Salinas Municipal Code Art. 11 Ordinances

The enacting clause of every ordinance passed by the Council shall be in these words: "Be it ordained by the Council of Salinas." The enacting clause of every ordinance passed by the people shall be as follows: "Be it ordained by the people of Salinas."

No ordinance shall be so amended as not to be germane to its original purpose.

(a) No ordinance except upon the unanimous consent of all members of the Council shall be passed by the Council on the day of its introduction or within five days thereafter, or at any time other than at a regular meeting or an adjourned regular meeting.

(b) No ordinance or resolution shall be adopted except upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the Council.

Every ordinance shall be signed by the officer presiding at the time of its adoption, attested by the City Clerk, and published at least once in a newspaper, as hereafter provided.

Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all ordinances shall take effect thirty days after the date of adoption.

An ordinance proposed by an initiative petition filed with the City Clerk containing the signatures of sufficient voters to qualify it for placement on the ballot shall take effect upon adoption if the Council adopts it as an alternative to placing such ordinance on the election ballot for the voters' approval or rejection.

An ordinance as to which enforcement has been stayed by the filing of a qualifying referendum petition containing the signatures of sufficient voters may be repealed by the Council with immediate effect if the Council adopts such repeal as an alternative to placing such ordinance on the election ballot for the voters' approval or rejection.

(a) An emergency measure is an ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, or for appropriating money for some special need, and which contains a declaration of, and the facts constituting, the urgency, and is passed by six votes of the City Council.

(b) Such an emergency ordinance shall take effect at the time indicated therein.

All ordinances and resolutions shall be deposited with the City Clerk, who shall keep and maintain them. A summary of each ordinance, prepared by the City Attorney and approved by the City Council, shall be published once in some newspaper, published and circulated in Salinas, selected and designated by the Council for that purpose, within fifteen days after adoption. The publication of all ordinances granting any franchise or privilege shall be at the expense of the applicant therefor.