§ 3.13. Passage of Ordinances In General

(1) The City Council shall legislate by ordinance only, and the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Granite Shoals, Texas …." Each proposed ordinance shall be introduced in the City Council only in written or printed form. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. General appropriation ordinances may contain various subjects and accounts for which monies are to be appropriated.

After adoption, an ordinance shall not be amended or repealed except by the adoption of another ordinance amending or repealing the original ordinance. Copies of each proposed ordinance shall be furnished to the City Council. Copies of the proposed ordinance shall be available at the City offices and shall be furnished to citizens upon request to the City Secretary from and after the date on which such proposed ordinance is posted as an agenda item for a City Council meeting.

(2) All persons interested in such ordinance shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

(3) Every ordinance shall become effective upon adoption or at any later time(s) specified in the ordinance, except that every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine or forfeiture shall become effective only after having been published twice in its entirety, summary form or the caption thereof after adoption, in a newspaper designated as the official newspaper of the City.

(4) If a majority of the City Council present requests that the ordinance title and caption be read or that the ordinance in its entirety be read, it must be read.

(Amend. of 5-10-2008)