Fulton Legislative Proceedings ordinance (Charter § 3.10)

(a) Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at such time and place as the council may prescribe by ordinance. The mayor upon his own motion may, or at the request of three

(3) members of the council shall, call a special meeting of the council for a time not earlier than three

(3) hours after reasonable effort is made to serve notice on all members of the council who may be in the city. Special meetings of the council may also be held at any time by the consent of all the members of the council, and such consent may be given either prior to or during the special meeting.

(b) Rules and Journals. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business. It shall cause a journal of its proceedings to be kept and this journal shall be open to public inspection. A separate journal shall be kept of executive sessions, which journal shall remain closed to public inspection or to legal process.

(c)

Voting. Voting shall be by roll call except on procedural motions and resolutions, and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. In all roll call votes the names of the members of the council shall be called in alphabetical order and the name to be called first shall be advanced one position alphabetically in each successive roll call vote. A majority of members of the council shall constitute a quorum for its business, but a smaller number may meet and compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the council. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire council shall be necessary to adopt any proposed ordinance.

(d) Form of Ordinances. Proposed ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced in the council only in written or printed form. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be:

Be It Ordained By the Council of the City of Fulton.

The enacting clause of all ordinances submitted by initiative shall be:

Be It Ordained By the People of the City of Fulton.

(e) Procedure. Except in the case of emergency ordinances, every proposed ordinance shall be read by title in open council meeting two (2) times before final passage, and at least one (1) week shall elapse between introduction and third reading with final passage. A copy of each proposed ordinance shall be provided for each councilmember at the time of its introduction, and at least three (3) copies shall be provided for public inspection in the office of the city clerk until it is finally adopted or fails of adoption. Persons interested in a proposed ordinance shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the council in accordance with such rules and regulations as the council may adopt. If the council adopts an amendment to a proposed ordinance any councilmember may require that the proposed ordinance as amended shall be placed on file for public inspection in the office of the city clerk for one (1) additional week before final passage.

(f) Emergency Ordinances. A proposed ordinance may be adopted by the council and approved by the mayor as an emergency measure on the day of its introduction if it contains a declaration describing in clear and specific terms the facts and reasons constituting the emergency and receives the vote of six (6) members of the council. A proposed ordinance granting, reviewing, or extending a franchise shall not be adopted by the council and approved by the mayor as an emergency ordinance.

(g) Effective Date. Every adopted and duly approved ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon approval by the mayor, or at any later date specified therein. Emergency ordinances shall become effective upon adoption by the council and approval by the mayor or at any later date specified therein.

(h) Authentication and Recording. All ordinances and resolutions adopted by the council shall be authenticated by the signature of the mayor and city clerk. The city clerk shall record in a properly indexed book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the council.