1.28.090 Procedure for Adoption/Termination of Ordinances.
A. Ordinances must be sponsored for introduction by a Councilmember(s) or the full Council.
B. Ordinances brought before the Council are subject to a motion for one or more of the following procedures:
1. Referral to a Standing or Select Committee which may report back with a recommendation to the Council.
2. Setting a date of hearing for final action.
3. No referral to Standing or Select Committee.
4. Re-referral of the proposed Ordinance to Standing or Select Committee for further consideration with:
a. A definite date set for the Standing or Select Committee Report to be submitted to the full Council; or
b. No date set for the Standing or Select Committee Report to be submitted to the full Council.
5. Amendment or substitution of the Ordinance.
6. Continue to a Date Certain.
7. Postpone Indefinitely.
8. Do Not Pass.
9. Do Pass.
C. Passage of emergency Ordinances shall occur pursuant to Charter Section 2.50.
D. No amendment to any ordinance shall be allowed which shall change the scope and object of the ordinance.
E. If the Council or Committee has not taken formal action on a proposed Ordinance within two years from the date of referral to Committee, it shall be deemed "terminated" and removed from consideration by the Council or any Council Committee. The Clerk of the Council shall notify all appropriate individuals that the proposal has terminated.
The terminated Ordinance, along with any exhibits and supporting documentation thereto, shall be retained and filed in the Council Office for a period of two years following termination. Proposed Ordinances that are terminated due to this two-year termination rule may be reintroduced under a new number.