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Council adopts ordinance codifying city ordinances to align the online code
Summary
Council passed Ordinance 02/2001 to incorporate existing ordinances and resolutions into the city's codified ordinances and to publish updated material; the administration requested expedited first-reading passage to match the website.
The Green City Council adopted Ordinance 02/2001 on first reading, a measure to edit and include existing ordinances and resolutions as parts of the updated codified ordinances and to repeal conflicting provisions.
The clerk explained the ordinance’s aim is to consolidate and formally adopt the city’s codified ordinances into a single ordinance and publish the updated code. Council members agreed to bypass committee deliberations and waive the three-reading rule at the administration’s request so the codified material could match what is posted on the city website.
Council did not debate specific substantive policy changes in the ordinance during the meeting; the discussion on the floor focused on timing and administrative alignment. The law director had asked for the expedited action to avoid a mismatch between codified material and the website. The ordinance was assigned to the Rules and Personnel Committee (which the president chairs) and adopted as recorded in the meeting minutes.
