Legal Documents of Maryville

ORDINANCE ADOPTION PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY CHARTER 

Section 14. All ordinances shall begin with the clause: Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Maryville, Tennessee. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing in the form required for final adoption. An ordinance may be introduced by any member of the Council or by the Manager. Upon introduction, a copy shall be distributed to each Council member, the Recorder, the Manager, and the City Attorney. The body of ordinances may be omitted from the journal, but reference therein shall be made to the ordinance by title and/or subject matter. Each ordinance enacted by the Council shall be presented to the Council and passed by a majority of the Council members present on two (2) separate days, the second presentation to be not less than fourteen (14) days following the first presentation unless a majority of the entire Council shall by recorded vote waive this time requirement. Upon the first presentation, the caption of the ordinance shall be read or its substance stated and upon request of any member of Council or upon the request of any taxpayer of the City, the ordinance shall be read in full before final passage. The second presentation of an ordinance may be included in a consent agenda and may be voted upon without formal presentation. The consent agenda may include ordinances, approvals, or other matters deemed appropriate by Council for inclusion in the consent agenda. Any Council person may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and be considered and voted upon separately. Except in the ordinance adopting the budget, no material or substantial amendment may be made on second or final passage unless such amendment is passed in the same manner as an amendment to an existing ordinance. Every ordinance shall become effective upon final passage unless by its terms the effective date is deferred. Every ordinance upon final passage shall be signed by the Mayor or Vice-Mayor or the Mayor's other designee on Council in the Mayor's absence. Every ordinance shall immediately be taken charge of by the Recorder and numbered, copied in ordinance book, and authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and Recorder. The ordinance shall then be filed and preserved in the Recorder's office. [As amended by Priv. Acts 1980, ch. 320, and Priv. Acts 2004, ch. 106, § 12]