§ 716. REQUIREMENTS OF ORDINANCES. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES.

With the sole exception of ordinances which take effect upon adoption referred to in this Article, no ordinance shall be passed by the Council on the day of its introduction nor within five (5) days thereafter nor at any other time than at a regular or adjourned regular meeting, nor until its publication at least once in full in the official newspaper of the City of Modesto at least two (2) days before its adoption. As an alternative method of publication, the Council may order copies of any ordinance to be posted at least two (2) days prior to its adoption in at least three (3) prominent and distinct locations in the City together with a single publication in such official newspaper of a notice setting forth the title of the ordinance, the date of its introduction, and a list of the places where copies of such ordinance are posted. In case of an amendment being made to an ordinance before the final adoption of the ordinance, it must in like manner be published in full as amended at least one (1) day before its adoption as amended. The correction of typographical or clerical errors shall not constitute an amendment within the meaning of the foregoing sentence.

Emergency Ordinances. Any ordinance declared by the Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for preserving the public peace, health or safety, and containing a statement of reasons for its urgency, may be introduced and adopted at one and the same meeting if passed by at least five (5) affirmative votes.

(As amended November 4, 1980)