Charter Section 3.05

SECTION 3.05. PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES.

After passage, ordinances of a general nature, or providing for public improvements, shall be published in summary form one time, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, within ten days after passage. Such summary shall consist of a brief statement of the purpose and effect of the ordinance. Provided, however, the Council may provide, by ordinance, in lieu of the aforesaid publication in summary form, that all such ordinances, or any particular such ordinance, may be published in one of the following ways:

(1) By publication at length, in a code of revised ordinances which is made available to the public in the office of the Clerk of Council.

(2) In the case of appropriation ordinances, by reproduction and distribution to the members of Council, to department heads, to City boards and commissions, and to all citizens who may apply for copies at the office of the Clerk of Council.

(See CHTR.11.08 which defines what constitutes sufficient publication.)

SECTION 3.06. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, ordinances may be proposed and submitted to popular vote by initiative and referendum under the procedure set forth in Sections 731.28 to 731.40 of the Ohio Revised Code. Whenever Council is required to pass more than one ordinance or resolution to complete the legislation necessary to complete and pay for any public improvement, the referendum shall apply only to the first ordinance or resolution to be passed and not to any subsequent ordinance or resolution in the series relating thereto.

SECTION 3.07. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES BY REFERENCE.

Council may adopt model or standard codes prepared and published by public or private agencies on such matters as fire prevention, building construction, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other similar topics by reference to the date and source of the code without reproducing it at length in the ordinance. However, if Council desires to modify, add to or eliminate from any such code any section or part thereof, such addition, modification or omission shall be clearly stated in the ordinance. In all cases in which such a code shall be adopted by reference, publication of the code, at length, by the City, shall not be required. One copy of each such code must be kept in the administrative offices of the City for review by interested persons during regular hours, and additional copies may be purchased through the City, at cost.

SECTION 3.08. RESOLUTIONS.

Action by Council which is not required by this charter to be taken by ordinance may be taken by resolution. Such a resolution shall be introduced in writing by a member of Council, and may be adopted by a viva voce vote of a majority of a quorum. No waiting period, notice, hearing or publication shall be required and a resolution shall become effective upon its adoption. However, the Clerk of Council shall record resolutions in a separate book, which shall be a public record.