Comments from Department Heads 6. Comments from the Mayor 7. Comments from the Council 8. Citizen Communications 9. An ordinance is the most formal type of Council action and may be repealed or amended only by another ordinance.
Ordinances represent the basic laws of the City.
When an ordinance is considered by the Council, the content of the ordinance is discussed and voted on. Occasionally, consideration of an ordinance will be tabled until a later meeting. A majority vote of the City Council is required for passage of an ordinance. All council members are polled by the City Clerk to indicate how they cast their votes. An ordinance cannot be passed at the meeting in which it is introduced unless there is unanimous consent of all Council members for immediate consideration of the ordinance.