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All ordinances, resolutions, or franchises shall be signed by the Mayor, or in his absence the Vice-Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, or in his absence, his designee, and transcribed in the proper books therefor, but no ordinance, resolution or franchise other than an emergency measure shall take effect and become operative until thirty (30) days after its passage by the Council. Measures necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health or safety of the City shall become effective immediately upon adoption, but no such emergency measure shall become immediately operative unless it shall state in a separate section the reason why it is necessary that it should become immediately operative, and be approved by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the Members of the Council taken by ayes and nays. All ordinances, resolutions and franchises shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the City within thirty days of their adoption.

(Election of 11-9-1971)