Ordinance 2612CITY OF ALAEDA ORDINANCE NO.
New Series
2612
AMENDING THE ALAEDA MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING CHAPTER II, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2-1.7 (d)
AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK
TO SUMIZE ORDINANCE TITLES
AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
WHEREAS , it has been the tradition and practice that the City
Clerk of the City of Alameda read the exact , complete title of an
ordinance at the time of introduction and at the time of final
adoption when placed on the regular agenda at meetings of the City
Council; and
WHEREAS , this practice is time-consuming and cumbersome; and
WHEREAS , while Government Code section 36934 requires that theci ty Clerk of a general law city read the titles of ordinances
prior to adoption , a charter city has the power to adopt a
procedure for the passage of ordinances that will "prevail over the
general laws " of the State , such as Government Code section 36934;
and
WHEREAS, Alameda is charter city, and therefore theapplicable City Charter and Municipal Code sections govern the
procedure for reading ordinance titles at the City Council
meetings; and
WHEREAS , nothing in the City Charter requires that ordinanceti tles be read in their entirety at City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of efficiency, it may be desirable
for the City Clerk to summarize rather than read the Ordinance
title in its entirety;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Alameda that:
section 1
amending Chapter
follows:
The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended byII, Article 1 Section 2-1.7(d) to read as
section 2-1.7 (d)d. Ordinances for introduction listed on the agenda
shall be acted upon and introduced by usual motion and
vote thereon , provided , however , that nothing herein
shall be deemed to restrict the right of any member of
the Council to introduce proposed legislation without
necessity of such motion and vote.
An ordinance may be introduced and finally adopted
by reading its title only, or a summary of the title , and
a copy thereof shall be delivered to each member of the
Council prior to its final passage. Delivery may be made
by leaving such copy with a Councilmember personally, or
at the place designated by the member for leaving notices
pursuant to Section 3-7 (b) of the Charter of the city, orby depositing such a copy in the united states Post
Office enclosed in a sealed envelope, with postage
thereon prepaid , addressed to the member's residence.
section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of
its final passage.
ftkJ
city Clerk
I, the undersigned , hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of
Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 18th day of,
Auqust , 1992, by the following vote to wit:
NOES:
Councilmembers Arnerich, Camicia, Lucas , Roth
and President Wi throw -
None.
AYES:
ABSENT:None.
ABSTENTIONS:None.
IN WITNESS , WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and aff ixed the
official seal of said City this 19th day of AU9ust , 1992.
Diane . Felsch, City Clerkci ty of Alameda