§ 2-12. Ordinances in General.

A.

All proposed ordinances shall be introduced in writing at a meeting of the Council in the form required for adoption and, except for codifications, the operating budget and capital improvement budget, shall be confined to one subject expressed clearly in the title.

B.

All proposed ordinances shall be read by title when introduced and published in the official journal by title within fifteen (15) days of introduction, except that ordinances proposing amendments to the charter shall be published in full. Except as otherwise provided in the section on "Emergency Ordinances," no ordinance shall be considered for final passage until at least two (2) weeks from date of introduction and after a public hearing has been held on the ordinance.

C.

With the final approval of ordinances by the President, or the Council in case of a veto by the President, such enacted ordinances shall be published in full or in summary at the Council's discretion in the official journal by the clerk of the Council within seven (7) days after adoption. Every enacted ordinance, unless it shall specify another date, shall become effective at the expiration of ten (10) days after final adoption.

(Reprint of January 2010)