Section 30. Adoption by Council.
1) Except as provided in subsection 2) of this section an ordinance shall be fully and distinctly read in open council meeting on two different days before being adopted by the Council.
2) The Council may adopt an ordinance at a single meeting by the express unanimous votes of all Council members present.
3) Each ordinance must be fully and distinctly read each time it is presented except an ordinance may be read by title only if:
a) No Council member present at the reading requests that the ordinance be read in full, or
b) At least one week before the reading:
i) A copy of the ordinance is provided for each Council member,
ii) Three copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the custodian of City records, and
iii) Notice of their availability is given by written notice posted at the City hall and two other public places in the City.
c) If a Council member present at the reading objects to the ordinance being read by title only, even if compliance with section b) above has been achieved, a vote shall be taken to determine whether or not the ordinance may be read by title only.
4) An ordinance read by title only has no legal effect if it differs substantially from its terms as it was filed prior to the reading unless each section so differing is read fully and distinctly in open council meeting before the Council adopts the ordinance.
5) Upon the adoption of an ordinance, the ayes and nays of the Council member shall be entered in the record of council proceedings.
6) After adoption of an ordinance, the custodian of the City record shall endorse it with its date of adoption and endorser’s name and title of office.