§ 7.5. Procedure of Passage.

The course that an ordinance shall take for passage shall be:

a.

Introduction at a regular or special meeting by any member of Council by title only or in full text.

b.

Passage or rejection by a roll call vote of the Council.

c.

After final passage by a roll call vote of the Council, the ordinance shall be published, but publication of the title thereof, together with a statement that the full text is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, shall be sufficient publication.

d.

An ordinance when finally passed shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days after publication, except for ordinances necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety, which ordinances shall take effect immediately after final passage. Publication of ordinances shall be within ten (10) days after final passage. A recitation in any such excepted ordinance that the Council deems the passage of said ordinance to be for the immediate preservation for the public peace, health or safety shall be conclusive.

e.

In no event shall any ordinance be introduced at a regular or special meeting by any member of the Council unless the Council has had copies of the entire text of the ordinance available to them at least four (4) days prior to said meeting. In addition, an agenda describing any ordinances which the Council may consider at that meeting shall be posted two (2) days before the meeting, as provided by ordinance.

(Ord. 1.419 §3, 2013)