Boonville Passage of ordinances generally ordinance (§ 2-122)

No ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance unless, on its final passage, a majority of the members elected to the council shall vote therefor; and the ayes and nays shall be entered on the journal. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced to the council in writing and shall be read by title or, in full, two times prior to passage; both readings may occur at a single meeting of the council, subject to the provisions of section 2-123 of the general Code Ordinances of the city. If the proposed ordinance is read by title only, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be made available for public inspection prior to the time the bill is under consideration by the council.