§ 13-11. Bills for ordinances.

(a)

Filing of bills. All bills for ordinances shall be filed in the council office in their entirety, unless otherwise authorized by the president of council, no later than 12:00 noon on the Thursday preceding the meeting of the council at which such bills shall be introduced; or, if Thursday is a legal holiday, then such bills shall be so filed no later than 12:00 noon on the Wednesday preceding such meeting of the council.

(b)

Late filings. Bills for ordinances may be introduced as late filings, provided that a unanimous vote of the council present at a meeting of the council approves a suspension of the rules of council procedure to permit introduction of such bills.

(c)

Introduction of bills. Subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), bills for ordinances may be introduced by any council member, and any such bill for an ordinance shall, when introduced, have the name of the council member introducing it plainly written thereon. Bills for ordinances shall be numbered from the first of January in each year in the order of their introduction.

(d)

Printing bills. Before the final consideration of any bill for an ordinance, or before the same shall have been put upon its final passage, it shall be the right of a majority of the council members to require such bill to be printed and copies thereof to be distributed among the members of the council.

(Code 1950, § 011.5; Ord. No. 768-87, § 1, 12-28-87; Ord. No. 447-06, § 1, 7-10-06)