§ 2-64. Adoption of ordinances.

(a)

All ordinances shall be fully read in an open meeting of the City Council on two separate regularly scheduled meetings of the City Council provided that all readings of any ordinance may be by descriptive caption only except that one City Council Member may require a complete reading of any ordinance upon the first reading thereof.

(b)

Subsection (a) shall not apply to ordinances designed to address administrative matters. "Administrative matters" shall be defined as:

(1)

Any matter which does not constitute the substantive laws governing the citizens of the City of Shavano Park; and

(2)

All matters within the authority of the administrative staff of the City of Shavano Park to regulate with the approval of the City Council.

City Council shall be the final arbiter as to whether an ordinance is addressing Administrative matters. Such findings shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the reading of the proposed ordinance is to take place.

(c)

The City Council may, by unanimous vote, waive the requirements of subsection 2-64(a) if the Council finds that strict adherence to the provisions of this section is unnecessary. Such findings shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the first reading of the proposed ordinance is to take place.

(d)

Any ordinance necessary to protect the public's peace, health, safety and general welfare, may be passed in emergency and become effective at once upon one reading of the City Council, upon the approval of a majority vote of the City Council members at said reading. Such findings of an emergency shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which the first reading of the proposed ordinance is to take place.

(e)

Each proposed ordinance shall be posted on the City of Shavano Park's official website as soon as practicable after the first reading of said ordinance.

(Ord. No. 300-02-12, § I, 2-27-2012)