Sec. 4.4 Legislation.
In addition to other acts required by law or specific provisions of this Charter to be done by ordinance, acts which provide for the following shall be done by ordinance:
a. Provide for a criminal or civil penalty or adopt any rule or regulation for violation of which a criminal or civil penalty is imposed.
b. Levy any tax.
c. Regulate the use of property or regulate the conduct of persons.
No ordinance or resolution shall be passed without receiving the affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the Council.
No ordinance shall be passed by the Council on the day of its introduction, or within five (5) days thereafter, or at any time other than a regular, adjourned, or special meeting or until its publication at least three (3) days before its adoption. In the case of an ordinance being amended before its adoption as amended, and where such amendment is made for the correction of clerical error or omission of form only, then such ordinance need not be republished.
Ordinances and resolutions need not be read either in whole or in part prior to their adoption except as may be otherwise required by ordinance or general law.
An ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage except an ordinance shall take effect immediately if it is an ordinance:
a. Relating to an election.
b. For the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, containing a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency and is passed by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the Council.
c. Relating to taxes for the usual and current expenses of the City.
d. Covered by particular provisions of law prescribing the manner of its passage and adoption.
No ordinance, or portion thereof, shall be amended or repealed except by ordinance.
All ordinances and resolutions shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk.