§ 2-5-12. FORMAT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES.

(A)

An ordinance prepared for submission to the council should be in a standard format prescribed by the city attorney. An ordinance that amends the City Code or a proposed ordinance should be in legislative drafting format, with the language to be added underlined and language to be deleted bracketed and stricken.

(B)

Except as provided in Subsections (C) and (D), the city attorney should prepare:

(1)

a written draft of a proposed ordinance for submission to the council before the first reading of the ordinance; and

(2)

a written draft of an amendment to a proposed ordinance before the council votes on the ordinance.

(C)

During a council meeting, the city attorney may make minor amendments to a proposed ordinance by hand and, for the purpose of providing a written draft, may request that the council postpone consideration of a proposed ordinance that has been significantly amended during the meeting.

(D)

A zoning matter may be submitted to the council on first reading without an accompanying written ordinance.

Source: 1992 Code Section 2-2-12; Ord. 031204-9; Ord. 031211-11.