§ 35. MODE OF ENACTMENT.

(1)

An ordinance of the council shall, before being put upon its final passage, be read fully and distinctly in open council meeting and shall receive the affirmative vote of the majority of all council members present.

(2)

The reading may be by title only (a) if no council member present at the meeting requests to have the ordinance read in full or (b) if a copy of the ordinance is provided for each council member and three copies are provided for public inspection in the office of the city recorder not later than one week before the meeting at which the ordinance is to be voted upon and notice of their availability is given forthwith upon the filing, by (i) written notice posted at the city hall and two other public places in the city or (ii) advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. An ordinance enacted after being read by title alone may have no legal effect if it differs substantially from its terms as it was thus filed prior to such reading, unless each section incorporating such a difference is read fully and distinctly in open council meeting as finally amended prior to being approved by council.

(3)

Upon the final vote on an ordinance, the ayes and nays of the members shall be taken and recorded in the journal.

(4)

Upon the enactment of an ordinance the city recorder shall sign it with the date of its passage and his name and title of office, and the mayor shall sign it with the date of his signature, his name and the title of his office.