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Council. (b) A majority vote of all members of the Council shall be necessary for approval of any ordinance, unless a larger number is required by statute. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a majority vote of a quorum shall prevail in all other cases. Every ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor, or in the Mayor's absence, by the Acting Mayor, attested to by the Clerk, and published once in the legal newspaper. Proof of publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance. Every ordinance shall be recorded in the ordinance book within forty-five (45) days after its publication. All ordinances shall be suitably entitled. (c) The Council may determine that publication of the title and a summary of an ordinance would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance and may, by four-fifths vote, direct publication of only the title and summary. Council must approve of the text of the summary prior to publication. The summary must include notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours. A copy of the entire ordinance must be posted in the community library. If no community library exists, the entire ordinance is to be posted in any other public location that the Council designates. Sec. 2-30. Minutes of ineetings - Generally. The Clerk shall provide a printed copy of the minutes of each meeting to each Council Member. Amendments or corrections proposed by any member of the Council may be made by the Clerk, but no amendment to which objection is raised by any Council member shall be made without the approval of a majority of the Council. Sec. 2-31. Same - Contents. The Clerk shall record all material matters considered by the Council in the minutes. Ordinances, resolutions, communications and claims considered by the Council need not be recorded in full in the minutes if they appear in other permanent records of the Clerk and can be accurately identified from the description given in the minutes. The Council may, at its discretion, direct that any one of the above be fully set out in the minutes or made a part thereof. Sec. 2-32. Same � posting. Minutes of all regular and special Council meetings shall be posted for a minimum of one (1)week following their approval in the place designated for posting official notices in the City Hall.