12-3001. Consideration at public meeting, when. All ordinances of a city shall be considered at a public meeting of the governing body except as otherwise herein provided or where a statute provides a different procedure for an ordinance for a specific purpose. History: L. 1959, ch. 64, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 46, § 1; […]
12-3002. Vote by yeas and nays; majority of members-elect required. The vote on any ordinance, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be by yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the journal by the clerk. No ordinance shall be valid unless a majority of all the members-elect of the council of council cities or […]
12-3003. Signing or veto of ordinances in council cities, exceptions; passage over veto; signing ordinances in commission cities; procedure; attestation; seal. The mayor of a council city shall have the power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the council: Provided, That ordinances on which the mayor casts the deciding vote and appropriation ordinances […]
12-3004. Subject and title of ordinance; amendment. No ordinance shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title; and no section or sections of an ordinance shall be amended unless the amending ordinance contains the entire section or sections as amended and the section or sections amended shall be repealed. […]
12-3005. Style or ordaining clause. The style or ordaining clause of all ordinances shall be: “Be it ordained by the governing body of the city of ______________:” History: L. 1959, ch. 64, § 5; June 30.
12-3006. Numbering. After an ordinance shall have been passed, the city clerk shall assign to it a number: Provided, That appropriation ordinances may be numbered in a separate series. History: L. 1959, ch. 64, § 6; June 30.
12-3007. Publication; effective date. (a) The city clerk shall cause all ordinances, except appropriation ordinances, as soon as practicable after they have been passed and signed, passed over the mayor’s veto or will take effect without signature, to be published once in the official city newspaper, unless a statute requires more publications. Ordinances shall take […]
12-3008. Ordinance books; certifications by city clerk. The city clerk shall keep an “ordinance book” in which shall be entered at length in plain and distinct handwriting or typewriting or printed copy, a copy of every ordinance immediately after its publication, or in the case of appropriation ordinances, immediately after passage: Provided, That if the […]
12-3009. Subjects which may be incorporated in ordinance by reference. Any city is hereby authorized and empowered to incorporate in an ordinance by reference, in the manner hereinafter provided, any standard or model code or ordinance, regulation having the effect of law of a state officer, board or other agency, or statute, or portions thereof […]
12-3010. Effect of incorporation by reference; requirements for incorporation and omission; marked copies to city clerk and officials. The provisions of any standard or model code or ordinance, state regulation or statute or portions thereof incorporated in an ordinance by reference shall be as much a part of the ordinance as if the same had […]
12-3011. Penalty provisions for incorporating ordinances. All such incorporating ordinances shall include a penal section or sections within the limits authorized by law to be provided for the violation of the ordinances of the city: Provided, That if the incorporated code or ordinance, state regulation or statute contains penalty provisions which the city may or […]
12-3012. Amendment of standard, code or ordinance by sponsor after incorporation by references; effect. The amendment of any standard or model code or ordinance or the publication of any new and revised such code or ordinance by the agency, organization, or group sponsoring the same shall in no wise affect the incorporating ordinance or the […]
12-3013. Petition for proposed ordinance; requirements; passage or election; form of ballot; approval, effect; amendment or repeal; publication. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing body of any city accompanied by a petition as provided by this section. Such petition shall be signed by electors equal […]
12-3014. Authorization; publication; supplements; recodifications. The governing body of the city may from time to time provide for the compilation or revision and codification (such revision and codification hereinafter referred to as codification and when published called code) of the general ordinances of the city and the publication in book form of such compilation or […]
12-3015. “Compilation” and “codification” defined; ordinance books; loose-leaf supplements. The following terms shall have the meanings herein prescribed: (a) “Compilation” includes the collecting, assembling and organizing of existing ordinances of the city and publication thereof in permanently bound or loose-leaf book form; (b) “codification” includes the compilation and revision of the general ordinances of the […]
12-3016. Expense budgeted over two- or three-year period, when. The governing body may, if the expense of the compilation or codification and publication to be done in one (1) year will exceed the amount that can be budgeted for such purpose in one (1) year, budget over a period of not to exceed three (3) […]
12-3017. Validity of ordinance not affected by repeal of statute under which passed. The repeal of any statute, or section or sections of any statute, under which an ordinance of any city was passed shall not affect the validity of the ordinance if such ordinance could be passed by the city under the home rule […]
