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N��ow�L 14 1 MODEL C1TY CHARTER Sect�on 2.10. independent Audit. The city council shall providc for an independent annual audit of all city accounts and may provide for more frequent audits as it deems necessary. Such audits shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants who have no personal interest, direcc or indirecc, in che fiscal affalts of the city governrnent or any of its of�cers, The council rr�ay, without requiring competitive bids, designate such accountant or firm annually or for a period not exceeding three years, but the designation for any particular fiscal year shall be made no later than 30 days after the beginning of such fiscal year. If the state makes such an audit, the council may accept it as satisfying che requirements of this section, Section 2.11. Procedure. (a) Meetings. The �ouncil shaii meet regularly at least on�e in ev- ery month a[ such times and places as the covncii may pres�ribe by rule, Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor or of or more members and, whenever practicable, upon no less than twel��e hours notice to each member, Except as allowed by sta[e law, all meet- ings shall be public; however, �he council may recess for the purpose of discussing in a elosed or executive session limited to its own mem- hership any maccer which would tend [o defame or prejadice the charac- ter or reputation of any person, if the general suhject matter for consideracion is expressed in the mocion ealling for such session and fina1 aetion on 5ueh motion is not talcen by the council until thc mat- ter is placed on the agenda. (b) Rules aad Journal. Tl�e city �ounci! shall determine its oa�n rul�s and c>rdrr of business and shall prc�vidc fc�r kceping a journal of its praecedings, Thi� journal shall hc: a public reeord. {e) Votlag. Voting, eacept on proceclura1 motions, shall be b}' roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal, mem- hers of the cc�uneil �hal! cunstitute a quorum, but a smaller numhrr may adjourn from timG to time and ma�� compel �he attendanc� of ab- sent members in the manner nnd subject ta the penalties prescribrd b�� he rules of thr council, ho action of the council, except as other- ��ise provided in thr preceding srntrnce and in §2.UG, shall br ��alid or binding unless adop[rd b�� the af'firmati�•c �•otc uf or morr members of the cauncil, cir�r couNCit i �s Section 2.�2. Action Requiring an Ordinaace. In ac'�' ion to other a�ts required by law or by speclfic Qrovislon of this �h:S .' to be done by ordinance, those acts of the city couaci! shail be by ordinance which: , (1) Adopt or amend an admfnistra�ivc code or establish, alter, or abolish any city department, office or agency; '2) Provide for a fine or other penalty or establlsh a rule or regulation foc violation of which a fine ar other penaity is imposed; (;) Levy taxes; (�3) Grant, rene�v or extend a franchise; �(5) Regulate the rate charged for its services by a pubiic utility; (6) Authorize the borrawing of money; (7) Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease oF any lands of the cit��; -- (8) Regulate land use and develapment; and (9) .�mend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted. Acts other ihan those referred to in the preccding sentence may be done either by ordinance or b�� rrsolution. Section 2.13. Ordinances in General. (a) Form. Every proposed ordinan�e shall be in[raduced iri wriiing and in che Form requirrd for final adoption. �o ordinance shall con- tain more than one subjeet �cvhich shall be clearl)� eapressed in iss title. 1'he enacting clausc shall be "The cit}� of hereby ordains ..,." An}� ordinance �ti�hich repeals or amends an rxisting ordinance or part of the citv code shali set out in fuli the ordinance, sections or subsec� tions to be repe:�lecS or lmrncled, at�d shall inclic:�te matters ta be omit- ted k�}' enclosing it i�3 br,�ckc[s or b�� strikeoui typc and snall indicatc nrw mattrrs by unciers��ring or hy italics. (b) Procedure. An ordinance may be introducrd b}� an}� member ac ;im� regular or special merti�g of the council. L'pon introduction of an�� c�rdinancr, the cicy clerk shall distrit�utr a cop}• to each council- membcr and to the rit}� managec, shall filr a recisonable numher of co- pirs in the of�ce of the cit�� clrrk and such othrr public placrs as the cuuneil nia}• cirsignate, :ind sh:tll ��ublish �hr circlinlnee togrther n•ith a notic� srttin�; c�ut thr time anc� �la�r for a puk�lic hearing thrreon a�id for its considrration h�• the couRril. The public hearing shail fo!- lon� the publication b�� at leas[ sc�•en da}•s, rna�� bc held separatel�� or