§ 2.12. Ordinances in General

Ordinances adopted by the City Council shall be enacted or repealed in the form: "The City Council of the City of Kingsburg does ordain as follows: ...".

(A)  Form of Ordinance. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. An ordinance may be read by title only at the time of its introduction, and must be available to the public in full text when introduced. The title of an ordinance shall reflect accurately the subject of the ordinance.

(B)  Adoption of Ordinance. An ordinance may be introduced by any Councilmember at any regular, special or adjourned Council meeting. The second reading and adoption of the introduced ordinance shall be conducted at a regular, adjourned, or special meeting of the Council, which meeting shall be not less than five calendar days after its introduction. The ordinance may be read by title only at second reading.

(C)  Ordinance Availability. The City Clerk shall be provided a copy of any proposed ordinance prior to its introduction and adoption, and shall make copies of proposed ordinances available at reasonable cost of duplication to the public or interested persons. The public shall have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed ordinance at any meeting the proposed ordinance is considered.

(D)  Ordinance Effect. All ordinances other than emergency ordinances and other ordinances which take immediate effect under State law, shall go into effect thirty days after adoption, or such later date as may be specified in the ordinance or State law.

(E)  Adoption of Codes by Reference. The Council may adopt standard codes, compilations and codifications by reference in the manner allowed by State law without specific verbatim publication or codification in the City Code.

(F)  Publication of Ordinance. The City Clerk shall publish every ordinance adopted by the City Council within the time required by State law either in full text or in brief summary(ies) thereof as allowed by State law, the minimum publication to be within fifteen (15) days following such adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City or, if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the City, by posting in three (3) public places in the City.

(G)  Ordinance Review. All ordinances shall be collectively reviewed not less than once every five (5) years to assure conformance with State and Federal law, and to assure that all ordinances remain relevant, current and consistent.