§ 13-14. Publication or ordinances.

(a)

After introduction by city council but prior to the date scheduled by the council for passage, the clerk and recorder shall:

1.

Publish notice of all bills by reference to their assigned numbers, in a newspaper approved by the manager of general services for official publications of the city. The notice shall advise that the title, the description, and the full text of these bills are available in electronic form on the city's official website or in printed form in the clerk and recorder's office. The notice shall include instructions for obtaining the title, the description, and the full text of such bills in electronic and printed form; and

2.

Publish the title, the description, and the full text of all such bills and resolutions on the official website of the city.

The clerk and recorder shall maintain printed records of these publications.

(b)

Within five days after passage by council and the approval by the mayor, the failure to veto by the mayor, or the overriding of a mayoral veto by council, the clerk and recorder shall:

1.

Publish notice of all ordinances by reference to their assigned numbers, in a newspaper approved by the manager of general services for official publications of the city. The notice shall advise that the title, the description, and the full text of these bills are available in electronic form on the city's official website or in printed form in the clerk and recorder's office. The notice shall include instructions for obtaining the title, the description, and the full text of bills in electronic and printed form; and

2.

Publish the title, the description, and the full text of all such ordinances on the official website of the city.

The clerk and recorder shall maintain printed records of these publications in the clerk and recorder's office.

(c)

In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the clerk and recorder shall also comply with any other publication requirements imposed by federal, state, or local law as may be applicable to a particular type of ordinance.

(d)

The clerk and recorder shall provide a copy of the full text of any bill or ordinance to any person who requests a copy; provided, however, that the clerk and recorder may establish charges for the copies which are, in the clerk and recorder's opinion, reasonable.

(Code 1950, § 011.6-1; Ord. No. 31-89, § 1, 1-23-89; Ord. No. 477-89, § 2, 9-5-89; Ord. No. 338-96, § 1, 4-22-96; Ord. No. 684-02, § 1, 8-26-02; Ord. No. 780-02, § 1, 9-30-02; Ord. No. 447-06, § 1, 7-10-06)

State law reference

Record and publication of ordinances, C.R.S. 1973, 31-16-105.