Decatur City Council adopts ordinance shortening ordinance-reading procedure to two readings

Jan 11, 2025

The Decatur City Common Council voted to amend local ordinance procedures so ordinances will normally require two readings instead of three and resolutions may be passed on a single reading; council suspended the rules to adopt Ordinance 2025-1 on the same night.

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The Decatur City Common Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-1 on final reading, changing the council’s standard procedure from three readings to two for ordinances and declaring that resolutions may be introduced and passed on one reading.

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