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 Terrell
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER
 Article II. THE CITY COUNCIL

  § 2.13. Ordinances.  

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  • (a)

    Form - Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain more than one (1) subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL".

    (b)

    Procedure - Any proposed ordinance or resolution shall be introduced in written or printed form and discussed by Council on an agenda posted in accordance with the open meetings law of the State of Texas. Upon introduction of any ordinance, a copy shall be distributed to each council member and to the manager and a reasonable number of copies shall be made available in the office of the city secretary and such other public places as the council may designate. No ordinance shall be finally adopted until it has been considered and favorably acted on by the council at two (2) separate meetings of the city council held at least seven (7) days apart except as is otherwise expressly provided for in this charter, or except as authorized by State law. An ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected, but, if it is amended in substance from the form as first introduced to a degree that substantially changes its context, then the ordinance or its amended sections shall be subjected to all the procedures hereinabove required in the case of a newly introduced ordinance.

    (c)

    Publication - A full text of all penal ordinances shall be published at least twice in the official newspaper of the city, or in lieu thereof a descriptive caption or title stating in summary the purpose of the ordinance and penalty for violation thereof shall be published at least twice in the official newspaper of the city. The first publication above required shall be within ten (10) days from the date of final adoption of the ordinance. The city secretary shall note on every ordinance, the caption of which is hereby required to be published, and on the record thereof, the fact that same has been published as required by the charter, and the date of such publication, which shall be prima facie evidence of the legal publication and promulgation of such ordinance. All other ordinances not herein specifically required to be published, need not be published. Every ordinance shall be authenticated by the signature of the mayor and the city secretary and shall be systematically recorded and indexed in an ordinance book in a manner approved by the Council. It shall be necessary only to record the caption or title of ordinances in the minutes or journal of council meetings.

    (d)

    Effective date - Where publication of an ordinance or descriptive caption and penalty is required by this charter or by state statute, the effective date of such ordinances shall be from and after the date of the second or final required publication or at such later time as is stipulated. If no publication is required and no effective date is otherwise provided for in an ordinance, the effective date shall be from and after its final adoption. However, the effective date of emergency ordinances shall be governed according to the provisions of Section 2.14 of this charter.