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ORDINANCE NO. 2541
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES,
IOWA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFORMING PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO ENACT-
MENT OF ORDINANCES AND COMPENSATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE
PRESENT PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF IOWA; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH CONFLICTS AND, ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE .
BE IT ENACTED, by tr,e City Council for the City of
Ames, Iowa, that:
Section One . The Municipal Code of the City of Ames ,
Iowa, be, and the same is hereby, amended by repealing Sections
2-3011 and 2-3013 as said sections have heretofore existed and
enacting new Sections 2-3011 and 2-3013 to read as follows:
Sec. 2-3011 . Procedure for enactment of
an ordinance or amendment.
A proposed ordinance or amendment must
be considered and voted on for passage
at two council meetings prior to the meeting
at which it is to be finally passed, unless
this requirement is suspended by a recorded
vote of not less than three-fourths of the
council members .
However, if a summary of the proposed
ordinance or amendment is published as
provided in Section 362 . 3, Code of Iowa,
prior to its first consideration, and copies
are available at the time of publication at
the office of the city clerk, the ordinance
or amendment must be considered and voted on
for passage at one meeting prior to the
meeting at which it is to be finally passed,
unless this requirement is suspended by a
recorded vote of not less than three-fourths
of the council members.
Sec. 2-3013 . Compensation of council
members .
Each council member shall receive as
full compensation for his or her services
the sum of one thousand eight hundred
dollars ($1, 800 . 00) per annum, payable
as the council shall direct.
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication as required
by law.
Passed this 27 day of April 1976 .
Mary E . aul , City Clerk Lee Fellinger, Mayo
Signed by the Mayor April 27, 1976.