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(1) An ordinance shall be fully and distinctly read in open Council meetings on two different days before being adopted by the Council, except,

(A) A reading of an ordinance may be by title only if:

(a) No member of the Council present at the meeting requests that the ordinance be read in full, and

(b) At least one week before the reading:

(1) A copy of the ordinance is provided to each member of the Council.

(2) Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Recorder, and

(3) Notice of the availability and the title page of the ordinance are posted at the City Hall.

(B) The Council may adopt an ordinance at a single meeting by unanimous vote of the entire Council.

(2) Any section of a proposed ordinance containing a substantive change shall be read in full prior to consideration which shall occur at the next Council meeting.

(3) The Mayor and Recorder shall sign all ordinances. The date of passage and the effective date shall be stated in the ordinance.