§ 2.49. Ordinances and Resolutions.

(1)

Preparation. All ordinances and resolutions shall be prepared by the City Attorney. No ordinance or resolution shall be prepared for presentation to the Council unless ordered by a majority vote of the Council, or requested by the Mayor, or as otherwise provided by the City Charter.

(2)

Introducing for Passage or Approval.

(a)

Ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects requiring action by the City Council shall be considered in the manner provided for by the City Council.

(b)

Each ordinance or resolution shall be introduced in writing and shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith. The subject shall be clearly stated in the title.

No ordinance shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only. Ordinances to revise or amend shall set out in full the revised or amended act or section or subsection or paragraph of a section or subsection.

(c)

Except as otherwise provided, a proposed ordinance shall be read by title, or in full, on at least two (2) separate days and at least ten (10) days prior to adoption, shall be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Orlando. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the date, time and place of the meeting, the title or titles of proposed ordinances, and the place or places within the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public. Said notice also shall advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance.

(d)

The City Council, by a two-thirds ( 2/3 ) vote, may enact an emergency ordinance without complying with the requirements of paragraph (c) of this subsection. However, no emergency ordinance shall be enacted which enacts or amends a land use plan or which rezones private real property.

(3)

In addition to the requirements imposed by this section, ordinances which rezone private real property shall be enacted as provided by ordinance and any general law of the State of Florida.

(4)

Any resolution providing for the appropriation of money shall designate the particular fund from which the appropriation is to be made.

(5)

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit the Council from consideration or passage of any ordinance of an emergency nature in the manner provided by ordinance or any general or special law of the State of Florida.

(6)

Subject to the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 29 of the Charter of the City of Orlando (when ordinances take effect; emergency measures; approval or disapproval by Mayor; overriding veto), every ordinance or resolution, upon its final passage, shall be signed by the Mayor or Mayor pro tem and the City Clerk.

(Ord. of 2-26-1981, § 2; Ord. of 2-7-1983, Doc. #17524; Ord. of 1-30-1984, Doc. #18331)