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The Council shall act only by ordinance, resolution or motion. All legislative enactments shall be in the form of ordinances. All other actions, except as provided in this Charter, may be in the form of resolutions or motions. A copy of every ordinance and resolution adopted shall be numbered and recorded in the records of the Town.
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A. 
The vote shall be recorded upon the adoption or failure to adopt, of all ordinances, resolutions and motions and entered in the minutes of the Council meetings.
B. 
Except where a greater number is required in this Charter, the final adoption of any ordinance shall require the affirmative vote of a majority, which is four (4) of the Council, and resolutions and motions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the Entire Council present at the meeting adopting such resolutions and motions.
C. 
Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall vote on any matter concerning such person's own conduct.
D. 
Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall vote on any matter in which such person has a conflict of interest, as prescribed by ordinance or applicable law.
E. 
Except as provided by Paragraphs C and D of this Section 4.2, each Councilmember and the Mayor who is present shall vote on each matter.
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In addition to such acts of the Council that are required by other provisions of this Charter to be done by ordinance, every act creating indebtedness, authorizing borrowing of money, levying a tax or tax increase, establishing any rule or regulation for the violation of which a penalty is imposed, or placing any burden upon or limiting the use of private property shall be by ordinance.
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Every ordinance shall be introduced in a written, printed or electronic format. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN, COLORADO. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 4, all ordinances shall take effect seven (7) days after publication or notice by any other method provided in this Charter, following final approval.
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Unless an ordinance shall expressly provide to the contrary, if any portion of an ordinance or the application of the ordinance to any person or circumstance shall be found to be invalid by a court, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of the ordinance which can be given affect without the invalid portion or application; provided such remaining portions or applications are not determined by a court to be inoperable. To this end all ordinances are declared to be severable.
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A. 
Each ordinance shall be presented to Council at least twice, and the following procedure shall be followed in adopting any ordinance, except an emergency ordinance:
1. 
The ordinance shall be introduced by motion at a regular or special meeting of the Council.
2. 
The ordinance shall be read in full or by title with a brief description of the ordinance if copies of the entire ordinance are available to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ordinance may be introduced on first reading by inclusion by title only as a consent item within the Council agenda, as provided by ordinance or Council's procedures.
3. 
If the ordinance is approved by Council upon its initial introduction, either as presented or as amended, it shall be published in full.
4. 
The ordinance shall be introduced by motion and title a second time at a regular or special meeting of the Council held after the publication.
5. 
Prior to taking final action on the ordinance, the Council shall permit public comments on the ordinance.
6. 
Upon final approval, the ordinance shall be published or notice provided by any other method provided by this Charter by title, with a brief description of the ordinance and amendments, if any, provided copies of the entire ordinance, as finally approved, are available to the public.
7. 
The ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk and affidavits of publication shall be retained in the Town's records.
B. 
Every ordinance published, or notice provided as described in this Charter by title and brief description, shall contain a provision that copies of the entire ordinance are available at the office of the Town Clerk or are available by other means of communication with or to the public.
C. 
The Council may enact ordinances providing details of these procedures regarding consideration and adoption of ordinances consistent with this Charter.
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An emergency ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of public property or assets, health, welfare, peace, or safety shall require the affirmative vote of five (5) members of the Entire Council. The facts determining the emergency shall be stated in the ordinance. Determination by the Council as to the existence of an emergency shall be final and conclusive.
B. 
An emergency ordinance may be introduced and finally adopted at any regular or special meeting, shall require only one (1) reading and shall not require publication or notice prior to final adoption. An emergency ordinance shall take effect upon final adoption or on such later date as specified in the ordinance. Following final adoption, an emergency ordinance shall be published or notice provided by any other method provided by this Charter, in full, or by title with a summary description of the ordinance, as provided by the Council by ordinance.
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The Council shall cause the ordinances to be codified and thereafter maintained in codified form. Revisions to the code(s) may be accomplished by reference as provided in Section 4.9 of this Charter.
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The Council may adopt, by ordinance, any code by reference. The procedure of adoption of a code by reference shall be as provided in the state statutes, or by laws applicable to the adoption of a code by reference, or such other procedure as the Council may provide by ordinance. Every ordinance adopting a code by reference shall contain a notice that copies of the code are available at the office of the Town Clerk or are available by other means of communication with/to the public. Any penalty clause in such a code may be adopted only if set forth in full in the adopting ordinance.
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All public records of the Town of Johnstown shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times in accordance with applicable laws and/or as provided by ordinances or Town procedures.