) years. The <br />ordinance code and the resolution index may be published in book, pamphlet, or loose-leaf form, and <br />copies shall be made available by the Council at the office of the city administrator for general <br />distribution to the public for a reasonable charge. Incorporation in such a code shall be a sufficient <br />publication of any ordinance provision not previously published, if a notice is placed in the official <br />newspaper for at least two (2) successive weeks that copies of the codification are available at the <br />office of the city administrator. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841; Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) <br />CHAPTER 4: NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS <br /> Section 4.01. The Regular Municipal Election. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first <br />Tuesday after the first-Monday in November of each even numbered year commencing in 1980 at <br />such places as the City Council shall designate. At least fifteen (15) days prior notice shall be given by <br />the city administrator by posting a notice thereof in at least one (1) public place in each election <br />precinct, and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the City stating <br />the time and the places of holding such election and of the officers to be elected. Failure to give such <br />notice shall not invalidate such election. Elected and qualified officers provided for by this Charter shall