Section 3-1-1. Introduction of Bills.

A proposed ordinance shall be submitted to the City Council in the form of a Council Member's Bill.

A Council Member's Bill may be proposed by any member of the City Council, the Mayor, the City Manager, the City Attorney or any officer of the City, but no such bill shall be introduced at a meeting of the City Council unless sponsored by one or more members of the City Council or by the Mayor.

The names of the sponsor of each Council Member's Bill shall appear on the original bill at the time of introduction.

[Source: Ord. 392, 1975; 1824, 2022]

Section 3-1-2. Form of Ordinance. Every ordinance shall be introduced in written or printed form. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be, "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTHGLENN, COLORADO."

[Source: Ord. 392, 1975]

Section 3-1-3. Effective Date- Severability. Except for emergency ordinances, all ordinances shall take effect five (5) days after publication following final passage. The provisions of ordinances shall be severable unless otherwise declared.

[Source: Ord. 392, 1975]

Section 3-1-4. Procedure. Except for emergency ordinances, ordinances making general codification of existing ordinances, and ordinances adopting standard codes, the following procedure for enactment of ordinances shall be followed:

The ordinance shall be introduced at any regular meeting of the City Council by any member thereof.

The ordinance shall be read in full except when copies of the ordinance are available to the Council and to those persons in attendance at the meeting, then the ordinance may be read by title only.

After the first reading of the ordinance, the same shall be approved or rejected by a vote of the Council.

Once approved on first reading, it shall be posted in full pursuant to resolution of Council unless otherwise provided herein. Council shall hold a public hearing on the ordinance at the next regular meeting unless a different date for such hearing is set by resolution. Notice of the day, hour, and place of the public hearing shall be included in the first posting.

The ordinance shall be introduced at Council a second time, at a meeting not earlier than seven (7) days after posting pursuant to Section 3-1-4(d).

Except as otherwise provided herein, an ordinance, if amended, shall be published after final passage, but if not amended, it shall be published either by title or in full as the Council may determine.

Whenever an ordinance shall be published by reference or by title, the publication shall contain a summary of the subject matter of the ordinance and shall contain a notice to the public that copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the office of the City Clerk. The publication of any ordinance by reference or by title as provided herein, must set forth in full any penalty clause contained in the ordinance.

[Source: Ord. 392, 1975; 1169, 1997]