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ORDINANCE NO. 1445
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 19
OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PERTAINING TO PROCEDURE ON ORDINANCES
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1: Chapter 3, Section 19 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which currently reads as
follows, to wit:
PROCEDURE ON ORDINANCES. The enacting clause of all ordinances by the council shall be in
the words, "The City of Columbia Heights does ordain." Every ordinance shall be presented in
writing. Every ordinance, other than emergency ordinances, shall have two public readings in full,
except that the reading may, by unanimous vote, be dispensed with, provided the printed text is made
a part of the official minutes upon passage and at least three days shall elapse between the first and
second readings thereof. Every ordinance appropriating money in excess of five hundred dollars,
and every ordinance and resolution authorizing the making of any contract involving a liability on
the part of the city in excess of five hundred dollars, shall remain on file in the office of the secretary
of the council at least one week, and shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the
city or posted on official bulletin boards in the manner provided by this charter, before its final
passage except in the case of emergency ordinances.
IS HEREWITH AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
PROCEDURE ON ORDINANCES. The enacting clause of all ordinances by the council shall be in
the words, "The City of Columbia Heights does ordain." Every ordinance shall be presented in
writing. Every ordinance, other than emergency ordinances, shall have two public readings in full,
except that the reading may, by four-filths (4/5) unm~meus vote, be dispensed with, provided the
printed text is made a part of the official minutes upon passage and at least three days shall elapse
between the first and second readings thereof. Every ordinance appropriating money in excess of
five hundred dollars, and every ordinance and resolution authorizing the making of any contract
involving a liability on the part of the city in excess of five hundred dollars, shall remain on file in
the office of the secretary of the council at least one week, and shall be published at least once in the
official newspaper of the city or posted on official bulletin boards in the manner provided by this
charter, before its final passage except in the case of emergency ordinances.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ninety (90) days after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
February 11, 2002
March 25, 2002
MOTION FAILED
Williams
Szurek
Aye: Williams, Szurek, Wyckoff, Peterson
Nay: Nawrocki